The purpose of a registration is to provide a public record of the existence of actively used farmland in order to assist public disclosure and the setback of inconsistent development under section 56. A registration must include:

1. 1. Landowner The name and address of the landowner;

   [PL 1989, c. 478, §1 (NEW).]

2. 2. Certification Certification by the applicable soil and water conservation district that the land is farmland in accordance with the provisions of Title 12, section 6‑A;

   [PL 1989, c. 478, §1 (NEW).]

3. 3. Farm and open space classification

   [PL 2011, c. 608, §7 (RP).]

4. 4. Crops The types of farm products that are grown on the farmland to be registered;

   [PL 2011, c. 608, §7 (AMD).]

5. 5. Acreage The acreage of farmland to be registered;

   [PL 1989, c. 478, §1 (NEW).]

6. 6. Income

   [PL 2011, c. 608, §7 (RP).]

7. 7. Maps A copy of the municipal tax map, when available, and a statement of the tax parcel number or numbers that include the land at issue and any other maps needed to clearly show the location of the land, including a depiction of the distance between areas producing farm products and any property boundary within 100 feet for farmland registered within the time frame provided under section 53‑B, subsection 1 and 50 feet for farmland registered pursuant to section 53‑I;

   [PL 2011, c. 608, §7 (AMD).]

8. 8. Deed A copy of the registrant's deed; and

   [PL 1989, c. 478, §1 (NEW).]

9. 9. Abutter The names and addresses of each abutting landowner to whom notice is being sent pursuant to section 53‑D.

   [PL 1989, c. 478, §1 (NEW).]

PL 1989, c. 478, §1 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 608, §7 (AMD).