This bill amends Sections 67-9706 and 67-9709 of the Idaho Code, focusing on the processes related to agricultural protection areas. In Section 67-9706, the bill specifies that the board of county commissioners, or an appointed planning and zoning administrator, must approve or deny applications to include land in an agricultural protection area within sixty days of receiving a recommendation from the agricultural protection area commission. If no decision is made within that timeframe, the commission's recommendation automatically becomes the decision. Additionally, the bill allows aggrieved applicants to appeal decisions to the board of county commissioners, which must hold a public hearing and issue a final decision within sixty days.

In Section 67-9709, the bill clarifies the process for adding or removing land from agricultural protection areas. It states that applications to add land will be processed according to the procedures outlined in Section 67-9706. Furthermore, landowners wishing to remove land from an agricultural protection area must file a petition, which the board of county commissioners will acknowledge and confirm a removal date. The bill also allows the board to charge an administrative fee for processing changes to agricultural protection areas. An emergency clause is included, making the act effective immediately upon passage and approval.