A West Virginia agricultural land protection authority is established within the Department of Agriculture. The authority has the powers and duties provided in this article.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 12. Voluntary Farmland Protection Programs
§8A-12-1. Legislative Findings and Purpose
§8A-12-3. Content and Requirements of Farmland Protection Programs
§8A-12-4. Farmland Protection Boards -– Appointment, Composition, Terms
§8A-12-5. Farmland Protection Boards -– Powers
§8A-12-6. Farmland Protection Board Duties
§8A-12-7. West Virginia Agricultural Land Protection Authority -– Established
§8A-12-8. West Virginia Agricultural Land Protection Authority -– Board of Trustees
§8A-12-9. West Virginia Agricultural Land Protection Authority -– Powers
§8A-12-10. West Virginia Agricultural Land Protection Authority -– Duties
§8A-12-12. Methods of Farmland Protection
§8A-12-13. Offer of Conservation or Preservation Easements
§8A-12-14. Value of Conservation or Preservation Easement
§8A-12-16. Use of Land for Which Conservation or Preservation Easement Acquired
§8A-12-17. Funding of Farmland Protection Programs
§8A-12-18. Disbursements by the Authority to County Farmland Protection Boards
§8A-12-19. Classification of Land Subject to Conservation or Preservation Easement
§8A-12-20. Authorization for Commissioner of Agriculture to Promulgate Proposed Rules