(1) Steps in the agricultural classification process may include the use of:
- (a) department land use maps;
- (b) internal desktop land use classification, using the criteria for each agricultural land use;
- (c) on-site field reviews, operator and land owner interviews, and inspection by local department appraisal staff; and
- (d) a Geographic Information System (GIS) to digitally identify each producer's agricultural land use.
Authorizing statute(s): 15-1-201, 15-7-111, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 15-7-201, 15-7-202, 15-7-208, MCA
History: NEW, 2010 MAR p. 549, Eff. 2/26/10; AMD, 2015 MAR p. 2350, Eff. 1/1/16.