Section 38-8A-6 - Districts to develop proposed standards in cooperation with local units--Time--Designation of fragile land.
38-8A-6. Districts to develop proposed standards in cooperation with local units--Time--Designation of fragile land. The conservation district supervisors of each district in the state in cooperation and consultation with counties, municipalities and other affected units of local government shall, within twelve months after the adoption of the state guidelines, develop proposed district conservation standards. These standards may designate as "fragile land" any area of the district which is Class IVe, VI, VII, or VIII according to the United States Department of Agriculture classification system, as described in "Land Capability Classification", Agricultural Handbook 210, Soil Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture, issued September, 1961, and in effect on January 1, 1984; and is so erosive as to cause a public hazard when converted to cropland use.
Source: SL 1976, ch 242, § 5; SL 1984, ch 263, § 8.