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NC Gen Stat § 106-738 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 61 - Agricultural Development and Preservation of Farmland.|§ 106-738 - Voluntary agricultural districts.

 106-738. Voluntary agricultural districts.(a) An ordinance adopted under this Part shall provide:(1) For the establishment of voluntary agricultural districts upon the execution of a conservation agreement as provided in G.S. 106-737(4).(2) Repealed by Session Laws 2021-78, s. 1, effective July 2, 2021.(3) Repealed by Session Laws 2021-78, s. 1, effective July 2, 2021.(4) Repealed by Session Laws 2021-78, s. 1, effective July 2, 2021.(5) The minimum size, including acreage; number of tracts; and appropriate proximity of multiple tracts of agricultural land, forestland, or horticultural land that may comprise a voluntary agricultural district.(b) The purpose of such agricultural districts shall be to increase identity and pride in the agricultural community and its way of life and to decrease the likelihood of legal disputes, such as nuisance actions between farm owners and their neighbors, and other negative impacts on properly managed farms. The county or city that adopted an ordinance under this Part may take such action as it deems appropriate to encourage the formation of such districts and to further their purposes and objectives.(c) A county ordinance adopted pursuant to this Part is effective within the unincorporated areas of the county. A city ordinance adopted pursuant to this Part is effective within the corporate limits of the city. A city may amend its ordinances in accordance with G.S. 160A-383.2 with regard to agricultural districts within its planning jurisdiction.  (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1025, s. 1; 2005-390, ss. 3, 12; 2021-78, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-739 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 61 - Agricultural Development and Preservation of Farmland.|§ 106-739 - Agricultural advisory board.

 106-739. Agricultural advisory board.(a) An ordinance adopted under this Part or Part 3 of this Article shall provide for the establishment of an agricultural advisory board, organized and appointed by the board of county commissioners or the city council adopting the ordinance. The county or city that adopted the ordinance may confer upon this advisory board authority to:(1) Review and make recommendations or decisions concerning the establishment and modification of agricultural districts. The board of county commissioners or the city council may make decisions regarding the establishment and modification of voluntary agricultural districts or may delegate that authority to the agricultural advisory board. If the authority is delegated to the agricultural advisory board, the agricultural advisory board's decisions shall be appealable to the board of county commissioners or city council by an owner of land that has been denied enrollment in a voluntary agricultural district or has been removed from a voluntary agricultural district by the agricultural advisory board.(1a) Execute agreements with landowners necessary for enrollment of land in a voluntary agricultural district.(2) Review and make recommendations concerning any ordinance or amendment adopted or proposed for adoption under this Part or Part 3 of this Article.(3) Hold public hearings on public projects likely to have an impact on agricultural operations, particularly if such projects involve condemnation of all or part of any qualifying farm.(4) Advise the governing board of the county or city that adopted the ordinance on projects, programs, or issues affecting the agricultural economy or way of life within the county.(5) Perform other related tasks or duties assigned by the governing board of the county or city that adopted the ordinance.(b) The members of the agricultural advisory board shall be chosen to provide the broadest possible representation of the geographical regions of the local government and to represent, to the extent possible, all segments of agricultural production existing within the local government. A majority of the members of the agricultural advisory board shall be actively engaged in agriculture.(c) The agricultural advisory board may, at the discretion of the board of county commissioners or the city council, utilize an existing local government agency for the purpose of administration, record keeping, and other related tasks or duties.  (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1025, s. 1; 2005-390, ss. 3, 13; 2021-78, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-740 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 61 - Agricultural Development and Preservation of Farmland.|§ 106-740 - Public hearings on condemnation of farmland.

 106-740. Public hearings on condemnation of farmland.An ordinance adopted under this Part or Part 3 of this Article may provide that no State or local public agency or governmental unit may formally initiate any action to condemn any interest in qualifying farmland within a voluntary agricultural district under this Part or an enhanced voluntary agricultural district under Part 3 of this Article until such agency has requested the local agricultural advisory board established under G.S. 106-739 to hold a public hearing on the proposed condemnation.(1) Following a public hearing held pursuant to this section, the board shall prepare and submit written findings and a recommendation to the decision-making body of the agency proposing acquisition.(2) The board designated to hold the hearing shall have 30 days after receiving a request under this section to hold the public hearing and submit its findings and recommendations to the agency.(3) The agency may not formally initiate a condemnation action while the proposed condemnation is properly before the advisory board within these time limitations. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1025, s. 1; 2005-390, ss. 3, 14.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-741 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 61 - Agricultural Development and Preservation of Farmland.|§ 106-741 - Record notice of proximity to farmlands.

 106-741. Record notice of proximity to farmlands.(a) All counties shall require that land records include some form of notice reasonably calculated to alert a person researching the title of a particular tract that such tract is located within one-half mile of the property line of any tract of land enrolled in a voluntary agricultural district.(b) In no event shall the county or any of its officers, employees, or agents be held liable in damages for any misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance occurring in good faith in connection with the duties or obligations imposed by any ordinance adopted under subsection (a).(c) In no event shall any cause of action arise out of the failure of a person researching the title of a particular tract to report to any person the proximity of the tract to a qualifying farm or voluntary agricultural district as defined in this Article.(d) In no event shall any cause of action arise out of the failure of a person licensed under Chapters 93A or 93E of the General Statutes for failure to report to any person the proximity of a tract to a qualifying farm or voluntary agricultural district as defined in this Article.  (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1025, s. 1; 2005-390, s. 3; 2018-113, s. 9; 2021-78, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-742 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 61 - Agricultural Development and Preservation of Farmland.|§ 106-742 - Waiver of water and sewer assessments.

 106-742. Waiver of water and sewer assessments.(a) A county or a city that has adopted an ordinance under this Part may provide by ordinance that its water and sewer assessments be held in abeyance, with or without interest, for farms, whether inside or outside of a voluntary agricultural district, until improvements on such property are connected to the water or sewer system for which the assessment was made.(b) The ordinance may provide that, when the period of abeyance ends, the assessment is payable in accordance with the terms set out in the assessment resolution.(c) Statutes of limitations are suspended during the time that any assessment is held in abeyance without interest.(d) If an ordinance is adopted under this section, then the assessment procedures followed under Article 9 of Chapter 153A of the General Statutes or Article 10 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, whichever applies, shall conform to the terms of this ordinance with respect to qualifying farms that entered into conservation agreements while such ordinance was in effect.(e) Nothing in this section is intended to diminish the authority of counties or cities to hold assessments in abeyance under G.S. 153A-201 or G.S. 160A-237. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1025, s. 1; 2005-390, ss. 3, 15.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-743 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 61 - Agricultural Development and Preservation of Farmland.|§ 106-743 - Local ordinances.

 106-743. Local ordinances.A county or a city adopting an ordinance under this Part or Part 3 of this Article may consult with the North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture or the Commissioner's staff before adoption, and shall record the ordinance with the Commissioner's office after adoption. Thereafter, the county or city shall submit to the Commissioner at least once a year, a written report including the status, progress, number of enrolled farms and acres, and activities of its farmland preservation program under this Part or Part 3 of this Article.  (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1025, s. 1; 2005-390, ss. 3, 16; 2021-78, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-743.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 61 - Agricultural Development and Preservation of Farmland.|§ 106-743.1 - Enhanced voluntary agricultural districts.

 106-743.1. Enhanced voluntary agricultural districts.(a) A county or a municipality may adopt an ordinance establishing an enhanced voluntary agricultural district. An ordinance adopted pursuant to this Part shall provide:(1) For the establishment of an enhanced voluntary agricultural district that initially consists of at least the number of contiguous acres of agricultural land, and forestland and horticultural land that is part of a qualifying farm under G.S. 106-737 or the number of qualifying farms deemed appropriate by the governing board of the county or city adopting the ordinance.(2) For the formation of the enhanced voluntary agricultural district upon the execution of a conservation agreement, as defined in G.S. 121-35, that meets the condition set forth in G.S. 106-743.2 by the landowners of the requisite acreage to sustain agriculture in the enhanced voluntary agricultural district.(3) That the form of the agreement under subdivision (2) of this subsection be reviewed and approved by an agricultural advisory board established under G.S. 106-739, or other governing board of the county or city that adopted the ordinance.(4) Repealed by Session Laws 2021-78, s. 1, effective July 2, 2021.(b) The purpose of establishing an enhanced voluntary agricultural district is to allow a county or a city to provide additional benefits to farmland beyond that available in a voluntary agricultural district established under Part 2 of this Article, when the owner of the farmland agrees to the condition imposed under G.S. 106-743.2. The county or city that adopted the ordinance may take any action it deems appropriate to encourage the formation of these districts and to further their purposes and objectives.(c) A county ordinance adopted pursuant to this Part is effective within the unincorporated areas of the county. A city ordinance adopted pursuant to this Part is effective within the corporate limits of the city. A city may amend its ordinances in accordance with G.S. 160A-383.2 with regard to agricultural districts within its planning jurisdiction.(d) A county or city ordinance adopted pursuant to this Part may be adopted simultaneously with the creation of a voluntary agricultural district pursuant to G.S. 106-738.  (2005-390, s. 5; 2021-78, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-743.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 61 - Agricultural Development and Preservation of Farmland.|§ 106-743.2 - Conservation agreements for farmland in enhanced voluntary agricultural districts; limitation.

 106-743.2. Conservation agreements for farmland in enhanced voluntary agricultural districts; limitation.A conservation agreement entered into between a county or city and a landowner pursuant to G.S. 106-743.1(a)(2) shall be irrevocable for a period of at least 10 years from the date the agreement is executed. At the end of its term, a conservation agreement shall automatically renew for a term of three years, unless notice of termination is given in a timely manner by either party as prescribed in the ordinance establishing the enhanced voluntary agricultural district. The benefits set forth in this Part shall be available to the farmland that is the subject of the conservation agreement for the duration of the conservation agreement. (2005-390, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-743.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 61 - Agricultural Development and Preservation of Farmland.|§ 106-743.3 - Enhanced voluntary agricultural districts entitled to all benefits of voluntary agricultural districts.

 106-743.3. Enhanced voluntary agricultural districts entitled to all benefits of voluntary agricultural districts.The provisions of G.S. 106-739 through G.S. 106-741 and G.S. 106-743 apply to an enhanced voluntary agricultural district under this Part, to an ordinance adopted under this Part, and to any person, entity, or farmland subject to this Part in the same manner as they apply under Part 2 of this Article. (2005-390, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-743.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 61 - Agricultural Development and Preservation of Farmland.|§ 106-743.4 - Enhanced voluntary agricultural districts; additional benefits.

 106-743.4. Enhanced voluntary agricultural districts; additional benefits.(a) Property that is subject to a conservation agreement under G.S. 106-743.2 that remains in effect may receive up to twenty-five percent (25%) of its gross sales from the sale of nonfarm products and still qualify as a bona fide farm that is exempt from zoning regulations under G.S. 153A-340(b). For purposes of G.S. 153A-340(b), the production of any nonfarm product that the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services recognizes as a "Goodness Grows in North Carolina" product that is produced on a farm that is subject to a conservation agreement under G.S. 106-743.2 is a bona fide farm purpose. A farmer seeking to benefit from this subsection shall have the burden of establishing that the property's sale of nonfarm products did not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of its gross sales. A county may adopt an ordinance pursuant to this section that sets forth the standards necessary for proof of compliance.(b) A person who farms land that is subject to a conservation agreement under G.S. 106-743.2 that remains in effect is eligible under G.S. 106-850(b) to receive the higher percentage of cost-share funds for the benefit of that farmland under the Agriculture Cost Share Program established pursuant to Article 72 of this Chapter for funds to benefit that farmland.(c) State departments, institutions, or agencies that award grants to farmers are encouraged to give priority consideration to any person who farms land that is subject to a conservation agreement under G.S. 106-743.2 that remains in effect.  (2005-390, s. 5; 2011-145, s. 13.22A(cc); 2017-108, s. 9(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-743.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 61 - Agricultural Development and Preservation of Farmland.|§ 106-743.5 - Waiver of utility assessments.

 106-743.5. Waiver of utility assessments.(a) In the ordinance establishing an enhanced voluntary agricultural district under this Part, a county or a city may provide that all assessments for utilities provided by that county or city are held in abeyance, with or without interest, for farmland subject to a conservation agreement under G.S. 106-743.2 that remains in effect until improvements on the farmland property are connected to the utility for which the assessment was made.(b) The ordinance may provide that, when the period of abeyance ends, the assessment is payable in accordance with the terms set out in the assessment resolution.(c) Statutes of limitations are suspended during the time that any assessment is held in abeyance under this section without interest.(d) If an ordinance is adopted by a county or a city under this section, then the assessment procedures followed under Article 9 of Chapter 153A or Article 10 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, respectively, shall conform to the terms of this ordinance with respect to qualifying farms that entered into conservation agreements while such ordinance was in effect.(e) Nothing in this section is intended to diminish the authority of counties or cities to hold assessments in abeyance under G.S 153A-201 and G.S. 160A-237. (2005-390, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-750 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 62 - Grape Growers Council.|§ 106-750 - through 106-755: Redesignated as Part 2J of Article 10 of Chapter 143B by Session Laws 2005-380, s. 4(a), effective September 8, 2005.

 106-750 through 106-755: Redesignated as Part 2J of Article 10 of Chapter 143B by Session Laws 2005-380, s. 4(a), effective September 8, 2005.
NC Gen Stat § 106-751 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 62 - Grape Growers Council.|§ 106-751 - through 106-755: Redesignated as Part 2J of Article 10 of Chapter 143B by Session Laws 2005-380, s. 4(a), effective September 8, 2005.

 106-750 through 106-755: Redesignated as Part 2J of Article 10 of Chapter 143B by Session Laws 2005-380, s. 4(a), effective September 8, 2005.
NC Gen Stat § 106-752 through 106-755 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 62 - Grape Growers Council.|§ 106-752 through 106-755 - through 106-755: Redesignated as part 2J of Article 10 of Chapter 143B by Session Laws 2005-380, s. 4(a), effective September 8, 2005.

 106-750 through 106-755: Redesignated as part 2J of Article 10 of Chapter 143B by Session Laws 2005-380, s. 4(a), effective September 8, 2005.
NC Gen Stat § 106-755.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 62A - Wine and Grape Growers Council.|§ 106-755.1 - North Carolina Wine and Grape Growers Council Creation; powers and duties.

 106-755.1. North Carolina Wine and Grape Growers Council - Creation; powers and duties.There is created the North Carolina Wine and Grape Growers Council of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The North Carolina Wine and Grape Growers Council shall have the following powers and duties:(1) To identify and implement methods for improving North Carolina's rank as a wine-producing State;(2) To assure orderly growth and development of North Carolina's grape and wine industry;(3) To achieve public awareness of the quality of North Carolina grapes and wine;(4) To coordinate the interaction of North Carolina's grape and wine industry with other segments of the State's economy such as tourism, retail trade, and horticulture;(5) To conduct methods of quality assurance of North Carolina's grape and wine industry to create a sound foundation for further growth;(6) To assist in the coordination of the activities of the various State agencies and other organizations contributing to the development of the grape and wine industry;(7) To receive and disburse funds;(8) To enter into contracts for the purpose of developing new or improved markets or marketing methods for wine and grape products;(9) To contract for research services to improve viticultural and enological practices in North Carolina;(10) To enter into agreements with any local, state, or national organizations or agency engaged in education for the purpose of disseminating information on wine or other viticultural projects;(11) To enter into contracts with commercial entities for the purpose of developing marketing, advertising, and other promotional programs designed to promote the orderly growth of the North Carolina grape and wine industry;(12) To acquire any licenses or permits necessary for performance of the duties of the Council; and(13) To develop a State Viticulture Plan that identifies problems and constraints of the viticultural industry, proposes solutions to those problems and delineates planning mechanisms for the orderly growth of the industry.(14) By September 1 of each year, to report to the chairs of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Natural, and Economic Resources, the chairs of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources, the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources, and the Fiscal Research Division on the activities of the Council, the status of the wine and grape industry in North Carolina and the United States, progress on the development and implementation of the State Viticulture Plan, and any contracts or agreements entered into by the Council for research, education, or marketing.  (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 974, s. 1; 1997-261, s. 109; 2005-380, s. 4(a); 2006-264, s. 98.3; 2010-31, s. 14.10; 2011-145, s. 14.3B; 2011-391, s. 38.1(b); 2012-142, s. 13.9A(b); 2020-78, s. 5.1(e).)