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SL2005 -0390 Page 4 of 10 substantially participate in the operation of the farm. al. Enhanced voluntary agricultural district. — A district established by a county or a city by ordinance under Part 3 of Article 61 of Chapter 106 of the General Statutes. b. Limited - resource farmer. — A farmer with direct and indirect annual gross farm sales that do not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) and with an adjusted household income in each of the previous two years that is at or below the greater of the county median household income, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or two times the national poverty level based on the federal poverty guidelines established by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and revised each April 1. C. Materially and substantially participate. L In the case of an individual, for the individual, including members of the immediate family of the individual, to provide substantial day -to -day labor and management of the farm, consistent with the practices in the county in which the farm is located. 2. In the case of an entity, for all members of the entity, to participate in the operation of the farm, with some members providing management and some members providing labor and management necessary for day -to -day activities such that if the members did not provide the management and labor, the operation of the farm would be seriously impaired." SECTION 9. G.S. 106 -735, as recodified by Section 2 of this act, reads as rewritten: "§ 106 -735. Short title and purpose. (a) This eke- Article shall be known as "The Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Enabling Act." (b) The purpose of this Article is to authorize counties and cities to undertake a series of programs to encourage the preservation of F&r qualifying farmland, as defined hereirherein, and to foster the growth, development and sustainability of family farms." SECTION 10. G.S. 106 -736, as recodified by Section 2 of this act, reads as rewritten: 1106-736. A ricultural Develo meat /Farmland preservation programs authorized. Oa A coup or a city may y ordinance establish a farmland preservation program under this Article. The ordinance may authorize qualifying farms, as defined in G.S. 106 -737, to take advantage of one or more of the benefits authorized by the remaining sections of this Article. A county or a city may develo ro ams to promote the rowth develo ment and sustainabili of farmin �a� assist farmers in develo in and im lementin laps t at achieve these goals For purposes os Articl ezthe terms "agriculture ", " aricultura and "farming" have the same meaning as set forth in G.S. 106 - 581.1." SECTION 11. G.S. 106 -737, as recodified by Section 3 of this act, reads as rewritten: "§ 106 -737. Qualifying farmland. In order for farmland to qualify for inclusion in a voluntary agricultural district or an enhanced voluntary agricultural district under Part 1 or Part 2 of this Article, it must be real property that: (1) Is participating in the farm present- use -value taxation program established by G.S. 105 -277.2 through 105 -277.7 or is otherwise determined by the county to meet all the qualifications of this program set forth in G.S. 105- 277.3; Q_mil Ti http: / /www.ncga.state.nc.us/ Sessions/ 2005Bills /House/HTMLiH607v6.html 9/21/2005