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§ 3758. Appeals
(a) Whenever the director denies in whole or in part any application for classification as agricultural land or managed forest land or farm buildings, or grants a different classification than that applied for, or the director or assessing officials fix a use value appraisal, or determine that previously classified property is no longer eligible or that the property has undergone a change in use, the aggrieved owner may appeal the decision of the director to the director within 30 days of the decision, and from there in the same manner and under the same procedures as an appeal from a decision of a board of civil authority, as set forth in subchapter 2 of chapter 131 of this title; and may appeal the decision of the assessing officials in the same manner as an appeal of a grand list valuation.
(b) Any owner who is aggrieved by the determination of the fair market value of classified land for the purpose of computing the land use change tax may appeal in the same manner as an appeal of a grand list valuation.
(c) Whenever the commissioner denies a request for an exemption from the terms of the definition of a "farmer" as provided in subsection 3756(j) of this title, the aggrieved person may appeal the decision to the commissioner, and from there to the superior court in the same manner and under the same procedures as an appeal from a decision of the board of civil authority, as set forth in subchapter 2 of chapter 131 of this title.
(d) Any owner who is aggrieved by a decision of the department of forests, parks and recreation concerning the filing of an adverse inspection report or denial of approval of a management plan may appeal to the commissioner of the department of forests, parks and recreation. An appeal of this decision of the commissioner may be taken to the superior court in the same manner and under the same procedures as an appeal from a decision of a board of civil authority, as set forth in subchapter 2 of chapter 131 of this title. (Added 1977, No. 236 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1983, No. 220 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 11, 12; 1987, No. 57, § 7, eff. July 1, 1988; 1987, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1995, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 290; 2007, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. June 6, 2008.)
