Agriculture Retention and Development Act
- Agriculture Retention and Development Act
The Agriculture Retention and Development Act of 1981 bought permanent deed restrictions on New Jersey farms so that they had to always remain as farms, and could never be sold for housing or for non-farming commercial development.
History
The effect was to slow farmland loss in the state. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Two Breaks Coming For Farmers |url= |quote=Gov. Kean is expected to sign two major bills affecting the future of farming in New Jersey at a ceremony today the 68th State Agricultural Convention in Cherry Hill. One of those bills, the Agriculture Retention and Development Act, seeks to keep New Jersey green by having the government buy development rights to farms threatened with sale to residential and commercial developers. The second bill, called the Right-to-Farm Act, limits the power of state agencies and local governments to ... One of those bills, the Agriculture Retention and Development Act, seeks to keep New Jersey green by having the government buy development rights to farms ... |work=Philadelphia Enquirer |date=January 26, 1983 |accessdate=2008-07-23 ]
External links
*cite web |url=http://www.nj.gov/agriculture/farmpres.htm |title=Agriculture Retention and Development Act |accessdate=2008-07-23 |quote= |publisher=New Jersey
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