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You must own your home. To qualify for a general or disabled homestead exemption you must own your home on January 1. If you are 65 years of age or older you need not own your home on January 1. You will qualify for the over 65 exemption as soon as you turn 65, own the home and live in it as your principal residence.

Ag exemption requirements vary by county, but generally you need at least 10 acres of qualified agricultural land to be eligible. Check with your county to verify.

You or your spouse must own the property and operate the farm business. The property(ies) must have received the farm property class tax rate for the previous 10 years. The farm business reported a gross farm income greater than zero in the previous income tax year.

To claim a tax exemption on qualifying items, you must apply for an agricultural and timber registration number (Ag/Timber Number) from the Comptroller. You must include the Ag/Timber Number on the agricultural exemption certificate (PDF) or the timber exemption certificate (PDF) when buying qualifying items.

For sales and use tax purposes, a farm or ranch is defined as "one or more tracts of land used, in whole or in part, in the production of crops, livestock or other agricultural products held for sale in the regular course of business" (see Texas Tax Code 151.316(c)(1)).

Speaking of unique agriculture, Texas is No. 1 for specialty operations with sales of deer, ducks, geese, quail, and emus! The average age of all Texas producers has crept up to 59.2 years old, which is 1.7 years higher than the national average.

How many chickens are needed to obtain an agricultural exemption in Texas? There is no specific number of chickens required for an agricultural exemption in Texas. Unlike livestock used for grazing, chickens typically do not meet the intensity standards used by most counties to qualify for agricultural exemptions.

These requirements vary by county, but you will usually need a minimum of 10-15 acres to be eligible for an ag exemption. These rules could also vary based on the type of agricultural activity. For example, if you're a beekeeper, you'll need a minimum of approximately 5-10 acres to qualify.

Beekeeping is the easiest and least expensive way to keep or obtain an AG valuation for an experienced beekeeper. Honeybees do not require fences, livestock trailers, veterinarians, hay, and you are not tied to the land.