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Massachusetts

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Massachusetts Constitution

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Laws

Massachusetts Right to Farm Enabling Statute (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 243, § 6 (2005).)

Massachusetts Right to Farm Enabling Statute (Relating to Board of Health) (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, § 125A (2005).)

Massachusetts Agricultural Districts Enabling Statutes (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40L, §§ 1 to 10 (2005).)

Statistics
Farms	6,075
Land in farms (acres)	518,570
Market value of agricultural products sold ($1000)	384,314
Total land area (acres)	5,017,610
Agricultural land converted to developed uses (acres)	27,200
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Legislative Updates

Massachusetts House Bill 4561 (2008)

Massachusetts House Bill 4376 (2008)

Massachusetts House Bill 4199 (2008)

Sample Documents

Massachusetts: Model Easement (With option to purchase)

Equity Trust Inc.: Model Long Term Agricultural Lease

Massachusetts: Model Easement (Farm Viability Enhancement Program)

Literature

FIC Fact Sheets

E-News November 2007

E-News September 2007

Protecting Farmland Through Purchase of Development Rights: The Farmers' Perspective

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