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Scott County adopts ordinance updating exemptions for farm equipment and household goods
Summary
The Scott County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance updating a 1979 personal‑property ordinance to exempt specified farm and household personal property under Va. Code §§58.1‑3504 and 58.1‑3505; the measure excludes utility trailers and most RVs, and changes to tax rates or inventories could not be applied to the current tax year, staff said.
The Scott County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt an ordinance that amends and restates a 1979 county ordinance to grant relief from personal‑property taxes on certain farm property and to add exemptions for household goods under the Code of Virginia.
The ordinance, introduced at the board’s public hearing, updates language to align with Va. Code §§58.1‑3504 and 58.1‑3505 and explicitly covers forestry equipment that is part of a farm. After staff explained that the 1979 ordinance had been lost to the minutes and needed to be brought current, Supervisor…
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