NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1975 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 611

HOUSE BILL 952

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND PART 5 OF ARTICLE 1 OF CHAPTER 106 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES, RELATING TO THE COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION OF AGRICULTURE STATISTICS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 106-24, as the same appears in Volume 3A of the General Statutes, is amended by striking from the last line thereof "106-26" and inserting in lieu thereof "106‑26.2".

Sec. 2.  G.S. 106-25, as the same appears in Volume 3A of the General Statutes, is amended by striking from the last line thereof the words "three acres" and substituting in lieu thereof "10 acres".

Sec. 3.  Article 1 of Chapter 106 is further amended by inserting a new section, to be designated 106-26.2, and reading as follows:

"§ 106-26.2.  Alternative method for acquiring data for State Farm Census by sampling. — In order to encourage maximum efficiency in the collection, summarization and publication of statistical information related to land use and agriculture in the various counties, the Department of Agriculture may designate certain counties in which sampling can be used for acquiring data for the State Farm Census rather than making a complete canvass of all tracts of land in the county. For counties designated to be sampled, the board of county commissioners shall provide and transmit annually, to the department, by December 1, records of the names, addresses and acres in each tract for each landowner in the county having 10 or more acres of land. The board of commissioners may appoint any person to compile and provide these records. Upon receipt of these records, the said department shall pay to the county commissioners of the designated counties, from appropriations made to the Department of Agriculture, the sum of three cents (3˘) for each record received, provided, the record contains the name, address and tract acreage. The said department shall be responsible for developing survey procedures for conducting the census and for all activities related to data collection, editing, summarization, and publication of statistical information related to each county's land use and agriculture. The information required and obtained shall be held confidential by all persons having any connection therewith and by the Department of Agriculture."

Sec. 4.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1975.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 16th day of June, 1975.