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Harris County Appraisal District

Agricultural Appraisal Section

PO Box 922005

Houston, TX 77292-2005

FORM 50-129 (01/20)

Account Number:

Tax Year:

*NEWAG113*

Application for 1-d-1 (Open-Space) Agricultural Use Appraisal

GENERAL INFORMATION: Texas Constitution, Article VIII, Section

1-d-1, and Tax Code, Chapter 23, Subchapter D, provide for appraisal

of open-space land.

SECTION 1: Property Owner/Applicant

Individual Partnership Corporation Other (specify):

Name of Property Owner Date of Birth

Physical Address, City, State,ZIP Code

Primary Phone Number (area code and number) Email Address*

Mailing Address, City, State, ZIP Code (if different from the physical address provided above)

SECTION 2: Authorized Representative

If you are an individual property owner filing this application on your own behalf, skip to Section 3; all other applicants are required to

complete Section 2. Please indicate the basis for your authority to represent the property owner in filing this application:

Officer of the company General Partner of the company Attorney for property owner

Other and explain basis:

Agent for tax matters appointed under Tax Code Section 1.111 with completed and signed Form 50-162

Title of Authorized Representative

Name of Authorized Representative

Primary Phone Number (area code and number) Email Address*

Mailing Address, City, State, ZIP Code

SECTION 3: Property Description and Information

Provide the descriptive information requested below for the property that is the subject of this application or attach last year’s tax statement,

notice of appraised value or other correspondence identifying the property

Number of Acres (subject to this application)

Legal Description, abstract numbers, field numbers and/or plat numbers:

Application for 1-d-1 (Open-Space) Agricultural Use Appraisal

SECTION 3: Property Description and Information (concluded)

Select the appropriate box in response to each question below.

1. Has the ownership of the property changed since Jan. 1 of last year or since the last application was submitted? ...........................

If yes, the new owner must complete all applicable questions and, if the land is used to manage wildlife, sections 4 and 5 must be

completed.

Yes No

2. Last year, was 1-d-1 appraisal allowed on this property by the chief appraiser of this appraisal district? ...........................................

If no, all applicable questions must be completed and, if the land is used to manage wildlife, sections 4 and 5 must be completed.

If yes, complete only those parts of sections 4 and 5 that have changed since the earlier application or any information in sections

4 and 5 requested by the chief appraiser.

Yes No

3. Is this property located within the corporate limits of a city or town?....................................................................................................

Yes No

SECTION 4: Property Use

Provide complete answers to the following questions. List the agricultural use of the property according to the agricultural land categories listed in the

important information section of this form. Divide the total acreage according to individual uses to which the land is principally devoted.

1. Describe the current and past agricultural uses of this property as described in Section 3, starting with the current year and working back 5 years or

until 5 out of 7 years of agricultural use is shown. Five years of continuous agricultural use may be required if the land is located within the corporate

limits of a city or town.

Year

Agricultural Use Category of Land

(list all that apply)

Acres Principally Devoted to

Agricultural Use

Current

2. (a) List the livestock, exotic animals or exotic fowl raised or the type of wildlife managed on the property and the number of acres used for each

activity. Attach a list if the space is not sufficient.

Livestock, Exotic or Wildlife Number of Acres

(b) How many head of livestock or exotic animals are raised on the property (average per year)?

Livestock or Exotics Number of Head

3. List the crops grown (including ornamental plants, flowers or grapevines) and the number of acres devoted to each crop. Attach a list if the space is

not sufficient.

Type of Crop Number of Acres

Application for 1-d-1 (Open-Space) Agricultural Use Appraisal

SECTION 4: Property Use (concluded)

4. List the participation in any government programs for planting cover crops or land lying idle and the number of acres devoted to each program.

Attach a list if the space is not sufficient.

Program Name Number of Acres

5. If the property is now used for any nonagricultural activities, list all nonagricultural uses and the number of acres devoted to each use. Attach a list

if the space is not sufficient

Nonagricultural Use Number of Acres

SECTION 5: Wildlife Management Use

Complete this section only if the land is used for wildlife management. If the land is not used for wildlife management, do not complete this section.

1. If the land is used to manage wildlife, list at least three of the wildlife management practices being used (listed and described in the important

information section of this form).

2. Indicate the property’s agricultural land use category (described in the important information section of this form) for the tax year preceding the

land’s conversion to wildlife management use. For example, if the land was categorized as native pasture before conversion to wildlife

management, native pasture would be the response to this request as it is the category of use prior to conversion.

3. Attach the wildlife management plan for the property using the appropriate Texas Parks & Wildlife Department form (obtained at

www.tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/land/private/agricultural_land/).

4. Was the land subject to wildlife management a part of a larger tract of land qualified for 1-d-1 or timberland appraisal on Jan. 1 of ...

the previous year?

Yes No

5. Is any part of the land subject to wildlife management managed through a wildlife management property association? ......................

If yes, attach a written agreement obligating the owners in the association to perform wildlife management practices necessary to

qualify wildlife management land for 1-d-1 appraisal.

Yes No

6. Is any part of the land located in an area designated by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department as a habitat for an endangered

species, a threatened species or a candidate species for listing by as threatened or endangered?......................................................

Yes No

7. (a) Is the land that is the subject of this application subject to a permit issued under Federal Endangered Species Act Section 7 or

10(a)? ..............................................................................................................................................................................................

b) If yes, is the land included in a habitat preserve and subject to a conservation easement created under Texas Natural

Resources Code Chapter 183 or part of a conservation development under a federally approved habitat conservation plan?......

If yes to questions 7(a) and (b), provide evidence of the permit and of the conservation easement or habitat conservation plan.

Your application cannot be approved without this evidence.

Yes No

8. Is the land that is the subject of this application actively used for a conservation or restoration project providing compensation for

natural resources damage under one or more of the following laws:

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq.) ...................................

Oil Pollution Act (33 U.S.C. Section 2701 et seq.) .................................................................................................

Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq.) .................................................................................................

Texas Natural Resources Code Chapter 40 .........................................................................................................................................

If yes to any of the above, provide evidence of the conservation easement, deed restriction or settlement agreement with the

Texas Commission on Environmental Qualify. Applications without this evidence cannot be approved.

Yes No

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SECTION 6: Conversion to Timber Production

1. Was the land subject to this application converted to timber production after Sept. 1, 1997?................................................................

If yes, on what date was it converted to timber production? ................................................................................................................

2. Does the property owner wish to have the land subject to this application continue to be appraised as 1-d-1 land?............................

Yes No

SECTION 7: Certification and Signature

NOTICE REGARDING PENALTIES FOR MAKING OR FILING AN APPLICATION CONTAINING A FALSE STATEMENT: If you make a false

statement on this form, you could be found guilty of a Class A misdemeanor or a state jail felony under Penal Code Section 37.10.

“I, , swear or affirm the following:

Printed Name of Property Owner or Authorized Representative

1. that each fact contained in this application is true and correct;

2. that the property described in this application meets the qualifications under Texas law for the special appraisal claimed;

3. that I have read and understand the Notice Regarding Penalties for Making or Filing an Application Containing a False Statement.”

sign

here â

Signature of Property Owner/Applicant or Authorized Representative

Date

* An email address of a member of the public could be confidential under Government Code Section 552.137; however, by including the

email address on this form, you are affirmatively consenting to its release under the Public Information Act.

Application for 1-d-1 (Open-Space) Agricultural Use Appraisal

Important Information

GENERAL INFORMATION

Agricultural use includes, but is not limited to, the following

activities: (1) cultivating the soil; (2) producing crops for human

food, animal feed, or planting seed or for the production of fibers;

(3) floriculture, viticulture and horticulture; (4) raising or keeping

livestock; (5) raising or keeping exotic animals or fowl for the

production of human food or fiber, leather, pelts or other tangible

products having a commercial value; (6) planting cover crops or

leaving land idle for the purpose of participating in a governmental

program provided the land is not used for residential purposes or a

purpose inconsistent with agricultural use or leaving the land idle in

conjunction with normal crop or livestock rotation procedures; (7)

producing or harvesting logs and posts used for construction or

repair of fences, pens, barns or other agricultural improvements on

adjacent open-space land having the same owner and devoted to a

different agricultural use; (8) wildlife management; and (9)

beekeeping.

Wildlife management is defined as actively using land that at the

time the wildlife-management use began, was appraised as

qualified open-space or timberland under Tax Code, Chapter 23,

Subchapter D or E, to propagate a sustaining breeding, migrating

or wintering population of indigenous wild animals for human use,

including food, medicine or recreation, in at least three of the

following ways: (1) habitat control; (2) erosion control; (3) predator

control; (4) providing supplemental supplies of water; (5) providing

supplement supplies of food; (6) providing shelters; and (7) making

census counts to determine population.

Wildlife management is defined as actively using land to protect

federally listed endangered species under a federal permit if the

land is included in a habitat preserve subject to a conservation

easement created under Natural Resources Code Chapter 183 or

part of a conservation development under a federally approved

habitat conservation plan restricting the use of the land to protect

federally listed endangered species or actively using land for a

conservation or restoration project under certain federal and state

statutes. These two types of wildlife management uses do not

require showing a history of agricultural use but do require

evidence identified in section 6, questions 7 and 8.

Agricultural land use categories include: (1) irrigated cropland; (2)

dry cropland; (3) improved pastureland; (4) native pastureland; (5)

orchard; (6) wasteland; (7) timber production; (8) wildlife

management; and (9) other categories of land that are typical in the

area.

APPLICATION DEADLINES

The completed application must be filed with the chief appraiser

before May 1 of the year for which agricultural appraisal is

requested. If the application is approved, a new application is not

required in later years unless the land ownership changes, eligibility

ends or the chief appraiser requests a new application.

A late application may be filed up to midnight the day before the

appraisal review board approves appraisal records for the year,

which usually occurs in July. If a late application is approved, a

penalty will be applied in an amount equal to 10 percent of the

difference between the amount of tax imposed on the property and

the amount that would be imposed if the property were taxed at

market value.

DUTY TO NOTIFY AND PENALTIES:

The property owner must notify the chief appraiser no later than the

April 30 following the change in use or eligibility. A change of land

use for all or part of the property will trigger substantial additional

tax plus interest (a rollback tax). Payment of a penalty may also be

required for failure to notify the chief appraiser of a change in

agricultural use or qualification. Notice must be delivered to the

chief appraiser if:

Ÿ the property stops being used for agriculture (e.g., voluntarily

stopped farming);

Ÿ category of land use changes (e.g., from dry cropland to

irrigated cropland;

Ÿ level of use changes (e.g., a substantial increase or decrease

the number of cattle raised);

Ÿ nature of use changes (e.g., a switch from growing corn to

growing ornamental plants);

Ÿ property owner enters, leaves or changes governmental

programs (e.g., 100 acres placed in a conservation reserve

program); or

Ÿ the land is used for something other than agriculture (e.g., to

build a shopping center on most of the land).

DUTY TO NOTIFY FOR CERTAIN LANDOWNERS:

If land ceases to be devoted principally to agricultural use to the

degree of intensity generally accepted in the area, open-space

appraisal may be retained if the chief appraiser is notified as

required and the property owner:

Ÿ is a member of the armed services who is deployed or

stationed outside of Texas who intends to return the land to

the manner and to the degree of intensity that is generally

accepted in the area not later than the 180th day after being

deployed or stationed outside this state ceases;

Ÿ owns land that has previously been under open-space

appraisal primarily based on its citrus production; the land is

located in a pest management zone; and an agreement was

executed to destroy, remove or treat all the citrus trees

located on the land that are or could become infested with

pests with one of the following: Texas Citrus Pest and

Disease Management Corporation, Inc., the Texas

Commissioner of Agriculture or the U.S. Department of

Agriculture; or

Ÿ owns land that has previously been under open-space

appraisal primarily on the basis of livestock; the land is

located in a temporary quarantine area established during the

tax year by the Texas Animal Health Commission for the

purpose of regulating the handling of livestock and eradicating

ticks or exposure to ticks under Chapter 167, Agriculture

Code.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If the initial application form does not contain all essential

information, the chief appraiser may request additional information

that is necessary to determine whether the land qualifies for 1-d-1

appraisal. The chief appraiser may disapprove the application and

request additional information. The chief appraiser may deny the

application and that determination may be protested to the county

appraisal review board in a timely manner. If the chief appraiser

requests additional information from an applicant, the information

must be furnished within 30 days after the date of the request, or

the application is denied. For good cause shown, the chief

appraiser may extend the deadline for furnishing the information by

written order for a single 15 day period.

Harris County Appraisal District

Agricultural Appraisal Section

13013 Northwest Fwy

PO Box 922005

Houston, TX 77292-2005

FORM AGF-003 (10/12)

HCAD Agricultural Use Questionnaire

(1-d or 1-d-1 Agricultural Land)

Account Number:

Tax Year:

To assist us in timely verifying your eligibility for Agricultural Productivity

Valuation, please complete and return this questionnaire along with your

application by April 30. If you have questions concerning the information

requested, please contact the Agricultural Appraisal Section at (713)

957-7402.

Owner's

Name and

Address

Name of Owner:

Current Mailing Address (number and street):

City, State, Zip Code: Phone (area code and number):

Legal description

1. If used for grazing, was the land fenced on January 1? Yes No Is land fenced now? Yes No

List the type of livestock grazed: Number of Cattle Number of Goats/Sheep

Number of Horses Other/specify

2. How many acres are: Improved Pasture Native Pasture

Type of Grass

Note: Wooded pastures without a sufficient forage base do not qualify as pasture land.

3. Is this land currently in a FSA program, or do you plan to participate in a FSA program during the next 12 months?

Yes No

If yes, indicate your FSA farm number:

4. If you produce one of the following, please provide the information requested in the appropriate space below.

Hay Number of Acres Complete the Hay Supplement on the back of this form.

Corn Number of Acres Average yield per acre in bushels

Rice Number of Acres Average yield per acre in CWT

Soybeans Number of Acres Average yield per acre in bushels

Milo Number of Acres Average yield per acre in CWT

Nursery Number of Acres Primary nursery stock grown

Greenhouse Number of Acres # Greenhouses per acre

Turf Grass Number of Acres Average yield per acre

Tree Nursery Number of Acres # Trees per acre

Truck Farm Number of Acres Primary crop

Orchard (specify variety of trees):

Number of Acres # Trees per acre

Other/specify:

Number of Acres Average yield per acre

(Continued on back)

HCAD AGRICULTURAL USE QUESTIONNAIRE (continued)

5. Is this property leased for hunting? Yes No

6. Do you lease this property for agricultural purposes? Yes No

If yes, please provide the following:

This property is leased to:

Address:

City: State: Zip Code: Telephone No: ( )

Hay Production Supplement

A. What is the predominant type of forage species on this tract?

B. How many times was hay cut and baled on this tract last year?

If only one cutting was made, please explain why in the space below.

C. How many pounds of dry hay were produced on this tract last year? pounds

This production consisted of: Round Bales Square Bales

(number) (number)

D. Are weed & brush control practices carried out on this tract?

If no, explain why not.

E. Does this tract receive fertilization and/or liming? How often?

If no, explain why not.

Any person who make a false entry upon the foregoing record shall be subject to the penalties set forth in Section

37.10, Texas Penal Code.

I certify that the information submitted on or attached to this form is true and correct.

Applicant's Signature Date

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