Connecticut General Statutes 12-107b – Definitions
When used in sections 12-107a to 12-107e, inclusive, and 12-107g:
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 12-107b
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- aquaculture: means the farming of the waters of the state and tidal wetlands and the production of protein food, including fish, oysters, clams, mussels and other molluscan shellfish, on leased, franchised and public underwater farm lands. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
- Assessor: means the person responsible for establishing property assessments for purposes of a town's grand list and includes a board of assessors. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-62
- farm: includes farm buildings, and accessory buildings thereto, nurseries, orchards, ranges, greenhouses, hoophouses and other temporary structures or other structures used primarily for the raising and, as an incident to ordinary farming operations, the sale of agricultural or horticultural commodities. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
- Town: means any town, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-62
(1) The term “farm land” means any tract or tracts of land, including woodland and wasteland and any underwater farmlands used for aquaculture, constituting a farm unit;
(2) The term “forest land” means any tract or tracts of land aggregating twenty-five acres or more in area bearing tree growth that conforms to the forest stocking, distribution and condition standards established by the State Forester pursuant to subsection (a) of section 12-107d, and consisting of (A) one tract of land of twenty-five or more contiguous acres, which acres may be in contiguous municipalities, (B) two or more tracts of land aggregating twenty-five acres or more in which no single component tract shall consist of less than ten acres, or (C) any tract of land which is contiguous to a tract owned by the same owner and has been classified as forest land pursuant to this section;
(3) The term “open space land” means any area of land, including forest land, land designated as wetland under section 22a-30 and not excluding farm land, the preservation or restriction of the use of which would (A) maintain and enhance the conservation of natural or scenic resources, (B) protect natural streams or water supply, (C) promote conservation of soils, wetlands, beaches or tidal marshes, (D) enhance the value to the public of abutting or neighboring parks, forests, wildlife preserves, nature reservations or sanctuaries or other open spaces, (E) enhance public recreation opportunities, (F) preserve historic sites, or (G) promote orderly urban or suburban development;
(4) The word “municipality” means any town, consolidated town and city, or consolidated town and borough;
(5) The term “planning commission” means a planning commission created pursuant to section 8-19;
(6) The term “plan of conservation and development” means a plan of development, including any amendment thereto, prepared or adopted pursuant to section 8-23;
(7) The term “certified forester” means a practitioner certified as a forester pursuant to section 23-65h; and
(8) The term “maritime heritage land” means that portion of waterfront real property owned by a licensed shellstock shipper who grows or harvests shellstock, aquaculture operator or commercial lobster fisherman licensed pursuant to title 26, when such portion of such property is used by such shellstock shipper, aquaculture operator or fisherman for shellfishing, aquaculture or commercial lobstering purposes, provided in the tax year of the owner ending immediately prior to any assessment date with respect to which application is submitted pursuant to section 12-107g, not less than fifty per cent of the adjusted gross income of such shellstock shipper, aquaculture operator or fisherman, as determined for purposes of the federal income tax, is derived from commercial shellfishing, aquaculture or lobster fishing, subject to proof satisfactory to the assessor in the town in which such application is submitted. “Maritime heritage land” does not include buildings not used exclusively by such shellstock shipper, aquaculture operator or fisherman for commercial shellfishing, aquaculture or lobstering purposes.