Example (1): A parcel of land qualifies for farmland assessment for the tax years 2015, 2016, and 2017. A change of use occurs in June 2017. The land is subject to roll-back taxes for the tax years 2015, 2016, and 2017.
Example (2): A parcel of land was assessed generally for the tax year 2015, and qualified for farmland assessment in the tax years 2016 and 2017. A change in use occurs in June 2017. The land is subject to roll-back taxes for the tax years 2016 and 2017, but not subject to roll-back taxes for the tax year 2015, inasmuch as the land was not assessed under the Act for such tax year.
N.J. Admin. Code § 18:15-7.4