42.20.602    STEPS IN DETERMINING THE CLASSIFICATION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND

(1) Steps in the agricultural classification process may include the use of:

(a) department land use maps;

(b) internal desktop land use classification, using the criteria for each agricultural land use;

(c) on-site field reviews, operator and land owner interviews, and inspection by local department appraisal staff; and

(d) a Geographic Information System (GIS) to digitally identify each producer's agricultural land use.

History: 15-1-201, 15-7-111, MCA; IMP, 15-7-201, 15-7-202, 15-7-208, MCA; NEW, 2010 MAR p. 549, Eff. 2/26/10; AMD, 2015 MAR p. 2350, Eff. 1/1/16.