Barrett v. Borough of Frenchtown

CONLEY, J.T.C.

This action presents an unusual farmland assessment issue involving honeybees and the production of honey. Plaintiff filed an application with the Frenehtown tax assessor seeking to have a tract of land assessed as qualified farmland for the tax year 1983. The basis of the claim was that the land was *560actively devoted to the production of honey through the efforts of a professional beekeeper and his bees. The assessor denied the application on the grounds that beehives were located on only a small portion of plaintiffs land and that in fact the bees did not gather their nectar…