Application procedure for applying to the department of agriculture for approval of joint acquisition of development rights (Repealed)

joint acquisition of development rights (a) Applicants must voluntarily offer the sale of development rights. (b) Upon receipt by the Department of an application for land which is in an eligible municipality, the department may initiate joint purchase of development rights projects with the eligible municipality. (c) The municipality may solicit applications for the purpose of joint acquisition of development rights. (d) The application shall be on a form provided by the Commissioner and contain the following: (1) name of owner and acreage and loctation of property, (2) original notice of offer to voluntarily sell development rights signed by the applicant(s), (3) copies of local assessor map of property offered and deed references in local land records, (4) soils map of the applicant property prepared by the Soil Conservation Service, USDA, (5) description of agricultural operation including commodities produced and acreages planted, and (6) identification and recommendation for preservation of the applicants agricultural lands in the municipal farmland preservation plan, or municipal plan of development or open space plan.