Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part V-C - Farmland and Forest Land
Chapter 138e - AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT PURCHASE PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION OF COUNTY PROGRAM
Section 138e.16 - Minimum criteria for applications
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(a) The county program shall consider the quality of the farmland tract, including the USDA soil classification and productivity. The farmland tract shall:
(b) The county program may contain additional criteria to evaluate farmland tracts if the criteria are fair, objective, equitable, nondiscriminatory and emphasize the preservation of viable agricultural land which will make a significant contribution to the agricultural economy, and are approved by the State Board. For example, a county program might require crop yields from a farmland tract to meet or exceed county crop yield averages, or might require the farmland tract to generate annual gross receipts of a particular sum, or might require that structures and their curtilages not occupy more than a certain percentage of the total acreage of the farmland tract.
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 138e.3 (relating to definitions); 7 Pa. Code § 138e.11 (relating to general requirements); 7 Pa. Code § 138e.15 (relating to farmland ranking system); 7 Pa. Code § 138e.42 (relating to review, certification and approval of a county program); 7 Pa. Code § 138e.61 (relating to application); 7 Pa. Code § 138e.62 (relating to evaluation of application); and 7 Pa. Code § 138l.1 (relating to definitions).