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Resources

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Laws

Georgia Right to Farm Enabling Statute (Ga. Code Ann. § 41-1-7 (2004).)

Georgia TDR Enabling Statutes (GA. Code. Ann. §§ 36-66A-1 to 36-66A-2 (2005).)

Statistics

Farms

49,311

Land in farms (acres)

10,744,239

Market value of agricultural products sold ($1000)

4,911,752

Total land area (acres)

37,059,923

Agricultural land converted to developed uses (acres)

201,700

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Legislative Updates

Georgia House Bill 1274 (2008)

Georgia House Bill 1176 (2008)

Georgia Senate Bill 157 (2007)

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Sample Documents

Oconee County, GA: Letter of Interest in Farmland Protection Program

Literature

FIC Fact Sheets

The Local Government Fiscal Impacts of Land Uses in Union County: Revenue and Expenditure Streams by Land Use Category

Farmland Protection and Estate Planning for Georgia Farms and Forestlands

An Unlevel Playing Field: How Public Policies Favor Suburban Sprawl Over Downtown Development in Metropolitan Atlanta

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