1. A. The compliance date for covered farms subject to the requirements of Articles 2 through 17 is calculated on a rolling basis during the previous three-year period, determined by the average annual monetary value of food sales and services rendered, as follows:

   1. 1. By January 26, 2018, all farms that sold more than $500,000;
   2. 2. By January 28, 2019, small farms that sold more than $250,000 but not more than $500,000; and
   3. 3. By January 27, 2020, very small farms that sold not more than $250,000.

2. B. The compliance date for covered farms subject to agricultural water requirements pursuant to Article 7 is calculated on a rolling basis during the previous three-year period, determined by the average annual monetary value of food sales and services rendered, as follows:

   1. 1. By January 26, 2022, all farms that sold more than $500,000;
   2. 2. By January 26, 2023, small farms that sold more than $250,000 but not more than $500,000; and
   3. 3. By January 26, 2024, very small farms that sold not more than $250,000.

Historical Note

New Section made by exempt rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 681, effective August 19, 2019; filed in the Office March 27, 2020 (Supp. 20-1).