AN ACT to codify the North Carolina Century Farms program of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 106‑22 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"§ 106‑22.  Joint duties of Commissioner and Board.
The Commissioner of Agriculture, by and with the consent and advice of the Board of Agriculture shall:
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(18)	Administration of North Carolina Century Farms Program. – Administer the North Carolina Century Farms Program, which recognizes farms in the State that have been continuously owned by the same family for at least 100 years."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2011.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 14th day of June, 2011.

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		 Walter H. Dalton
	 President of the Senate

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		 Thom Tillis
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

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		 Beverly E. Perdue
	 Governor

Approved __________.m. this ______________ day of ___________________, 2011