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91.13
(1) Any owner of eligible farmlands who desires to have the lands covered
9by a farmland preservation agreement may apply to the county clerk by executing
10a form provided by the department.
If an application is received by the county clerk
11on or after May 14, 1992, and it is not signed by all persons holding a recorded
12mortgage on the land to be covered by the agreement, the application is void and may
13not be processed by the county clerk. The application shall include a land survey or
14legal description of all eligible farmland to be covered under the agreement, a map
1showing significant natural features and all structures and physical improvements
2on the lands or an aerial photograph of all land which is an integral part of the
3owner's farming operation which is marked to indicate the farmland and structures
4to be covered by the agreement, the soil classification of the lands and such other data
5as the department deems reasonably necessary to determine the eligibility of the
6lands for coverage under the agreement.
AB489-ASA1,2,158
91.13
(9) If the owner executes the farmland preservation agreement, the
9owner shall return it to the department for execution on behalf of the state. An
10agreement shall become effective on the date it is delivered or mailed to the
11department for execution. The department shall within 30 days of receipt record the
12executed agreement with the register of deeds of the county in which the land is
13situated and notify the applicant, the local governing body having jurisdiction, all
14reviewing agencies
, all persons holding a recorded mortgage on the land covered by
15the agreement and the department of revenue.
AB489-ASA1,2,1917
91.19
(6n) The department shall release from a farmland preservation
18agreement any land whose ownership changes as a result of foreclosure of a
19mortgage.