In 1963, The Connecticut General Assembly enacted Public Act 63-490, an act concerning the taxation and preservation of farm, forest or open space, commonly referred to as "PA 490." 

 

Public Act 490 is Connecticut's Land Use Value Assessment Law for Farm Land, Forest Land and Open Space Land--one of the most important laws to help preserve an agricultural, forest, and natural resource land base in Connecticut.

 

For more than 25 years Connecticut Farm Bureau Association has published and distributed a "PA 490 Guide," a practical guide that provides an overview of PA 490 for landowners, assessors, government officials, and others wanting to understand how this law is applied.

 

 

 

Download your PA 490 Guide in pdf form here, or pick up a free printed copy at the CFBA office, 775 Bloomfield Ave., Windsor, CT.  06095 You may also mail a check for $5.00 (please note PA 490 in the check memo) to the CFBA office and we'll ship you a copy. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The updated copy of the PA 490 Guide, and the series of presentations about its highlights, is funded in part through a Connecticut Department of Agriculture Agriculture Viability Grant in partnership with the Windham Regional Council of Governments and the CFBA acknowledges this gracious support.