What is the maximum acreage a property owner can enter into a covenant for Preferential Agricultural Assessment?

The maximum acreage a property owner can enter into a covenant for Preferential Agricultural Assessment is 2,000 acres. This policy is designed to support agricultural land use by offering favorable tax assessments to landowners who commit a certain portion of their land to agricultural purposes. By allowing up to 2,000 acres, this regulation acknowledges the scale of certain agricultural operations that might necessitate a larger land area for effective farming practices.

Enabling up to 2,000 acres helps ensure that larger farming operations can benefit from the assessment, thus supporting the agricultural sector and encouraging the preservation of open, productive land. This limit balances the need for incentivizing agricultural use while preventing excessively large claims that could complicate land management and tax systems.