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Farmland assessment request for information

Confidential: The information requested on this form is collected under authority of Section 295(1)(4) of the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c. M-26 and is used solely for assessment and taxation purposes. If you have any questions please contact the Assessment Department at 400 Main St SE, Airdrie, AB T4B 3C3 or phone (403) 948- 8855.

Definition of a "Farming Operation"

Under section 2(1) of the Provincial Regulation Matters Relating to Assessment and Taxation Alberta Regulation 203/2017 (the Regulation) land is to be assessed at its market value, unless it is used for a "Farming Operation" which is defined in section 2(1)(f) of the Regulation as:

"Farming operation" means the raising, production and sale of agricultural products and includes:

horticulture, aviculture, apiculture and aquaculture,
the raising, production and sale of
1. horses, cattle, bison, sheep, swine, goats, or other livestock
2. fur-bearing animals raised in captivity,
3. domestic cervids within the meaning of the Domestic Cervid Industry Regulation (AR 188/2014), or
4. domestic camelids
the planting, growing and sale of sod, and
an operation on a parcel of land for which a woodland management plan has been approved by the Woodlot Association of Alberta or a forester registered under Regulated Forestry Profession Act for the production of timber primarily marketed as whole logs, seed cones or Christmas trees,
but does not include any operation or activity on land that has been stripped for the purposes of, or in a manner that leaves the land more suitable for, future development;

If land is used for a "farming operation" then the valuation standard is "agricultural use value" which is defined in Section 1(b) of the regulation as: "Agricultural use value" means the value of a parcel of land based exclusively on its use for farming operations.

Roll

Property address

Legal description

Plan

Block

Lot

Qtr

Sec

Twp

Rge

Mer

Owner name

Phone

Lease information (if applicable)

This year, did you lease the parcel?

Yes

Farming operations

Non-farming operations

Is any of the land area not being used for farming operations?

Yes

Are there any other buildings or structures on the parcel (ex. signage, shop, storage, etc.)?

Yes

Has the land been stripped for future development?

Yes

Has the land been improved with roads, sewers, or power?

Yes

Additional comments

Verification

Name

Date

Signature I acknowledge that [by displaying/typing my name above], I am signing this application, and I agree to be bound as if I had endorsed this document with my own handwritten signature.

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FOIP (privacy statement)

The personal information on this form is collected under the authority of Section 33(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act ("the Act") and will be used solely for assessment and taxation purposes.

It will be treated in accordance with the privacy protection provisions of Part 2 of the Act. Questions concerning collection of this information can be directed to the Team Leader, Assessment at 400 Main St. SE, Airdrie, AB T4B 3C3 or at 403.948.8855.