Indiana § 32-22-3-4.5 Prohibition on acquiring or leasing agricultural land

Indiana Statutes

§ 32-22-3-4.5 — Prohibition on acquiring or leasing agricultural land

Indiana § 32-22-3-4.5

Title 32PROPERTY

Art. 22CONVEYANCE LIMITATIONS OF REAL

Ch. 3Rights of a Foreign Business Entity to Hold and Convey

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Ind. Code § 32-22-3-4.5 (2026).

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(a)This section does not apply to agricultural land on which there has been no agricultural activity in the last five (5) years, unless the agricultural land is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency as farmland.

(b)After June 30, 2024, a prohibited person may not do any of the following:

(1)Acquire by grant, purchase, devise, descent, or otherwise any agricultural land located in Indiana.

(2)Enter into a lease agreement as a lessee for any agricultural land located in Indiana. This subdivision does not apply to the renewal of a lease for agricultural land that is in place prior to July 1, 2024, if the acreage and description of the agricultural land subject to the lease does not change.

(3)Acquire by grant, purchase, devise, descent, or oth

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5. (a) This section does not apply to
agricultural land on which there has been no agricultural activity in the
last five (5) years, unless the agricultural land is recognized by the
United States Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency as
farmland.
(b) After June 30, 2024, a prohibited person may not do any of the
following:
(1) Acquire by grant, purchase, devise, descent, or otherwise any
agricultural land located in Indiana.
(2) Enter into a lease agreement as a lessee for any agricultural
land located in Indiana. This subdivision does not apply to the
renewal of a lease for agricultural land that is in place prior to
July 1, 2024, if the acreage and description of the agricultural
land subject to the lease does not change.
(3) Acquire by grant, purchase, devise, descent, or otherwise any
mineral right or water or riparian right on any agricultural land
located in Indiana.
(4) Enter into a lease agreement as a lessee for any mineral right
or water or riparian right on any agricultural land located in
Indiana.
(c) A person who is not a prohibited person is not civilly or
criminally liable for failing to determine or inquire if a person is a
prohibited person under this section.
(d) A purchase, acquisition, or lease of agricultural land in violation
of this section is subject to divestiture pursuant to section 6.5 of this
chapter.
(e) No title to agricultural land shall be invalid or subject to
divestiture by reason of a violation of this section by any former owner
or other individual or entity holding or owning a former interest in the
agricultural land.