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There is created a State Farmland Evaluation Advisory Committee consisting of five members appointed as follows:
Terms Used In Utah Code 59-2-514- Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Land in agricultural use: means :
| (a) | land devoted to the raising of useful plants and animals with a reasonable expectation of profit, including:| (i) | forages and sod crops; |
| (ii) | grains and feed crops; |
| (iii) | livestock as defined in Section 59-2-102; |
| (iv) | trees and fruits; or |
| (v) | vegetables, nursery, floral, and ornamental stock; or |
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| (b) | land devoted to and meeting the requirements and qualifications for payments or other compensation under a crop-land retirement program with an agency of the state or federal government. See Utah Code 59-2-502- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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| (a) |
one member appointed by the commission who shall be chairman of the committee; |
| (b) |
one member appointed by the president of Utah State University; |
| (c) |
one member appointed by the state Department of Agriculture and Food; |
| (d) |
one member appointed by the state County Assessors’ Association; and |
| (e) |
one member actively engaged in farming or ranching appointed by the other members of the committee. |
| (2) |
The committee shall meet at the call of the chairman to review the several classifications of land in agricultural use in the various areas of the state and recommend a range of values for each of the classifications based upon productive capabilities of the land when devoted to agricultural uses. The recommendations shall be submitted to the commission prior to October 2 of each year. |
Amended by Chapter 82, 1997 General Session
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