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Local farmer asks county to clarify conservation-use rules after assessor warns agritourism could breach CUVA
Summary
A Hart County flower-and-pumpkin farm owner told commissioners Aug. 12 that a written interpretation from the chief tax appraiser would bar outside vendors and some sales on conservation (CUVA) parcels, and asked the county to correct the interpretation or seek guidance from the Georgia Department of Revenue.
Mary Jackson, who does business as Big Heart Farm in Hart County, told the Board of Commissioners on Aug. 12 that a written interpretation from the chief tax appraiser would prevent farms participating in the Conservation Use Valuation Assessment (CUVA) program from selling items not produced entirely on the property and from allowing outside vendors at agritourism events.
“That interpretation would eliminate not just our butterfly release and our upcoming fall harvest festival, but many similar events across several farms in the county,” Jackson said, explaining that agritourism events…
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