PTO Bulletin 15-09Property Tax Oversight Bulletin: PTO 15-09
To: Property Appraisers
From: Property Tax Oversight Program
Date: October 16, 2015
Bulletin: PTO 15-09
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
PROPERTY TAX INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN
Agricultural Lands Classification
The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DACS) has updated its program
documents to the Citrus Health Response Program (CHRP), a federal program originally
developed to assist Florida’s citrus industry in preventing the spread of citrus canker, to include
citrus greening.
To be eligible to receive the agriculture classification, property owners must apply to the
property appraiser for the classification by March 1 and provide documentation that the property
is used for a bona fide agricultural purpose under Chapter 193, Florida Statutes. Once a
qualifying property is converted to a valid eradication or quarantine program, the property owner
must provide documentation to the property appraiser that the property is a participant in CHRP.
During participation in the program, these properties should have a DOR Land Use Code of 066
and an assessed value of up to $50 per acre pursuant to Section 193.461, Florida Statutes.
For questions about CHRP, contact the Division of Plant Industry at DACS at 352-395-4700 or
on the web at http://www.freshfromflorida.com/Divisions-Offices/Plant-Industry/Agriculture-
Industry/Citrus-Health-Response-Program.
The Department of Revenue has provided this bulletin for your general information. If you
have questions about its contents, please send them to DORPTO@dor.state.fl.us.