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(e) Approval by the director of the petition to dedicate shall constitute a forfeiture on the <br /> part of the owner of anv right to chance the use of his or her land to a use other than <br /> commercial agriculture for a minimum period of ten years unless otherwise provided by <br /> this chapter, subject to cancellation or renewal as follows• <br /> (I) At least one hundred eighty davs prior to any cancellation or termination the <br /> department of finance shall notify the owner by mail of such cancellation or <br /> termination. The owner shall reapply for renewal of the dedication by filing an <br /> application with the director on or before September 1 of the last year of <br /> dedication. The renewal petition shall in all respects be processed similarly to <br /> an original petition Upon approval by the director of succeeding dedications <br /> the property shall continue to be assessed in accordance with the provisions of <br /> the dedication. <br /> (2) In the case of a change in zoning not as a result of a petition by any property <br /> owner or lessee such that the owner's land is placed within any zoned district <br /> other than a County zoned district of agricultural. residential and agricultural <br /> family agricultural intensive agricultural or agricultural project district the <br /> dedication may be cancelled within sixty davs of the change by the owner <br /> (3) Upon anv conveyance or any change in ownership during the period of <br /> dedication. the land shall continue to be subject to the terms and conditions of <br /> the dedication unless a release has been issued by the director <br /> <br /> (f) Changing Between Commercial Agricultural Categories <br /> (1) If the owner desires to chance from a specific commercial agricultural category <br /> to another commercial agricultural category the owner shall so petition the <br /> director of finance and declare in the petition that: <br /> (A) His or her land can best be used for a commercial agricultural activity <br /> other than that for which the petition was originally approved• and <br /> (B) He or she will use his or her land for that new commercial agricultural <br /> activity if the petition if approved. <br /> (2) If an owner is permitted to change the use as provided in this subsection the <br /> owner shall be allowed up to twenty-four months from the effective date of the <br /> petition to convert to the new commercial agricultural category This conversion <br /> must be completed prior to the end of the dedication period <br /> (3) The petitioner shall submit prooress reports of his or her efforts in converting <br /> from one commercial agricultural category to another commercial aoricultural <br /> cate4orv to the director of finance by the anniversary date of the petition <br /> approval and yearly thereafter as long as such conversion period remains <br /> (4) If the owner fails to make the conversion within the specified time limit the <br /> owner will be subject to the taxes and penalties provided herein. <br /> ~s <br /> <br />