CT Planning for Agriculture - General Statutes

General Statutes

As illustrated in Planning for Agriculture: A Guide for Connecticut Municipalities, there are many Laws and Statutes that pertain to local efforts to support agriculture. The following are the Connecticut General Statutes referenced in the guide.

Definition of Agriculture: CGS § 1-1(q): http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/pub/Chap001.htm#Sec1-1.htm
Zoning Regulations: CGS § 8-2(a): http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/pub/Chap124.htm#Sec8-2a.htm
Planning Definitions (Cluster Development): CGS § 8-18: http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/pub/Chap126.htm#Sec8-18.htm
Plan of Conservation and Development: CGS § 8-23: http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/pub/Chap126.htm#Sec8-23.htm
Property Tax Exemptions: CGS § 12-81: http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/pub/Chap203.htm#Sec12-81.htm
Abatement of Property Tax: CGS § 12-81m: http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/pub/Chap203.htm#Sec12-81m.htm
Property Tax Exemptions: CGS § 12-91: http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/pub/Chap203.htm#Sec12-91.htm
Assessment of Farm and Forest Land: CGS § 12-107 (PA 490): http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/pub/Chap203.htm#Sec12-107a.htm
Right-to-Farm: CGS § 19a-341: http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/pub/Chap368m.htm#Sec19a-341.htm
Permitted Uses in Wetlands: CGS § 22a-40(a)(1): http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/pub/Chap440.htm#Sec22a-40.htm
Certified Farmers' Markets: CGS § 22-6r: http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/pub/Chap422.htm#Sec22-6r.htm