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NH Rev Stat § 432:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 432 - Soil Conservation and Farmland Preservation|Section 432:12 - Creation of Conservation Districts.

    432:12 Creation of Conservation Districts. –||There are hereby established, as governmental subdivisions of this state and public bodies corporate and politic, 10 conservation districts as follows: (1) each of the 10 counties within the state is hereby incorporated into a conservation district; (2) each of the 10 districts shall be known by the name of the county to which its boundaries conform. Upon the appointment of the district supervisors as hereinafter provided the districts shall become duly organized and thereafter the districts and the supervisors thereof shall have all powers and duties conferred upon them by this subdivision; provided, however, that no such district shall exercise any of the powers conferred on districts or the supervisors thereof under this subdivision until after the state conservation committee shall adopt a resolution determining that there is a need, in the interest of public health, safety and welfare, for such district to function and that a substantial proportion of the land occupiers of such districts are in favor of its operation. In making such determinations the committee may accept petitions and conduct such public meetings and referenda as it deems necessary, and shall give due consideration to the distribution and intensity of erosion, floodwaters and sediment damages, the effects of drought, need for land drainage, changes in land use, the conservation and development of the natural resources, the impact of changing climate and environment, and capacity of soil health to improve resilience on land within the said district, and to other relevant factors. From and after the date of adoption by the committee of a resolution in favor of the operation of a particular district, such district shall be deemed to be duly organized, and the supervisors of such district shall thereupon be entitled to exercise the powers conferred on them by this subdivision. A certified copy of such resolution shall be evidence of the due organization of such districts. All districts heretofore organized under RSA 430 or 430-B shall be identified as "conservation districts" and shall have all the powers and duties provided in this subdivision for conservation districts.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985. 2021, 167:4, eff. Sept. 28, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 432:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 432 - Soil Conservation and Farmland Preservation|Section 432:13 - Appointment of District Supervisors.

    432:13 Appointment of District Supervisors. –||The governing body of the district shall consist of 5 supervisors appointed by the state conservation committee, who shall be land occupiers in the district. Associate supervisors, who shall be land occupiers in the district, shall be appointed by the governing body as deemed necessary and shall serve without vote when there is a quorum of supervisors present and voting. In the absence of a quorum, one or more associate supervisors may be designated by the chair to participate and to vote in place of any absent supervisors.|||Source. 1985, 72:1. 1986, 15:1, eff. April 18, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 432:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 432 - Soil Conservation and Farmland Preservation|Section 432:14 - Organization; Term of Office.

    432:14 Organization;  Term of Office. –||The supervisors of each district shall designate a chairman and may from time to time change their chairman. The term of office of each supervisor shall be 3 years, excepting that for those first appointed there shall be one for one year, 2 for 2 years, and 2 for 3 years. A supervisor may succeed himself in office, and he shall hold office until his successor has been appointed and has qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for an unexpired term, and removal from the district shall constitute a vacancy. Successors to fill an unexpired term or a full term shall be appointed by the state conservation committee. A majority of the supervisors shall constitute a quorum and the concurrence of a majority in any matter within their duties shall be required for its determination. A supervisor shall receive no compensation for his services, but he shall be entitled to expenses, including traveling expenses, necessarily incurred in the discharge of his duties.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 432:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 432 - Soil Conservation and Farmland Preservation|Section 432:15 - Employees; Duties.

    432:15 Employees;  Duties. –||The supervisors may employ such employees as they may require and shall determine their qualifications, duties and compensation. The supervisors may delegate to their chairman, to one or more supervisors, or to one or more agents or employees, such powers and duties as they may deem proper. The supervisors shall provide for the execution of surety bonds for all employees and officers who shall be entrusted with funds or property; shall provide for the keeping of full and accurate records of all proceedings; and shall provide for an annual audit of the account of receipts and disbursements. The supervisors shall furnish to the state conservation committee, upon request, copies of their proceedings and other documents as they shall adopt or employ, and such other information concerning their activities as it may require in the performance of its duties under this subdivision.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 432:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 432 - Soil Conservation and Farmland Preservation|Section 432:17 - Inconsistency With Other Laws.

    432:17 Inconsistency With Other Laws. –||Insofar as any of the provisions of this subdivision are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this subdivision shall be controlling.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 432:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 432 - Soil Conservation and Farmland Preservation|Section 432:18 - Definitions.

    432:18 Definitions. –||In this subdivision:||I. "Agricultural land development rights" means the rights of the fee simple owner of agricultural land to construct on, sell, lease or otherwise improve the agricultural land for uses that result in rendering such land no longer suitable for agricultural use. Such development rights may be severed from the fee simple right to constitute a restriction for the preservation of the agricultural land as defined in paragraphs II and II-a.||II. "Agricultural preservation restriction" means the restraint placed on the development rights of agricultural land, whether stated in the form of a restriction, easement, covenant, or condition, in any deed, will, or other instrument executed by or on behalf of the owner of the land which is appropriate to retaining land or water areas predominantly in their agricultural use, to prohibit or limit (1) construction or placement of buildings except those used for agricultural purposes or for a dwelling used for family living by the landowner, his or her immediate family or employees; (2) excavation, dredging, or removal of loam, sod, peat, gravel, soil, rock, or other mineral substance in such a manner as to adversely affect the land's future agricultural potential; or (3) other acts or uses detrimental to such retention of the land for agricultural use. Agricultural preservation restriction does not include agricultural restricted grants as defined in paragraph II-a.||II-a. "Agricultural restricted grant" means a grant given to a landowner by the department of agriculture, markets, and food for a limited time set by the parties with financial or technical assistance provided by the department in return for guarantees of continued farm use of the property for a minimum specified time period.||III. "Agricultural use" means use of land for agriculture, farming, dairying, pasturage, horticulture, floriculture, or animal or poultry husbandry.||IV. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food.||V. "Committee" means the agricultural lands preservation committee.||VI. "Conservation commission" means the conservation commission established by a city or town pursuant to RSA 36-A.||VII. "Governing body" means, in the case of a city, the city council or the board of aldermen or, in the case of a town, the board of selectmen.||VIII. "Municipality" means any city or town.||IX. "Site" means a specific land area for agricultural purposes in which agricultural land development rights including agricultural restricted grants are acquired in order to preserve land suitable for agricultural production.|||Source. 1985, 72:1. 1995, 130:4, eff. July 23, 1995. 2010, 238:1-3, eff. July 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 432:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 432 - Soil Conservation and Farmland Preservation|Section 432:19 - Agricultural Lands Preservation Committee; Members, Appointment, Term.

    432:19 Agricultural Lands Preservation Committee;  Members, Appointment, Term. –||I. There is hereby established an agricultural lands preservation committee which shall function within the department of agriculture, markets, and food.||II. The committee shall consist of 7 voting members and 2 nonvoting members, to be appointed as follows:||(a) The commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food who shall be chairman;||(b) The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources, or his designee;||(c) The director of the office of planning and development, or his designee;||(d) The secretary of the agricultural advisory board;||(e) 3 members, 2 of whom are owners and operators of farms in the state, who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the council for 3 years. Of the initial appointees, one shall hold office for one year, one for 2 years and one for 3 years;||(f) The dean of the college of life sciences and agriculture of the university system of New Hampshire, or his designee, who shall serve as a nonvoting member; and||(g) The New Hampshire state conservationist of the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, or his designee, who shall serve as a nonvoting member.||III. Members of the committee who are not state employees shall be paid $25 a day, each, for such time as they are actually engaged in the work of the committee. All members shall be paid their actual expenses incurred as a result of such work and shall be paid mileage at the same rate as state employees.||IV. A majority of the voting members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.|||Source. 1985, 72:1. 1995, 130:4; 206:2, eff. Aug. 11, 1995. 2003, 319:9, eff. July 1, 2003. 2004, 257:44, eff. July 1, 2004. 2017, 156:64, eff. July 1, 2017. 2021, 91:198, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 432:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 432 - Soil Conservation and Farmland Preservation|Section 432:20 - Duties of the Committee.

    432:20 Duties of the Committee. –||I. The committee shall evaluate and accept or reject sites proposed by a landowner pursuant to RSA 432:22. The committee shall consider in their evaluation, at a minimum, the following:||(a) The degree to which the acquisition would serve to preserve the agricultural potential of the state;||(b) The suitability of land as to soil classification and other criteria for agricultural use; and||(c) The fair market value of such land pursuant to RSA 75:1 as determined by an independent appraisal and the fair market value of such land when used for agricultural purposes which shall be the top of the value range for horticultural crops as established by the current use board. The landowner shall bear the expense of the appraisal of the land to be acquired.||II. [Repealed.]|||Source. 1985, 72:1. 1986, 15:2. 1991, 281:24, eff. Aug. 17, 1991. 2015, 259:31, IV, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 432:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 432 - Soil Conservation and Farmland Preservation|Section 432:21 - Duties of the Commissioner.

    432:21 Duties of the Commissioner. –||The commissioner shall, with the advice and consent of the committee, and in accordance with RSA 541-A:||I. [Repealed.]||II. Adopt rules relative to criteria to define and classify agricultural lands.||III. Adopt rules relative to procedures for the purchasing of agricultural land development rights by the state.||IV. Adopt rules relative to procedures for the release of a site from agricultural preservation restrictions.||V. Fulfill any duties delegated by the committee pursuant to this subdivision.||VI. Adopt rules relative to procedures for granting financial or technical assistance for aid for the creation of agricultural restricted grants.|||Source. 1985, 72:1. 1986, 15:3, eff. April 18, 1986. 2010, 238:4, eff. July 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 432:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 432 - Soil Conservation and Farmland Preservation|Section 432:22 - Procedure for Administration.

    432:22 Procedure for Administration. –||I. Acquisition of agricultural land development rights shall be conducted in cooperation with a landowner upon review pursuant to this section. Any proposal for designating a site as an agricultural preservation restriction area or a site for an agricultural restricted grant shall be submitted by the landowner to the committee for approval. Notwithstanding RSA 432:23, approval of a site for an agricultural restricted grant shall not be the only cause for a current use valuation as described in RSA 79-A.||II. The committee shall determine the amount due to the affected agricultural landowner and authorize the commissioner to pay such amount to the owner. Agricultural land development rights purchased pursuant to this section shall be held in the name of the state of New Hampshire.||III. The determination of such amounts shall be equitable in consideration of anticipated benefits from the proposed site but not to exceed the difference between the fair market value of such land and the fair market value of such land restricted for agricultural purposes pursuant to this subdivision.||IV. The rights acquired pursuant to the purchase agreement shall not be sold or otherwise conveyed to a third party without consent of the landowner, nor does such purchase grant the public any right of access or right of use of the affected property.||V. The committee shall view each parcel subject to agricultural preservation restriction or an agricultural restricted grant not less than once every 2 years to assure that its use complies with law and the rules of the committee. The committee may delegate responsibility for monitoring of the agricultural preservation restriction to the conservation commission in the municipality, or to the conservation district, in which the parcel is situated. Such commission or district shall submit a report of its inspection to the committee in a timely manner.|||Source. 1985, 72:1. 1986, 15:4, eff. April 18, 1986. 2010, 238:5, 6, eff. July 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 432:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 432 - Soil Conservation and Farmland Preservation|Section 432:23 - Assessments.

    432:23 Assessments. –||Land designated as an agricultural preservation site and utilized for agricultural production shall be assessed for general property tax purposes at values no greater than those determined to be the fair market value for such land as determined by the current use board established by RSA 79-A:3.|||Source. 1985, 72:1. 1991, 281:25, eff. Aug. 17, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 432:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 432 - Soil Conservation and Farmland Preservation|Section 432:24 - Release.

    432:24 Release. –||I. Agricultural preservation restrictions shall be in perpetuity except as released pursuant to this section and RSA 432:25. Agricultural restricted grants shall run in accordance with the agreement between a landowner and the department of agriculture, markets, and food except as terminated pursuant to this section and RSA 432:25. All customary rights and privileges of ownership shall be retained by the owner including the right to privacy and the right to carry out all regular agricultural practices which are not prohibited by RSA 432:18, II.||II. Agricultural preservation restrictions and agricultural restricted grants may be released or terminated by the committee if the site is no longer suitable for agricultural purposes. An owner of an agricultural preservation site may request the committee's approval to release the restriction for the public good. Prior to the release of the agricultural land development rights by the committee, a public hearing shall be conducted in the municipality in which the site is located. A notice of said hearing shall specify the grounds for the hearing as well as the date, time, and place, and at least 14 days' notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be published in a paper of general circulation in the municipality. A legal notice of the hearing shall also be posted in at least 3 public places in such city or town. The 14 days shall not include the day of publication nor the day of the meeting, but shall include any Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays within said period. At least 2 committee members shall sit on the hearing panel.||III. Development rights of agricultural land purchased with public funds may be released upon repayment by the landowner of a reasonable value thereof which shall not be less than the difference between fair market value of such land at the time of such release and the fair market value of such land restricted for agricultural purposes at the time that development rights were acquired.|||Source. 1985, 72:1. 1986, 15:5, eff. April 18, 1986. 2010, 238:7, eff. July 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 432:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 432 - Soil Conservation and Farmland Preservation|Section 432:25 - Development Rights Acquired By Public Bodies.

    432:25 Development Rights Acquired By Public Bodies. –||I. Development rights of agricultural lands may be acquired by any governmental body or charitable corporation or trust which has the authority to acquire interests in land. The restrictions arising from the acquisition of the development rights may be enforced by injunction or other proceeding. Representatives of the holder shall be entitled to enter such land in a reasonable manner and at reasonable times to assure compliance with the restriction.||II. The restrictions may be released, in whole or in part, by the holder for consideration in an amount determined by the governmental body or charitable corporation or trust that purchased the development rights. Prior to release of restriction by a governmental body, a public hearing shall be conducted in the municipality in which the site is located. A notice of said hearing shall specify the grounds for the hearing as well as the date, time and place, and at least 14 days' notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be published in a paper of general circulation in the municipality. A legal notice of the hearing shall also be posted in at least 3 public places in such city or town. The 14 days shall not include the day of publication nor the day of the meeting, but shall include any Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays within said period.|||Source. 1985, 72:1. 1986, 15:7, eff. April 18, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 432:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 432 - Soil Conservation and Farmland Preservation|Section 432:26 - Public Interest.

    432:26 Public Interest. –||Prior to action by a governmental body to acquire the development rights or release or approve the agricultural preservation restriction, the body shall consider the public interest in such agricultural preservation, any national, state, regional or local program in furtherance thereof, and any state, regional or local comprehensive land use plan.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 432:27 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 432 - Soil Conservation and Farmland Preservation|Section 432:27 - Recording.

    432:27 Recording. –||I. Acquisition of the developmental rights or release of the preservation restrictions on agricultural land shall be evidenced by certificates issued by the commissioner and shall be recorded pursuant to RSA 477:3-a in the appropriate registry of deeds by the commissioner. Recording costs shall be paid by the affected landowner.||II. Municipal planning boards and regional planning commissions established pursuant to RSA 673 or RSA 36 shall be notified in writing by the commissioner of the acquisition or release of an agricultural preservation site which shall be duly noted in the master plan of the municipality or region.|||Source. 1985, 72:1. 1986, 15:6, eff. April 18, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 432:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 432 - Soil Conservation and Farmland Preservation|Section 432:28 - Covenants Already in Force Relating to the Affected Site.

    432:28 Covenants Already in Force Relating to the Affected Site. –||Any prior right, easement, privilege, restriction or condition relative to a designated site which then becomes subject to an agricultural preservation restriction shall remain enforceable. The restriction shall be subject to the prior covenants except upon the express release of the covenants due to the acquisition of the site's agricultural land development rights. If prior covenants are released upon the acquisition of the agricultural land development rights and the agricultural preservation restriction is then released pursuant to RSA 432:24 or RSA 432:25, the covenants shall be revived to the same status as prior to the acquisition of the development rights.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|