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Show Farmland Owners Must Aoply Soon Joseph H. Francis, State Commissioner of Agriculture reminds owners of agricultural agricul-tural lands that September 30th is the final date for filing fil-ing applications with County Assessors for assessment and taxation of agricultural land under the 19C9 Farmland Assessment As-sessment Act, commonly referred re-ferred to as the "Grcenbclt Law." Late filing will be accepted accept-ed until November 30th, upon up-on payment of a $25.00 penalty. pen-alty. Commissioner Francis points out that the present law requires annual filings be made; including owners that have filed and qualified for this year's assessment and taxation in order to qualify qual-ify for 1973 assessment and taxation under the Farmland Assessment Act. It is expected that the next session of the Legislature will amend the Green belt Law, so that annual filings will not be necessary if land ownership and use have not changed under previous filing. fil-ing. However, unless filings are made this year as required, re-quired, the land owner will forfeit his right to have his property assessed in 1973 on a basis of use rather than sale value is the intent of the law, to provide a more realistic property tax r I ed to income received fr I land devoted to agriculture use. The Commissioner gests that the owners of w which 'are used for agri tural purposes contact tfc County Assessors who provide them with forms1 be filled out, and a1;; them as to the benefits , mav receive by part ictp in the program withm tM spective county in J"' Ihoir lands are located. |