Connecticut § 7-131o Taking of active agricultural land by eminent domain. Purchase of agricultural conservation easement or development rights. Notice to Commissioner of Agriculture.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 7-131o — Taking of active agricultural land by eminent domain. Purchase of agricultural conservation easement or development rights. Notice to Commissioner of Agriculture.

Connecticut § 7-131o

Title 7Municipalities

Ch. 97Municipalities: General Provisions

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-131o (2026).

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A municipality, town, city, borough or district, as defined in section 7-324, that takes active agricultural land by eminent domain shall:

(1)Purchase an agricultural conservation easement on an equivalent amount of active agricultural land of comparable or better soil quality in such municipality, town, city, borough or district; or (2) if no comparable active agricultural land is available for an agricultural conservation easement as provided in subdivision (1) of this section, pay a fee for the purchase of development rights to an equivalent amount of active agricultural land of comparable or better soil quality elsewhere in the state. Such purchase amount shall be paid to the General Fund and credited to the state program for the preservation of agricultural land established pursuant

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A municipality, town, city, borough or district, as defined in section 7-324, that takes active agricultural land by eminent domain shall: (1) Purchase an agricultural conservation easement on an equivalent amount of active agricultural land of comparable or better soil quality in such municipality, town, city, borough or district; or (2) if no comparable active agricultural land is available for an agricultural conservation easement as provided in subdivision (1) of this section, pay a fee for the purchase of development rights to an equivalent amount of active agricultural land of comparable or better soil quality elsewhere in the state. Such purchase amount shall be paid to the General Fund and credited to the state program for the preservation of agricultural land established pursuant to chapter 422a. The municipality, town, city, borough or district shall notify the Commissioner of Agriculture of its intent to comply with the provisions of subdivision (1) or (2) of this section. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall determine the amount of the payment to be made by such municipality, town, city, borough or district for the purchase of an agricultural conservation easement or the purchase of development rights pursuant to subdivision (1) or (2) of this section. The municipality, town, city, borough or district shall not proceed unless the Commissioner of Agriculture approves the purchase of an agricultural conservation easement pursuant to subdivision (1) of this section. Such agricultural conservation easement shall be jointly and severally held by the municipality, town, city, borough or district and the state.

Legislative History

(P.A. 04-189, S. 1; 04-222, S. 4; P.A. 05-288, S. 213.) History: P.A. 04-222 effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189, effective June 1, 2004, repealed Secs. 146 to 148, inclusive, of June 6 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 which had created a single Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection from separate Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, necessitating substitution of “Commissioner of Agriculture” for “Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection” in this section; P.A. 05-288 made technical changes, effective July 13, 2005.