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approved ag district is eligible for taxation at use value rather than speculative value, whether or not the county has adopted a countywide use value taxation ordinance. (The supervisors recently directed the county’s planning commission to begin study of county-wide use value taxation.)
Aimed at preserving and protecting agricultural land and encouraging its continued use for food and fiber production, the agricultural and forestal district act confers other benefits on member properties in addition to eligibility for use value taxation.
Powers of eminent domain by local, state and federal
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