Sec. 213. “Prime farmland”, for purposes of IC 14-34, has the meaning that is:

(1) prescribed by the United States Secretary of Agriculture:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-8-2-213

  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(A) on the basis of factors such as moisture availability, temperature regime, chemical balance, permeability, surface layer composition, susceptibility to flooding, and erosion characteristics; and

(B) for land that historically has been used for intensive agricultural purposes; and

(2) published in the Federal Register.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-1-3(10).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.