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(e) Approval by the director of the petition to dedicate shall constitute a forfeiture on the part of the owner of any right to change the use of his or her land to a use other than commercial agriculture for a minimum period of ten years, unless otherwise provided by this chapter, subject to cancellation or renewal as follows: 1) At least one hundred eighty days prior to any cancellation or termination, the department of finance shall notify the owner by mail of such cancellation or termination. The owner shall reapply for renewal of the dedication by filingan application with the director on or before September 1 of the last year of dedication. The renewal petition shall, in all respects, be processed similarly to an original petition. Upon approval by the director of succeeding dedications, the property shall continue to be assessed in accordance with the provisions of the dedication. ~2) In the case of a change in zoning not as a result of a petition by any property owner or lessee such that the owner's land is placed within any zoned district other than a County zoned district of agricultural, residential and agricultural, family agricultural, intensive agricultural, or agricultural project district, the dedication may be cancelled within sixty days of the change by the owner. (3) Upon any conveyance or any change in ownership during the period of dedication, the land shall continue to be subject to the terms and conditions of the dedication unless a release has been issued by the director. (f) Changino Between Commercial Agricultural Categories (1) If the owner desires to change from a specific commercial agricultural Category to another commercial agricultural category, the owner shall so petition the director of finance and declare in the petition that: (A) His or her land can best be used for a commercial aoricultural activity T other than that for which the petition was originally approved; and (B) He or she will use his or her land for that new commercial agricultural r activity if the petition if approved. (2) If an owner is permitted to change the use as provided in this subsection, the owner shall be allowed up to twenty-four months from the effective date of the petition to convert to the new commercial agricultural category. This conversion must be completed prior to the end of the dedication period. (3) The petitioner shall submit prooress reports of his or her efforts in convertino from one commercial agricultural category to another commercial agricultural category to the director of finance by the anniversary date of the petition approval and yearly thereafter as lonc3 as such conversion period remains. (4) If the owner fails to make the conversion within the specified time limit, the owner will be subject to the taxes and penalties provided herein. IS