10-6-114. Criteria for qualifying for tax freeze on agricultural property of beginning farmer.
The tax freeze in §10-6-113 may be applied to agricultural property classified pursuant to §10-6-110 if the following criteria are met:
(1)The owner of the property is a beginning farmer who has never before owned agricultural land;
(2)The property does not exceed one hundred sixty acres or one-half of the median-sized farm in the county as determined by the board of commissioners, whichever is greater;
(3)The beginning farmer works on and operates the farm;
(4)At least half of the beginning farmer's gross income is derived from agriculture;
(5)The property has not been subject to a beginning farmer's tax freeze for at least twenty years prior to the purchase date.
Source: SL 1994, ch 81, §2; SL 2021, ch 44, § 44.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 06 - Annual Assessment Of Property
Section 10-6-101 - Definition of terms.
Section 10-6-102 - Mill levy defined--Substitution.
Section 10-6-103 - One mill defined--Substitution.
Section 10-6-104 - Fair market value and full and true value defined.
Section 10-6-105 - Period during which assessment made--Date of assessment.
Section 10-6-108 - Statement of real property required of taxpayers.
Section 10-6-109 - Viewing of property--Inspection of records--Recording assessed value.
Section 10-6-110 - Classification of property--Notation by director.
Section 10-6-111 - Agricultural land taxed without regard to zoning.
Section 10-6-112 - Classification of agricultural land--Criteria.
Section 10-6-113 - Property tax freeze authorized for agricultural property of beginning farmer.
Section 10-6-117 - Agricultural land--Riparian buffer strip classification--Criteria.
Section 10-6-120 - Property not used for agriculture separately assessed.
Section 10-6-121 - Minimum and maximum median sales to assessment ratio.
Section 10-6-122 - Maximum coefficient of dispersion.
Section 10-6-123 - Distinction between agricultural and nonagricultural real property.
Section 10-6-124 - Promulgation of rules--Purposes.
Section 10-6-125 - Assessed value of inundated farmlands--Classification.
Section 10-6-127 - Agricultural land to be assessed based on agricultural income value.
Section 10-6-128 - Agricultural income value--Determination--Database of cropland data.
Section 10-6-129 - Factors used for percentage of annual earning capacity.
Section 10-6-130 - Soil classification--Land categorization--Director adjustments.
Section 10-6-131 - Agricultural income value for county--Adjustment of assessed value by director.
Section 10-6-132 - Classification of buildings and structures.
Section 10-6-133 - Fair market value of agricultural land.
Section 10-6-134 - Agricultural Land Assessment Implementation and Oversight Advisory Task Force.
Section 10-6-137.1 - Discretionary formula for reduced taxation of new residential structures.
Section 10-6-138 - Municipal adoption of reduction for new property.
Section 10-6-139 - Adoption of assessed value formula by governing board of improvement district.
Section 10-6-141 - Boundaries of redevelopment neighborhood.
Section 10-6-142 - Standards for redevelopment neighborhood property within municipality.
Section 10-6-143 - Classification of certain residential property.
Section 10-6-144 - Valuation of certain residential property.
Section 10-6-147 - Petition for reversal of director's decision--Notice and hearing.
Section 10-6-148 - Railroad and highway rights-of-way deducted in valuing land.
Section 10-6-149 - Real estate list included in assessment lists, rolls, and book--Contents.
Section 10-6-150 - Form for real estate list.
Section 10-6-151 - Equalization director's affidavit attached to real estate list.
Section 10-6-152 - Records of county auditor or treasurer authorized as tax records.
Section 10-6-153 - Delivery of updated records to boards of equalization--Open to public inspection.
Section 10-6-154 - Notice of assessment--Required information--Promulgation of rules.
Section 10-6-157 - Consideration of federal income tax credits in assessing property prohibited.