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17 <br />Section %I - NORTH CAROLINA AGENCY NOTIFICATION <br />A. The Board may consult with the North Carolina Commissioner of <br />Agriculture, the North Carolina Division of Soil and Water, and any <br />other entity the Board deems necessary to the proper conduct of its <br />business. <br />[According to G.S. 106 -743, Orange County may consult with the <br />N.C. Commissioner of Agriculture prior to the adoption of an <br />ordinance. Though not specifically stated in the statute, such <br />consultations are allowed if the County wishes technical assistance <br />in implementing its farmland preservation program. Consultations <br />with other agencies such as the N.C. Division of Soil and Water, <br />and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service <br />are also encouraged.] <br />B. A copy of this ordinance shall be recorded with the North Carolina <br />Commissioner of Agriculture's Office after adoption. At least once <br />a year, the County shall submit a written report to the <br />Commissioner of Agriculture including the status, progress, and <br />activities of the County's farmland preservation program, which <br />report may include voluntary agricultural districting information <br />regarding: <br />f <br />1. Number of landowners involved in the program; <br />2. Number of acres for which qualifying farmland certification <br />has been applied for; <br />3. Number of acres certified as qualifying farmland; <br />4. Number of acres denied certification as qualifying farmland; <br />and <br />S. Number of districts in Orange County. <br />[Following adoption of the ordinance, G.S. 106 -743 requires that <br />Orange County record a copy with the N.C. Commissioner of <br />Agriculture's Office. Thereafter, the County must submit an annual <br />report outlining the status, progress, and activities of the <br />farmland preservation program to the Commissioner of Agriculture's <br />Office.] <br />C. Copies of the reports cited in section %I.B* above may be sent to <br />the Orange County Board of Commissioners and any other entities the <br />Board deems appropriate. <br />[To keep the Board of Commissioners informed of the progress of the <br />farmland preservation program, copies of the annual report will be <br />submitted to it as well as to the Soil and Water Conservation <br />District Board and the Planning Board.] <br />Section %II - PURCHASE OF AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS <br />