Introduced
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To include “equine and cervidae,” or horses and captive deer, moose, or elk, under the definition of “livestock” in the law that gives favorable property tax treatment to agricultural producers. Also, to establish that a commercial storage, processing, distribution, marketing, or shipping operation may also be considered a part of agricultural operations.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Resource Management
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To grant the agricultural tax exemption to pay-to-hunt farms or game preserves.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To establish that a commercial storage, processing, distribution, marketing, or shipping operation may be considered as part of agricultural operations eligible for the tax exemption, but would not automatically be considered as such, as proposed by the bill.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To establish in statute that for purposes of qualifying for an agricultural property tax exemption "livestock" is defined to include, but is not limited to, cattle, sheep, new world camelids, goats, bison, privately owned cervids, ratites, swine, equine, poultry, aquaculture, and rabbits, but does not include dogs and cats. Raising bees, fish, fur-bearing animals would also have the same exemption. (Cervids are captive deer and elk; ratities are a flightless birds including ostriches, emu, rheas, cassowaries, and kiwis; new world camelids include llamas, alpacas, vicuna and guanaco; equine are horses).
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 60 to 44 (details)
To establish that the definition of “livestock” in the law that gives favorable property tax treatment to agricultural producers includes, but is not limited to, cattle, sheep, new world camelids, goats, bison, privately owned cervids, ratites, swine, equine, poultry, aquaculture, and rabbits, but not include dogs and cats. The bill also extends the agricultural property tax exemptions to pay-to-hunt animal farm or game preserve. Finally, it would establish that a commercial storage, processing, distribution, marketing, or shipping operation may also be considered a part of agricultural operations. Under current law, "livestock" is not defined, and the exemption also applies to raising bees, fish, fur-bearing animals. These would still be exempt.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Tourism
