West Virginia Code
Chapter 8A. Land Use Planning
Article 12. Voluntary Farmland Protection Programs

§8A-12-1. Legislative Findings and Purpose - (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that agriculture is...

§8A-12-2. County Farmland Protection Programs and Farmland Protection Boards Authorized; Authority of County Commission to Approve Purchase of Farmland Easements; Expense Reimbursement of Actual Expenses for the Board Members - (a) The county commission of each county may adopt and...

§8A-12-3. Content and Requirements of Farmland Protection Programs - (a) An adopted farmland protection program shall include only those...

§8A-12-4. Farmland Protection Boards -– Appointment, Composition, Terms - (a) Composition. -- A farmland protection board shall be composed...

§8A-12-5. Farmland Protection Boards -– Powers - A farmland protection board has the following general powers: (a)...

§8A-12-6. Farmland Protection Board Duties - The duties of each farmland protection board are as follows:...

§8A-12-7. West Virginia Agricultural Land Protection Authority -– Established - A West Virginia agricultural land protection authority is established within...

§8A-12-8. West Virginia Agricultural Land Protection Authority -– Board of Trustees - (a) Composition; chairman; quorum; qualifications. -- The authority established on...

§8A-12-9. West Virginia Agricultural Land Protection Authority -– Powers - The authority has the following general powers: (a) Power to...

§8A-12-10. West Virginia Agricultural Land Protection Authority -– Duties - The authority shall: (a) Disseminate information regarding agricultural land protection...

§8A-12-11. Definitions - For purposes of the voluntary farmland protection programs, the following...

§8A-12-12. Methods of Farmland Protection - (a) The authority or a county farmland protection board may...

§8A-12-13. Offer of Conservation or Preservation Easements - (a) Owner may offer to sell or donate a conservation...

§8A-12-14. Value of Conservation or Preservation Easement - (a) Maximum value. -- The maximum value of any conservation...

§8A-12-15. Criteria for Acquisition of Conservation and Preservation Easements by County Farmland Protection Boards and the Authority - The authority and county farmland protection boards, in ranking applications...

§8A-12-16. Use of Land for Which Conservation or Preservation Easement Acquired - (a) Provisions to be included in conservation or preservation easement...

§8A-12-17. Funding of Farmland Protection Programs - (a) County funds. -- (1) Creation of county funds. --...

§8A-12-18. Disbursements by the Authority to County Farmland Protection Boards - (a) Applications; amount. -- If a county has established a...

§8A-12-19. Classification of Land Subject to Conservation or Preservation Easement - Notwithstanding any statute or rule to the contrary, any property...

§8A-12-20. Authorization for Commissioner of Agriculture to Promulgate Proposed Rules - The commissioner of agriculture may propose rules for legislative approval...

§8A-12-21. Tax on Privilege of Transferring Real Property - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section two, article twenty-two, chapter...