Sec. 6.12. AGRICULTURAL APPRAISAL ADVISORY BOARD. (a) The chief appraiser of each appraisal district shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the board of directors, an agricultural advisory board composed of three or more members as determined by the board.
(b) The agricultural advisory board members must be landowners of the district whose land qualifies for appraisal under Subchapter C, D, E, or H, Chapter 23, and who have been residents of the district for at least five years.
(c) Members of the board serve for staggered terms of two years. In making the initial appointments of members of the agricultural advisory board the chief appraiser shall appoint for a term of one year one-half of the members, or if the number of members is an odd number, one fewer than a majority of the membership.
(d) The board shall meet at the call of the chief appraiser at least once a year.
(e) An employee or officer of an appraisal district may not be appointed and may not serve as a member of the agricultural advisory board.
(f) A member of the agricultural advisory board is not entitled to compensation.
(g) The board shall advise the chief appraiser on the valuation and use of land that may be designated for agricultural use or that may be open space agricultural or timber land within the district.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 274, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 631, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 228 (H.B. 361), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Property Tax Administration
Chapter 6 - Local Administration
Subchapter A. Appraisal Districts
Section 6.01. Appraisal Districts Established
Section 6.02. District Boundaries
Section 6.03. Board of Directors
Section 6.031. Changes in Board Membership or Selection
Section 6.033. Recall of Director
Section 6.034. Optional Staggered Terms for Board of Directors
Section 6.036. Interest in Certain Contracts Prohibited
Section 6.037. Participation of Conservation and Reclamation Districts in Appraisal District Matters
Section 6.04. Organization, Meetings, and Compensation
Section 6.05. Appraisal Office
Section 6.0501. Appointment of Eligible Chief Appraiser by Comptroller
Section 6.051. Ownership or Lease of Real Property
Section 6.052. Taxpayer Liaison Officer
Section 6.053. Assistance to Emergency Management Authorities
Section 6.054. Restriction on Employment by Appraisal District
Section 6.06. Appraisal District Budget and Financing
Section 6.061. Changes in Method of Financing
Section 6.062. Publication of Budget
Section 6.063. Financial Audit
Section 6.07. Taxing Unit Boundaries
Section 6.08. Notice of Optional Exemptions
Section 6.09. Designation of District Depository
Section 6.10. Disapproval of Board Actions
Section 6.11. Purchasing and Contracting Authority
Section 6.12. Agricultural Appraisal Advisory Board
Section 6.13. District Records
Section 6.14. Information Provided to Texas Legislative Council
Section 6.15. Ex Parte Communications; Penalty
Section 6.155. Certain Communications by Taxing Units Prohibited; Penalty