| Jurisdiction Name: | Chautauqua County |
| State/Province: | NY |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | County |
| Population: | 131,748 |
| Population Range: | 50,000 to 249,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | plan |
| Year: | 2011 |
| GFC Topic: | community food production |
| Keywords: | agriculture, agritourism, comprehensive plan, conservation, education, farmland preservation, organic, right-to-farm, zoning |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Chautauqua County Legislature |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Economic Development |
| Support Entity(s): | Chautauqua County Planning Board, Legislative Comprehensive Plan Task Force |
| Funding Amount: | n/a |
| Funding Sources: | Chautauqua County (funded by the act of legislature in October 2007) |
| Policy Outcome(s): | The comprehensive plan includes a section on Agriculture/ Foods, originating from a similarly named Focus Group. The top priorities are to preserve farmland by identifying and maintaining priority agriculture districts, supporting right-to-farm laws, and implementing strong agricultural zoning. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 – Link 2 |
