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Northampton County, N.C.: Voluntary Agricultural District Ordinance (Northampton County, N.C., Voluntary Agricultural District Ordinance (May 15, 2006).)

North Carolina Right to Farm Enabling Statutes (N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 106-700 to 106-701 (2004).)

North Carolina Agricultural District Enabling Statutes (N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 106-735 to 106-744 (2004).)

Statistics
Farms	52,913
Land in farms (acres)	8,474,671
Market value of agricultural products sold ($1000)	10,313,628
Total land area (acres)	31,113,828
Agricultural land converted to developed uses (acres)	172,300
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Legislative Updates

North Carolina House Bill 1337 (2009)

North Carolina Senate Bill 1067 (2009)

North Carolina House Bill 618 (2009)

Sample Documents

Cabarrus County, NC: Agreement to Enter Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District

North Carolina: Senate Bill Authorizing the Town of Wentworth to Exempt Agricultural Land From Zoning

Sampson County, NC: Voluntary Agricultural Districts Land Owner Information

Literature

FIC Fact Sheets

Growing Local: Expanding the Western North Carolina Food and Farm Economy

Planning for an Agricultural Future: A Guide for North Carolina Farmers and Local Governments

The North Carolina Experience with Municipal Extraterritorial Planning Jurisdiction

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