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(Continued from Page 2) elusion in a tax deferment program,, according to Purcell. He added that local government must also adopt an ordinance before allowing tax deferment.

Automatic Use Value

Taxation

Purcell reported that the Attorney General’s rulings held (1) tax deferments are automatic for all qualifying land within an AF District, (2) forestal and open space land in an AF District qualify for use valu«* taxation even if a locality has excluded the two types of property from eligibility under a separate land use taxation program and (3) adoption of an AF District meets the state requirement for passage of an ordinance before tax deferment is allowed. According to Purcell, an AF district qualifies as a separate class of subjects for tax purpose. He explained that this allows use value taxation to be granted to

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