An owner or a group of owners of land are eligible to propose the creation of an ASA if the following conditions are met:

1. (1) The land described in the proposal is used for agricultural production (although a reasonable amount of nonviable farm land and nonfarm land may be included if it is not feasible to exclude it).
2. (2) Some portion of the land described in the proposal lies within the local government unit to which the proposal is submitted.
3. (3) The total acreage described within the proposal comprises at least 250 acres of viable agricultural land.

4. (4) If tax parcel numbers or accounts reflect that a parcel is not contiguous to other land included in the proposal, that tax parcel or account is at least one of the following:

   1. (i) Comprised of 10 or more acres.
   2. (ii) Has anticipated yearly gross income of at least $2,000 from agricultural production.

Cross References

This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 138l.21 (relating to effective date of the creation or modification of an ASA); 7 Pa. Code § 138l.41 (relating to removing land that has been in an ASA for 7 years or more); and 7 Pa. Code § 138l.42 (relating to removiing land in the course of the 7-year review or an interim review).