1. Any person desiring to have lands designated as forest croplands shall submit an application to the state forester on forms provided by the commission. The state forester shall make or cause to be made an examination of the lands covered by such application and shall forward a copy of such application, together with his or her recommendations, to the commission. If the commission approves and classifies such lands as forest croplands, they shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter.

2. If the commission refuses to accept and classify such lands, the applicant may appeal the decision of the commission to the circuit court in which such lands, or major part of such lands, are located and the decision of the circuit court in all such matters shall be final.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 254.040

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Commission: the conservation commission of Missouri being responsible for the control, management, restoration, conservation, and regulation of the bird, fish, game, forestry, and all wildlife resources of the state isMissouri Laws 254.020
  • Forest croplands: those lands devoted exclusively to growing wood and timber, except for such other uses as shall be approved by the commission by regulations and which are tendered to the commission by any person and accepted and classified by the commission as such. See Missouri Laws 254.020
  • Person: any individual, male or female, singular or plural, of whatever age. See Missouri Laws 254.020
  • rules and regulations: shall mean those made by the commission pursuant thereto. See Missouri Laws 254.020
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • State forester: the administrative head of the state forestry program. See Missouri Laws 254.020

3. No application to designate lands as forest croplands shall be accepted for a tract of land containing less than twenty acres; and no such land shall be classified for tax relief if the value thereof shall exceed one hundred twenty-five dollars per acre or a greater value as set by regulation of the commission.

4. No application for the cost-share incentive program established in section 254.225 shall be accepted for lands designated as forest croplands.

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