90013THSTREET

WALLER COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT POBOX887

HEMPSTEAD,TEXAS77445
(979)9210060

(979)9210377(FAX)
www.wallercad.org

PropertyOwner:

InaccordancetoSection23.54(e)oftheTexasPropertyTaxCode,enclosedyouwillfindthetimberuse
applicationformsfor2017.Wehavemailedthesetoyouforatleastoneofthefollowingreasons:

(1) Ownershipornamechange
(2) Acreagechange
(3) Useoflandchange
(4) Requestbyowner
(5) Requestbyappraisaldistrict

Inordertobeconsideredforagriculturalspecialuseevaluation,thisapplicationmustbefilledoutcompletely
andreturnedwithsupportingdocumentationbeforeMAY1,2017.ApplicationsfiledafterMay1stwill
receivea10%penaltyforfilinglate.Applicationsreceivedaftertherolliscertified(midJuly)willbetoolate
toconsider.

Failuretocomplywiththeaboverequestwillresultinthelossofthetimberspecialuseevaluationfor2017.

Additionalinformationcanbefoundonourwebsite:www.wallercad.org.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,please
contactthisoffice.

ChrisBarzilla
ChiefAppraiser
WallerCountyAppraisalDistrict


WALLERCOUNTYAPPRAISALDISTRICTAPPLICATIONYEAR:2017
POBOX88790013THSTHEMPSTEAD,TEXAS77445
(979)9210060(voice)(979)9210377(fax)
www.wallercad.org

APPLICATIONFOROPENSPACELAND(1d1TIMBERLAND)

IMPORTANTINFORMATIONFORAPPLICANTS
Inordertoclaimopenspacetimberlandappraisal,thisapplicationmustbetimelyfiledafterJanuary1andnolater
1. DidyouconvertthislandtotimberproductionafterSeptember1,1997?.............................................................OYesONo
thanApril30ofthisyear.THISAPPLICATIONWILLNOTBEAPPROVEDWITHOUTACURRENTTIMBER
2. Doyouwishtohavethislandcontinuetobeappraisedasopenspacelandagriculturalland?..............................OYesONo

MANAGEMENTPLANANDPROOFOFMANAGEMENTACTIVITIES.

Step 1: Owners Name & Address

DateofBirth:___________________________________

Step2:PropertyDescription

PropID:_______________ GEOID:_________________________________
LegalDescription:

Step3: (a) Haveyoupreviouslybeenallowedanopenspacetimberlandappraisalonthisproperty

bythechiefappraiseroftheWallerCountyAppraisalDistrict?
DescribePrior
YES NO
Appraisal
(b) Hastheinformationreportedpreviouslyinyourapplicationfortheprioropenspace
timberlandappraisalchanged?

YES NO

Step4: 1. Listtheprincipaluseofthelandlistedunderthelegaldescriptionforthepastsevenyears.Includeboththeuseofthe

landfortheproductionoftimberorforestproductsandanynontimberusesoftheland.
Describethe
propertysuse
YEAR TIMBERUSE ACRES NONTIMBERUSE ACRES
Current
1
2

4
5

6
7

 Step4: 2.Isthelandlistedunderlegaldescriptioncurrentlyandactivelydevotedprincipallytothe

productionoftimberorforestproduct?

YES NO
Describethe

propertysuse
3.Isthelandlistedunderlegaldescriptionlocatedwithinthecorporatelimitsofacityortown?
(continued)
YES NO
4.Isthelandwhichisthesubjectofthisapplicationownedbyanonresidentalien,whois
requiredbyfederallaworfederalrulestoregisterthepersonsownershiporacquisitionofthis

land?
YES NO

Ifyoumakeafalsestatementonthisapplication,youcouldbefoundguiltyofaClassAmisdemeanororastatejail
Step5:Signthe
felonyunderTexasPenalCodeSection37.10
application.

Icertifythattheinformationgivenonthisformistrueandcorrect.
AuthorizedSignature: Date:

SIGN
HERE

PrintedName: PhoneNumber:

Step6: Theapplicationandsupportingdocumentsmustbetimely
Returnthe submittedbetweenJanuary1andMay2ndtotheWALLER
completed
applicationwith COUNTYAPPRAISALDISTRICT.Ourofficehoursarefrom8AMto

therequested 5PM,MondayFriday.Contactusifyouhaveanyquestions.
documentation.
TexasConstitution,ArticleVIII,Section1d1;
TexasPropertyTaxCode,Chapter23,subchapterE.
OTHERIMPORTANTINFORMATION
Anapplicationforopenspacetimberlandappraisaldoesnothavetobefiledannuallyoncesuchappraisalisgranted.However,
thechiefappraisermayrequireanewapplicationtobefiletoconfirmthatthelandiscurrentlyeligibleforopenspacetimber
landappraisal.

Iftheuseofallorpartofqualifyinglandchangestoanonqualifyinguse,thelandwhichchangesusewillbesubjecttoarollback
intaxesforeachoftheprecedingfiveyearsinwhichopenspacetimberlandappraisalhasbeengranted.

Inaddition,apenaltywillbeimposediftheownerfailstonotifythechiefappraiserinwritingbeforeMay1aftertheeligibility
foropenspacetimberappraisalends.Thispenaltywillbeequalto10%ofthedifferencebetweenthetaxesimposedonthe
propertyineachyearthatthepropertywaserroneouslyallowedthespecialappraisalandthetaxesthatwouldotherwisehave
beenimposed.

Iftheapplicationisgrantedafterbeingfiledlate,theownerisliableforapenaltyof10%ofthedifferenceintheamountoftax
imposedonthepropertyandtheamountthatwouldbeimposedifthepropertyweretaxedatmarketvalue.Thisisonproperty
thattheapplicationwasfiledafterApril30deadlinebutbeforethepropertywascertifiedinmidJuly.

TheTexasSupremeCourthasruledthatanidenticalprovisionprohibitingspecialappraisalforlandownedbyaforeign
government,corporationorotherlegalentityinwhichanonresidentalienorforeigngovernmentownsamajorityinterestis
unconstitutional.TheCourtsreasoningwouldapplyto(2)and(3),whicharereflectedinQuestion#4,however,neitherof
theseprovisionshasexplicitlybeenheldunconstitutional.