RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR THE VALUATION OF LAND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS AGRICULTURAL USE DTE FORM 109(A) (PRESCRIBED 8-81) IMPORTANT: To continue to receive current agricultural use valuation, the owner must file this renewal application with the County Auditor prior to the first Monday in March each year. Failure to do so may result in a tax increase and recoupment charge. A new owner must file an initial application (DTE Form 109) even if the previous owner was on the program. USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES/MEANS: A. For tracts, lots, or parcels of ten acres or more: 1. Land used for commercial animal or poultry husbandry, aquaculture, or apiculture. 2. Land used for the commercial production of field crops, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, nursery stock, ornamental trees, sod, flowers, or timber. 3. Land qualified for compensation under a land conservation or retirement program with the federal government. 4. Land used for noncommercial production or growth of timber, if it is adjacent to or part of the owner's land qualified under numbers 1, 2, or 3 above. B. For tracts, lots or parcels under 10 acres: land used for purposes described in numbers 1, 2, and 3 above qualifies. However, land used for the purposes in numbers 1 and 2 must show an average gross income of at least $2,500 for the preceding three years or anticipate that amount for the current year. C. Land taxes as forest land under Ohio Revised Code section 5713.23 does not qualify. D. Land that is idle for up to three years may continue to qualify. Any parcel that was idle would be marked with an "X" on front of form. Attach sheet explaining why that parcel was idle. PARCEL ACRES If a parcel identified above was not devoted exclusively to agriculture last year, then make an “X” in the box beside its parcel number. If a parcel is included in a federal land program, then make an “F” in the box beside its parcel number. If the total acreage farmed is less than 10 acres, then Enter gross earned income from agriculture last year: $ __________ Enter expected gross earned income for the current year: $ __________ I affirm that the above information is true and correct, and I authorize the County Auditor to inspect the property identified above to verify the accuracy of this application ____________________________ Signature of owner ____________________ Date _________________________ Telephone Please mail completed renewal application to: Union County Auditor; P.O. Box 420; Marysville, OH 43040 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com