Pucheng County Implements New Regulations for Facility Agricultural Land Management

Pucheng County in Fujian Province has taken significant steps to regulate and manage facility agricultural land, issuing a notice to standardize and strengthen its management to promote the healthy development of modern agriculture. The regulations aim to clearly define the scope of land use, scientifically guide project site selection, improve and perfect verification and filing, strengthen and improve service supervision, and enhance daily supervision and management.

Key Takeaways:

• Facility agricultural land refers to land directly used for crop planting and livestock and aquaculture in agricultural production, as defined in the "Notice of the Fujian Provincial Department of Natural Resources and the Fujian Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on Standardizing and Strengthening the Management of Facility Agricultural Land" (Fujian Natural Resources Development [2020] No. 43).
• The newly added land for facility agriculture must comply with the "Pucheng County Agricultural Strengthening County Plan" and the "Pucheng County Rural Revitalization Strategic Plan".
• The use of land for facility agriculture should be based on national land space planning and village planning, adhering to the principle of protecting cultivated land and intensive and economical land use.
• It is strictly prohibited to occupy permanent basic farmland for facility agricultural land, and the balance between cultivated land occupation and compensation must be strictly implemented.
• A joint review mechanism for pre-application of facility agricultural land is implemented, involving the county natural resources bureau, agriculture and rural bureau, forestry bureau, water conservancy bureau, and ecological environment bureau.
• After the pre-application is jointly reviewed and approved, agricultural operators shall submit filing applications to the township (town) people's government and street offices with documents such as the agreement on agricultural land for facilities and the construction plan.
• The construction of newly filed agricultural land for facilities shall start within one year from the date of filing, and the construction period shall not exceed two years.
• Facility agricultural land must be directly used for or directly serve agricultural production, and its agricultural nature and agricultural use must not be changed.
• Daily supervision and management of facility agricultural land shall be mainly the responsibility of the township (town) people's government, street offices, and county natural resources bureau and agriculture and rural bureau.

Statistics:

• 1 year: the construction of newly filed agricultural land for facilities shall start within one year from the date of filing.
• 2 years: the construction period shall not exceed two years from the date of filing.
• 15 days: facility agricultural land shall be reported to the county natural resources bureau and the agriculture and rural bureau for information filing and material archiving within 15 days after the facility agricultural land is filed with the township (town) people's government and the street office.
• 5 years: the notice shall be implemented from the date of issuance and shall be valid for 5 years.

Sources:

• Fujian Natural Resources Development [2020] No. 43 - "Notice of the Fujian Provincial Department of Natural Resources and the Fujian Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on Standardizing and Strengthening the Management of Facility Agricultural Land"
• Pucheng County Agricultural Strengthening County Plan
• Pucheng County Rural Revitalization Strategic Plan
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