§ 106-735 Short title, purpose, and administration
§ 106-736 Agricultural Development/Farmland preservation programs authorized
§ 106-737 Qualifying farmland
§ 106-737.1 Revocation of conservation agreement
§ 106-738 Voluntary agricultural districts
§ 106-739 Agricultural advisory board
§ 106-740 Public hearings on condemnation of farmland
§ 106-741 Record notice of proximity to farmlands
§ 106-742 Waiver of water and sewer assessments
§ 106-743 Local ordinances
§ 106-743.1 Enhanced voluntary agricultural districts
§ 106-743.2 Conservation agreements for farmland in enhanced voluntary agricultural districts; limitation
§ 106-743.3 Enhanced voluntary agricultural districts entitled to all benefits of voluntary agricultural districts
§ 106-743.4 Enhanced voluntary agricultural districts; additional benefits
§ 106-743.5 Waiver of utility assessments
§ 106-744 Purchase of agricultural conservation easements; establishment of North Carolina Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund and Advisory Committee
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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 106 > Article 61 - Agricultural Development and Preservation of Farmland

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  • Devise: To gift property by will.
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  • property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
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