Land Use & Zoning
North Dakota's 'Agricultural PACE program' (Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easements) protects farmland by:
ARequiring all farmers to sell their land to the government
BPurchasing development rights from willing landowners to permanently restrict non-agricultural development✓ Correct
CTaxing all agricultural land at higher rates
DConverting agricultural land to state parks
Explanation
PACE programs purchase development rights (easements) from willing landowners who are then paid for voluntarily restricting future development of their farmland. The farmer retains ownership and agricultural use rights while development rights are permanently extinguished.
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