Are licensed game farms considered an agricultural use?
The NAICS defines classifies game farms, fishing preserves, hunting preserves, and game propagation as Fishing, Hunting and Trapping Industries, which are not agricultural uses. Land used for these purposes would be classified as to it’s predominate use, possibly commercial or forestry, and valued as a market value class. However, establishments engaged in deer production that provide fawn rearing, health maintenance, controlled feeding and harvesting for the eventual sale of the animals are considered an agricultural use. The fenced land devoted primarily to deer production is classified as agricultural and categorized as grade 1,2,3, or pasture according to the soil type.
