§ 26-26-1108 - Agricultural lands annexed by city or town.
26-26-1108. Agricultural lands annexed by city or town.
(a) All lands which may be annexed by any city or incorporated town which are being used for agricultural purposes shall be assessed as agricultural lands upon an acreage basis, regardless of the fact that any or all of the lands are embraced in a plat of a subdivision or other real estate development, and regardless of the fact that the lands may be zoned as commercial, industrial, or residential, and regardless of the fact that the lands may be adaptable to commercial, industrial, or residential uses.
(b) Agricultural purposes shall include lands which are presently used and have been used for a period of five (5) continuous years in a bona fide farming, pasture, or grove operation by the owner, lessee, or some person in his employ.
(c) Lands which have not been used for agricultural purposes prior to March 29, 1963, shall be prima facie subject to assessment on the same basis as assessed for the previous years, and any demand for a reassessment of such lands for agricultural purposes shall be subject to the scrutiny of the assessor to the end that the lands shall be classified properly.
(d) When lands subject to this section cease to be used for agricultural purposes, the lands shall be assessed as other lands of the same character.
(e) For the purposes of this section, agricultural lands shall include dairy, livestock, poultry, and all forms of farm products and farm production.