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REFERENCE TITLE: property tax assessment of greenhouses |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-third Legislature Second Regular Session 2018
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HB 2390 |
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Introduced by Representative John
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AN ACT
amending title 42, chapter 15, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 42-15064; relating to property tax assessment.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 42, chapter 15, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 42-15064, to read:
42-15064. Assessing greenhouses as agricultural property; definition
A. Greenhouses shall be valued and assessed as agricultural property if the greenhouse meets all of the following requirements:
1. Is at least one hundred thousand square feet in area.
2. Is composed of components that are designed to be movable and detachable.
3. Can be reconstructed and reused after removal.
4. Is used for growing and processing vegetables, fruit or citrus.
B. For the purposes of this section, "greenhouse":
1. Includes all property that comprises or creates an environment where humidity, temperature, irrigation and contamination are precisely controlled within specified parameters for the purpose of cultivating vegetable, fruit or citrus crops, without regard to whether the property is actually contained within that environment or whether any of the property is affixed to or incorporated into real property.
2. Does not include administrative office buildings or auxiliary storage buildings associated with the greenhouse facility.