S605 - North Carolina Farm Act of 2021. (SL 2021-78)

Overview: Section 1 of S.L. 2021-78 does all of the following:

• Amends the requirements for an ordinance to establish a voluntary agricultural district.
• Clarifies that a local government may either make decisions about establishment and modification of voluntary agricultural districts or delegate that authority to an agricultural advisory board.
• Allows local governments to grant agricultural advisory boards the authority to execute agreements with landowners necessary for enrollment of land in a voluntary agricultural district.
• Clarifies the membership criteria for an agricultural advisory board.
• Requires that land records include some form of notice to alert people that a tract is located within one half-mile of the property line of any tract of land enrolled in a voluntary agricultural district.
• Makes several other technical changes.

This section became effective July 2, 2021.