S6962-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Includes certain commercial equine operations in the definition of land used in agricultural production

Includes certain commercial equine operations in the definition of land used in agricultural production.

Sponsor: RITCHIE
Law Section: Agriculture and Markets Law / Law: Amd S301, Ag & Mkts L

S6962-2011 Actions

Aug 1, 2012: SIGNED CHAP.344
Jul 20, 2012: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
Jun 20, 2012: returned to senate
Jun 20, 2012: passed assembly
Jun 20, 2012: ordered to third reading rules cal.486
Jun 20, 2012: substituted for a9858
May 30, 2012: referred to ways and means
May 30, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
May 30, 2012: PASSED SENATE
May 7, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
May 2, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
May 1, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.633
Apr 17, 2012: REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

S6962-2011 Meetings

Agriculture: May 1, 2012

S6962-2011 Calendars

Active List: May 30, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 2, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 7, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 8, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 9, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 14, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 15, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 16, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 21, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 22, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 23, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 30, 2012

S6962-2011 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Agriculture - May 1, 2012

Ayes (8): Ritchie, Gallivan, O'Mara, Ranzenhofer, Seward, Young, Kennedy, Huntley
Ayes W/R (1): Avella
Excused (1): Valesky

VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - May 30, 2012

Ayes (59): Adams, Addabbo, Alesi, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Dilan, Duane, Espaillat, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Gianaris, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Hassell-Thomps, Huntley, Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Martins, Maziarz, McDonald, Montgomery, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Oppenheimer, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Saland, Sampson, Savino, Serrano, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin, Valesky, Young, Zeldin
Excused (2): Diaz, Johnson

S6962-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S6962

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to including
certain commercial equine operations in the definition of land used in
agricultural production

PURPOSE OF GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill makes technical corrections to previously-approved
legislation establishing that "commercial equine operations" have
eligibility to access agricultural district protections and an
agricultural assessment pursuant to Agriculture and Markets law
(Chapter 384 of 2011).

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 301(4) is amended to clarify that commercial equine
operations are able to receive an agricultural assessment not just in
years one and two following an operation's access to the program, but
in year three and beyond, as long as the operation meets the
eligibility requirements set forth in statute.

JUSTIFICATION:
The intent of the original legislation (Chapter 384 of 2011) was to
provide eligible commercial equine operations with agricultural
district protections and access to the agricultural assessment
program for as long as the operation is eligible. The original
statute only allows eligible commercial equine operations access to
the agricultural assessment program in the first two years that a
farm makes use of the program. This bill provides technical
corrections to extend eligible commercial equine operations access to
the agricultural assessment program in year three and beyond.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall effect on the sixtieth day after it becomes a law.

S6962-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
                                          6962
 I N  SENATE
 April 17, 2012
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture
 

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  includ
 ing  certain  commercial  equine  operations in the definition of land
 used in agricultural production
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.  The  opening paragraph of subdivision 4 of section 301 of
 the agriculture and markets law, as separately amended by  chapters  445
 and 696 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:

 "Land used in agricultural production" means not less than seven acres
 of  land  used  as a single operation in the preceding two years for the
 production for sale of crops, livestock  or  livestock  products  of  an
 average  gross sales value of ten thousand dollars or more; or, not less
 than seven acres of land used in the preceding two years  to  support  a
 commercial  horse  boarding  operation  OR A COMMERCIAL EQUINE OPERATION
 with annual gross receipts of ten thousand dollars or more. Land used in
 agricultural production shall not include land or portions thereof  used
 for processing or retail merchandising of such crops, livestock or live
 stock products. Land used in agricultural production shall also include:

 

S  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15274-01-2

S6962-2011: Includes certain commercial equine operations in the definition of land used in agricultural production