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. 7 [There is no General Statute requirement pertaining to this provision. It is common practice, however, for each advisory board of the County to prepare By -Laws and Rules of Procedure.] D. DUTIES [The duties and responsibilities of an agricultural advisory board are specified in G.S. 106 -739. The duties listed below are modeled after the statute provisions. Specific sections of the statute have been identified following each prescribed duty.] The Board shall have the authority to: 1. Review and approve the agriculture required in [G.S. 106 -738 (a)(3)]; form of the agreement to sustain Section v of this ordinance 2. Review and approve applications for qualifying farmland certification and make recommendations concerning the establishment and modification of agricultural districts [G.S. 106 -739 (1)]; 3. Review and make recommendations concerning proposed amendments to this ordinance [G.S. 106 -739 (2)]; 4. Hold public hearings pursuant to Section VII of this ordinance [G.S. 106 -739 (3)]; 5. Hold joint public hearings with the Orange County Board of Commissioners on public projects likely to have an impact on agricultural operations within Orange County [G.S. 106 -739 (3) and G.S. 106 -740]; 6. Advise the Board of County Commissioners on projects, programs or issues affecting the agricultural economy or activities within the county and that will affect agricultural districts [G.S. 106 -739 (4)]; 7. Study additional methods of farmland preservation and make recommendations to the orange County Board of Commissioners [G.S. 106 -739 (5)]; and 8. Perform other related tasks or duties assigned by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners [G.S. 106 -739 (5)]. Section V - APPLICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF QUALIFYING FARMLAND AND VOLUNTARY AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS [This section has been deleted, since it serves no real purpose; i.e., the declaration above does not establish such districts but the procedures that follow.]