Farmland Protection Law

Farmland Protection Law Library

Our Publications

• Zoning in Support of Agriculture in Ohio, May 2007
• Ohio Agricultural Zoning: Conditions and Recommendations, April 2007
• Agricultural Easements Help Protect Farmland, October 2009
• Farmland Protection Funding for Ohio Local Governments, October 2006

Ohio Revised Code

• Agricultural and Conservation Easements
  • Definition, Section 5301.67
  • Authority to Grant and Hold Easements, Section 5301.68
  • Authority to Purchase Agricultural Easements, Section 5301.691
  • Enforcement of Conservation Easement, Section 5301.70
• Current Agricultural Use Evaluation (CAUV)
  • CAUV Eligibility, Section 5713.30
  • CAUV Application, Section 5713.31
  • CAUV Recoupment, Section 5713.34
  • Determination of Charges for Conservation, Section 5713.35
  • Notification of Non-Agricultural Use, Section 5713.32
  • Application for Change in Evaluation, Section 5713.38
  • CAUV Renewal, Section 5713.36
  • Provision of False Information, Section 5713.37
• Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase Program (AEPP)
  • Acquisition of Real Property Used Predominantly in Agriculture and Agricultural Easements, Section 901.21
  • Matching Grants for Purchasing Agricultural Easements, Section 901.22
  • Farmland Preservation Advisory Board, Section 901.23
• Ohio Agricultural Security Area Program (ASA), Chapter 931
• Ohio Right to Farm Law (Agricultural District Program), Chapter 929

Ohio Administrative Code

• Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase Program, OAC 901-2

Case Law

• Challenges to Farmland Protection Zoning in Ohio
  • Miller v. Preble County
  • Hart v. Somerford Twp. Bd. of Trustees
  • Donson v. Jackson Twp. Bd. of Zoning Appeals

Links to Other Resources

• Ohio Department of Agriculture Office of Farmland Preservation
• American Farmland Trust
• OSU Center for Farmland Policy Innovation
• Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program
• Ohio Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program

Ohio Agricultural Law Blog

• New USDA Program Available in Ohio Hopes to Address Farm Transition Issue