{"meeting":{"meetingDateTime":"1305120600000","meetday":"Wednesday","location":"Room 816 LOB","committeeName":"Agriculture","committeeChair":"Patricia Ritchie","bills":[{"active":"true","year":"2011","senateBillNo":"S850-2011","title":"Directs department of agriculture and markets and the state soil and water conservation committee to define farm conservation practices conducted by professionals","lawSection":"Agriculture and Markets Law","sameAs":"A2164-2011","sponsor":{"fullname":"YOUNG"},"otherSponsors":[],"frozen":"false","amendments":[],"summary":"Directs the department of agriculture and markets and the state soil and water conservation committee to review and define farm conservation practices which are within the professions of engineering, land surveying and architecture.","actClause":"AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and the education law, in relation to farm conservation practices","uniBill":"false"},{"active":"true","year":"2011","senateBillNo":"S3321-2011","title":"Defines honey and provides standards for honey sold in this state; repealer","lawSection":"Agriculture and Markets Law","sameAs":"A5164-2011","sponsor":{"fullname":"GRIFFO"},"otherSponsors":[],"frozen":"false","amendments":[],"summary":"Defines honey and provides standards for honey sold in this state.","actClause":"AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the definition of honey and standards for honey sold in this state; and to repeal section 205 of such law relating thereto","uniBill":"false"},{"active":"true","year":"2011","senateBillNo":"S4728-2011","title":"Provides for a sales tax exemption for farm abstracts","lawSection":"Tax Law","sameAs":"A7658-2011","sponsor":{"fullname":"RITCHIE"},"otherSponsors":[],"frozen":"false","amendments":[],"summary":"Exempts from sales tax the sale of an abstract of title to real property to be used for agricultural purposes to either a prospective purchaser of real property or to an attorney representing a prospective purchaser.","actClause":"AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to providing for a sales tax exemption for farm abstracts","uniBill":"false"},{"active":"true","year":"2011","senateBillNo":"S5159-2011","title":"Provides for automatic renewal for agricultural assessments","lawSection":"Agriculture and Markets Law","sameAs":"A7656-2011","sponsor":{"fullname":"RITCHIE"},"otherSponsors":[],"frozen":"false","amendments":[],"summary":"Provides for automatic renewal for agricultural assessments; provides that application for agricultural assessment shall be valid without annual filing as long as the applicant maintains and can prove eligibility; requires reapplication if additional parcels are added and notification if land is reduced.","actClause":"AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to providing for automatic renewal for agricultural assessments","uniBill":"false"},{"active":"true","year":"2011","senateBillNo":"S5168-2011","title":"Defines a commercial equine operation and includes commercial equine operation in the definition of a farm operation","lawSection":"Agriculture and Markets Law","sameAs":"","sponsor":{"fullname":"RITCHIE"},"otherSponsors":[],"frozen":"false","amendments":[],"summary":"Defines a commercial equine operation as an agricultural enterprise, consisting of at least seven acres and stabling at least ten horses, regardless of ownership, that receives more than ten thousand dollars or more annually from fees generated through provision of commercial equine activities or production for sale of crops or livestock; includes commercial equine operation in the definition of a farm operation.","actClause":"AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to commercial equine operation in agriculture districts","uniBill":"false"}],"notes":"Please note the time change.","addendums":[]}}