Yeongdeok-gun Urges Prior Notification for 'Farmland Improvement' Activities Such as Embankment and Soil Quality Enhancement

Mandatory Reporting Required for Embankment or Excavation
Exceeding 1,000㎡ in Area or 50cm in Height/Depth

Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongbuk Province, has urged farmers to report in advance when carrying out embankment or excavation for farmland improvement, following the implementation of the mandatory farmland improvement reporting system from January this year.

Farmland improvement refers to activities that change the characteristics of farmland to increase its productivity, including land consolidation, installation of improvement facilities, or activities such as soil replacement, embankment, excavation, and rock extraction. If improvement is carried out without reporting, penalties of up to three years imprisonment or fines up to 30 million KRW may be imposed, along with administrative measures including orders to restore the land to its original state.

However, cases exempt from reporting include those with development activity permits, direct projects by the state or local governments, disaster recovery or emergency disaster measures, plots of land 1000㎡ or less, or embankment height or excavation depth within 50 cm.

Therefore, if the area exceeds 1000㎡ and the embankment height or excavation depth is 50 cm or more, the following documents must be submitted in advance to the Agricultural Policy Division of Yeongdeok-gun: △ farmland improvement report △ construction or project-related documents, project plan including damage prevention measures △ proof of farmland ownership △ documents certifying that the soil meets farmland improvement standards.

For further details, inquiries can be made to the Agricultural Policy Team of the Agricultural Policy Division at Yeongdeok-gun Office.

Kim Ki-dong, head of the Agricultural Policy Division, stated, “As this is an important system for farmland protection and sustainable agriculture, we ask all farmers to comply with the law,” and added, “We seek the cooperation and understanding of all residents so that this farmland improvement system can contribute to the preservation of the rural environment.”

Guidance on Land Improvement System.

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