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California Farmland Conservancy Program Act

California · PRC · §§ 10200 to 10264 · 51 sections

Overview

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) The agricultural lands of the state contribute substantially to the state, national, and world food supply and are a vital part of the state’s economy. (b) The growing population and expanding economy of the state have had a profound impact on the ability of the public and private sectors to conserve land for the production of food and fiber, especially agricultural land around urban areas. (c) Agricultural lands near urban areas that are maintained in productive agricultural use are a significant part of California’s agricultural heritage. These lands contribute to the economic betterment of local areas and the entire state and are an important source of food, fiber, and other agricultural products. Conserving these lands is necessary due to increasing development pressures and the effects of urbanization on farmlands close to cities. (d) The long-term conservation of agricultural land is necessary to safeguard an adequate supply of agricultural land and to balance the increasing development pressures around urban areas. (e) A program to encourage and make possible the long-term conservation of agricultural l

Quoted from § 10201 — the act's own words.

In the courts

Sections of this act have been cited in 2 court decisions.

Most-cited authority: 218 CALAPP4TH 230 - Masonite Corp. v. County of Mendocino

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