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of approval. The Finance Department _ is available to assist in the filing with the bureau of conveyances. (c) Approval by the director of the petition to dedicate shall constitute a forfeiture on the part of the owner of any right to change or to petition for change of the use of the land to a use other than to the option of a commercial agriculture use pro ram for at least three years, subject to cancellation or renewal as follows: fW In case of a finding of non-compliance with the requirements of the agriculturally zoned vacant land dedication program: (1) At least one hundred eighty days prior to any cancellation or termination the department shall notify the owner by mail of such cancellation or termination. The owner may apply for renewal of the dedication by filing an application with the director on or before September 1 of the lastey ar of dedication. The renewal petition shall, in all respects be processed similarly to an originalpetition. 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 district classification 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, familyagricultural, intensive agricultural or agricultural project district, the dedication may be cancelled by the owner within sixty days of the change in zoning district classification. (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. fie,) Reclassifying agriculturally zoned vacant land to a dedicated agricultural use program. (1) If the owner desires to change from a vacant land dedication to the ten yea commercial agricultural use program, the owner shall so petition the director and declare in the petition that the owner will use the land for the designated commercial agricultural use activity for a minimum period of ten years. (2) If an owner changes from dedicated vacant land to the ten year agriculture use dedication as provided for in this subsection, the owner shall be allowed up to twenty-four months from the effective date of the petition to convert to the agricultural use program. (3) If the owner fails to convert the property to its newly designated ten year commercial agricultural use program within the specified time limit, the owner shall be subject to the taxes and penalties provided in subsection (fl. (f) Breach of dedication; rollback taxes; penalties and interest. (1) A rollback tax shall be imposed on the owner of vacant dedicated lands upon any of the following_ (A) Failure of the owner to observe any restriction, condition, or provision on the use of the land; or (B) If the dedicated property or any portion thereof is sold by waw conveyance which is subject to conveyance tax under the terms of