§ 24-3-201. PURPOSE.

(a)

In general. The purpose of the imminently threatened farm preservation program is to enable the county to purchase agricultural land preservation easements in order to protect high quality, vital, or economically important farms from imminent conversion to non-agricultural use.

(b)

Easements purchased without regard to the priority ranking list. The county may purchase a county agricultural land preservation easement under the preservation program without regard to the priority ranking list established under § 24-3-107 of this title.

(1988 Code, § 14-467) (Bill No. 90-02, § 1, 10-25-2002; Bill No. 74-03, § 3, 7-1-2004)