Procedures, Limitations and Responsibilities

  1. Law
  2. Tennessee Code
  3. Agriculture and Horticulture
  4. Agricultural District and Farmland Preservation Act
  5. Procedures, Limitations and Responsibilities

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Upon establishment of an agricultural district the following procedures, limitations, and responsibilities apply:

  1. Any ownership within an agricultural district that has received a notice of condemnation proceedings against its property may request the local soil conservation district to conduct a public hearing to review the project's impact on that property. The public hearing shall be held within forty-five (45) calendar days of the receipt of such summons of condemnation proceedings.
  2. The local soil conservation district with the assistance of the state soil conservation committee shall provide appropriate notification about establishment of the agricultural district to local and state governmental agencies, local media, and other communication networks. The soil conservation district shall also issue appropriate certificates of recognition to the respective ownerships within the agricultural district.
  3. The local soil conservation district in cooperation with the local roads superintendent, or the superintendent's counterpart, as well as the department of transportation, may erect signs as may be appropriate to recognize a designated agricultural district.


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