The Legislature finds and declares that it is desirable to expand options available to landowners for the preservation of agricultural land. It is therefore the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to encourage the creation of longer term voluntary enforceable restrictions within agricultural preserves.
Cal. Gov. Code § 51296
Farmland Security Zones
Known as the California Land Conservation Act of 1965 or as the Williamson Act
The act spans §§ 51200 to 51297.4 (97 sections).
Repealed and added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 506, Sec. 23
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.