General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT |
TITLE IX. TAXATION |
CHAPTER 61A. ASSESSMENT AND TAXATION OF AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL LAND |
SECTION 1. Land in agricultural use defined |
SECTION 2. Land in horticultural use defined |
SECTION 2A. Land used to site renewable energy generating source |
SECTION 3. Land of five-acre minimum area actively devoted to agricultural or horticultural uses defined; gross sales and program payment standard |
SECTION 4. Valuation of land in agricultural, etc. use; contiguous land; tax rate |
SECTION 4A. Tax rate for land actively devoted to agricultural or horticultural use |
SECTION 5. Contiguous land under one ownership within more than one city or town |
SECTION 6. Annual determination of eligibility for valuation; application; form; certification |
SECTION 7. Additional assessment; change in use in pre-tax year between October 1 and June 30 |
SECTION 8. Timely filing of application in towns or cities with programs of revaluation not completed by October 1 of pre-tax year |
SECTION 9. Allowance or disallowance of application for valuation; notice; liens |
SECTION 10. Factors to be considered in valuing land |
SECTION 11. Farmland valuation advisory commission; expenditures |
SECTION 12. Sale of land or change of use; liability for conveyance tax; exemptions |
SECTION 13. Change of use; liability for roll-back taxes |
SECTION 14. Sale for or conversion to residential or commercial use; notice of intent to city or town; option to purchase; assignment of option |
SECTION 15. Taxation of buildings and land occupied by dwelling |
SECTION 16. Continuance of land valuation, assessment and taxation under this chapter dependent upon qualifying use |
SECTION 17. Separation of land to other use; liability for conveyance or roll-back taxes; continuing qualification of remainder |
SECTION 18. Special or betterment assessments; payment; interest |
SECTION 19. Roll-back taxes; procedures for assessment; appeal to appellate tax board |
SECTION 19A. Sale of land; certification of taxes paid or payable |
SECTION 20. Valuation and assessment for purposes other than provisions of this chapter; equalization |
SECTION 21. Factual details on tax list |
SECTION 22. Rules and regulations; forms and procedures |
SECTION 23. Use of valuation, etc. procedures to evade taxes; penalties |
SECTION 24. Severability |