Bill Summary for S 380 (2011-2012)

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Mar 17 2011

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View NCGA Bill Details2011-2012 Session
Senate Bill 380 (Public) Filed Thursday, March 17, 2011
TO EXEMPT FARMS FROM THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF MUNICIPALITIES TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF "BONA FIDE FARM," AND TO PROHIBIT THE INVOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF FARMS.
Intro. by Jackson.

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Amends GS 160A-360, adding new subsection (k) to provide that a bona fide farm as defined in GS 153A-340 is exempt from a municipality’s extraterritorial jurisdiction under Article 19 (Planning and Regulation of Development) of GS Chapter 160A. Amends GS 153A-340(b)(2) to clarify that bona fide farm purposes include the production and activities relating to or incidental to the production of specified categories of items all other forms of agriculture as defined in GS 106-581.1 (was, relating to or incidental to all other forms of agricultural products as defined in GS 106-581.1 having a domestic or foreign market). Provides that for the purposes of subdivision (b)(2), the production of a nonfarm product produced on a farm that is subject to a conservation agreement under GS 106-743.2 is a bona fide farm purpose if the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services recognizes that nonfarm product as a Goodness Grows in North Carolina product, a Got To Be NC product, or both (was, recognizes only as a Goodness Grows in North Carolina product). Enacts new GS 160A-58.29 to prohibit the annexation of land being used for bona fide farm purposes as defined in GS 153A-340 on the date of the resolution of intent to consider annexation, without the written consent of the owner or owners of the property.