State Tax Day - Current, S.22, Oregon—Property Tax: Definition of Farm Use Clarified, (Apr 23, 2026)
For Oregon property tax purposes, the definition of "farm use" is updated to clarify the definition of a "processing facility." A processing facility means:
a facility for the processing of farm products whether or not located on land within a farm use zone and without regard to the amount of floor area dedicated to farm product processing; or
a facility approved for the processing of farm crops into biofuel as commercial activities in conjunction with farm use.
An owner of exclusive farm use land seeking special assessment for land employed as land under a processing facility must file an application with the county assessor on or before April 1 of the first assessment year for which the assessment is sought. The applicant must include any information as may reasonably be required to demonstrate that the exclusive farm use land is under or used in conjunction with a processing facility.
Ch. 115 (H.B. 4130), Laws 2026, effective effective 91 days after adjournment