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Senate refines Agricultural Protection Area process to let more landowners apply

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Senate Bill 11-33 as amended passed the Idaho Senate to clarify and streamline how landowners apply to place property in Agricultural Protection Areas. Sponsors said the amendments restore legislative intent and prevent county ordinances from blocking applications; vote: 27 yes, 7 no, 1 absent.

The Idaho Senate on March 14 passed Senate Bill 11-33 as amended, changes to the Agricultural Protection Area Act intended to clarify application and review procedures for landowners seeking protections for farmland. The senate vote was 27 in favor, 7 against, with 1 absent.

Sponsor Senator Adams described the bill as a “cleanup” that makes the Agricultural Protection Area process…

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