H. B. 2105
(By Delegates Fragale and Martin)
[Introduced February 9, 2005; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.]
A BILL to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §11-4-3a, relating to
providing that applications for farm use valuation must be
filed with the county assessor between the thirtieth day of
June and the first day of October of each year.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-4-3a, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 4. ASSESSMENT OF REAL PROPERTY.
§11-4-3a. Farm use valuation.
Notwithstanding any rule or provision of law to the contrary,
in order to qualify for farmland valuation, the owner shall apply
annually for the valuation on forms prescribed by the state tax
commissioner which shall be filed with the assessor of the county wherein the land is situated after the thirtieth day of June and on
or before the first day of October.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide that
applications for farm use valuation must be filed with the county
assessor between June 30 and October 1 of each year.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.