Idaho § 67-9709 - ADDING LAND TO and REMOVING LAND FROM AN AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION AREA
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§ 67-9709. ADDING LAND TO and REMOVING LAND FROM AN AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION AREA
(1) A landowner may add land to an existing agricultural protection area by filing an application with the board of county commissioners. The application to add land to an existing agricultural protection area shall be processed in accordance with section 67-9706 , Idaho Code.
(2) An owner of land within an agricultural protection area may remove any or all of the land from the agricultural protection area by filing a petition for removal with the board of county commissioners.
(a) The board of county commissioners shall acknowledge receipt of the petition for removal in writing; and
(b) Confirm the removal date as ten (10) years from the date of petition for removal, or upon expiration of the designation, whichever is sooner.
(3) The board of county commissioners shall establish a process by which an owner of land within an agricultural protection area may remove any or all of the land from the agricultural protection area for reasons of hardship, as defined in this chapter.
(4) The board of county commissioners may charge an administrative fee not to exceed the cost of covering administrative expenses associated with processing changes to an agricultural protection area, including but not limited to updating the agricultural protection area map, recording documents, and reasonable staff time for processing the request. The clerk of the board of county commissioners shall record the renewal of an agricultural protection area pursuant to section 67-9708 , Idaho Code.
[67-9709, added 2024, ch. 215, sec. 1, p. 765; am. 2025, ch. 241, sec. 4, p. 1090; am. 2025, ch. 308, sec. 2, p. 1306.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Idaho Statutes § 67-9709 cover?
Section 67-9709 ("ADDING LAND TO and REMOVING LAND FROM AN AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION AREA") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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