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Under New Hampshire law, all of the following statements about the Current Use Taxation Program (RSA Chapter 79-A) are TRUE EXCEPT:

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C) The land use change tax is automatically waived if the new owner retains the land in agricultural use for at least five years.

The statement in option C is false: RSA Chapter 79-A does not provide an automatic waiver of the land use change tax if the new owner retains the land in agricultural use for five years. The land use change tax is triggered at the time of the change in use or ownership that removes the land from Current Use, and there is no such five-year retention waiver provision in the statute. This is a fabricated rule that does not exist under NH law.

Answer Options
A
Qualifying land is assessed at its current use value rather than full market value, resulting in lower property taxes.
B
When land is removed from Current Use for development, a land use change tax of 10% of full market value is triggered.
C
The land use change tax is automatically waived if the new owner retains the land in agricultural use for at least five years.
D
Agricultural, forest, and open space land may qualify for enrollment in the Current Use program.

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