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<section article="gtp" article_name="Tax - Property" number="13-304" title_number="13" title_name="Transfer Taxes" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Agricultural Land Transfer Tax">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The agricultural land transfer tax is imposed on the consideration payable for the instrument of writing less:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the total value of any improvements on the property; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the total value of any land not subject to the agricultural land transfer tax.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If an instrument of writing transfers agricultural land with an improvement that has not been assessed by the supervisor, the grantor shall notify the supervisor at least 7 days before the date of transfer.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>For the purposes of paragraph (1) of this subsection, the supervisor shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>determine the estimated total value of the improvements on the most recent date of finality; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>give the grantor at the time of the transfer a notice of the estimated value of the improvements.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The grantor may appeal the estimated total value stated in the notice as provided by § 8-407 of this article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
