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State officials, assessors and farmers debate widening agricultural tax classification to include poultry, pigs and other non‑grazing operations
Summary
State property tax officials and county assessors told a legislative review committee that Colorado's preferential agricultural assessment is tied to the land's "earning or productive capacity" as defined in the constitution and statute, while farmers and advocates urged careful expansion to cover pasture‑based poultry and pigs with guardrails to prevent unintended tax losses.
Property tax administrators, county assessors and farm advocates told a legislative review panel that Colorado's agricultural preferential assessment is rooted in the state constitution and statute and is applied by converting income from the land into value.
Joanne Groff, the property tax administrator, told the Water Resources and Agriculture Review Committee that the constitution requires valuation of agricultural land to rest on "consideration of the earning or productive capacity of that land" and that statute establishes a capitalization rate and procedural review. Kyle Hooper of the Division of Property Taxation explained the division's income‑based model for ranch valuation, which uses carrying‑capacity metrics (AUMs),…
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