Application for 1-d-1 (Open-Space) Agricultural
Use Appraisal
Form 50-129
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Tax Year
____________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________
Appraisal District’s Name Appraisal District Account Number (if known)
GENERAL INFORMATION: Texas Constitution, Article VIII, Section 1-d-1, and Tax Code, Chapter 23, Subchapter D, provide for appraisal of open-space land.
FILING INSTRUCTIONS: This form must be filed with the appraisal district office in each county in which the property is located. Do not file this document with the Texas
Comptroller of Public Accounts.
SECTION 1: Property Owner/Applicant
The applicant is the following type of property owner:
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
Agent for tax matters appointed under Tax Code Section 1.111 with completed and signed Form 50-162
Other and explain basis: __________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________
Name of Authorized Representative
__________________________________________ _______________________________ _________________________________
Title 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:
Form developed by: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Property Tax Assistance Division
For additional copies, visit:
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Application for 1-d-1 (Open-Space) Agricultural Use Appraisal Form 50-129
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1. Has the ownership of the property changed since Jan. 1 of last year or since the last application was submitted? ..................................
Yes
No
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.
2.
Last year, was 1-d-1 appraisal allowed on this property by the chief appraiser of this appraisal district? ............................................
Yes
No
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.
3.
Is this property located within the corporate limits of a city or town? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yes
No
SECTION 3: Property Description and Information (concluded)
Select the appropriate box in response to each question below.
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
(Lists all that apply)
Acres Principally Devoted to
Agricultural Use
Current
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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
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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).
A. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Indicate the propertys 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? ...........................
Yes
No
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.
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)? ....................................................................................................................
Yes
No
(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?
.......................................................................................................................
Yes
No
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.
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.)
........................................
Yes
No
Oil Pollution Act (33 U.S.C. Section 2701 et seq.) ................................................................................................
Yes
No
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq.) .............................................................................
Yes
No
Texas Natural Resources Code Chapter 40
......................................................................................................
Yes
No
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.
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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? .....................................................
Yes
No
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: Certication 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.
____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________
Signature of Property Owner 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.
For HAYS-CAD AG Appraiser Use Only
Appraiser:________________________________
Field Inspected:___________________________
PICTO Inspected:__________________________
Supporting Docs:__________________________
Approved:________________________________
AGUP:__________________________________
Disapproved:______________________________
Need:____________________________________
Reply By:_________________________________
Denied:__________________________________
Reason:__________________________________
Reply By:_________________________________
CIU:_____________________________________
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Scanned: lease; supplemental trag info; wildlife info
Appraiser Comments:
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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:
the property stops being used for agriculture (e.g., voluntarily
stopped farming);
category of land use changes (e.g., from dry cropland to irrigated
cropland;
level of use changes (e.g., a substantial increase or decrease the
number of cattle raised);
nature of use changes (e.g., a switch from growing corn to growing
ornamental plants);
property owner enters, leaves or changes governmental programs
(e.g., 100 acres placed in a conservation reserve program); or
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:
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;
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
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 deter-
mine 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.