S513 - North Carolina Farm Act of 2015, Sec. 37: Allow Alternate Forms of Documentation for Participation in Certain Agricultural Cost-Share Programs (SL 2015-263)

Overview: Sec. 37 of S.L. 2015-263 provides that an applicant for either the Agriculture Cost Share Program for Nonpoint Source Pollution Control or the Agricultural Water Resources Assistance Program (AgWRAP) may prove his or her eligibility for either program by showing one of the following forms of documentation, which are also used as evidence of bona fide farm status for zoning purposes:

• A farm sales tax exemption certificate issued by the Department of Revenue.
• A copy of the property tax listing showing that the property is eligible for participation in the present use value program.
• A copy of the farm owner's or operator's Schedule F from the owner's or operator's most recent federal income tax return.
• A forest management plan.
• A Farm Identification Number issued by the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency.