{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"51242","citation":"Gov. Code, § 51242","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES [50001. - 57607.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5"},{"name":"DIVISION 1. CITIES AND COUNTIES [50001. - 52203.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-1"},{"name":"PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES AND COUNTIES [50001. - 51299.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-1/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 7. Agricultural Land [51200. - 51297.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-1/part-1/chapter-7"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Contracts [51240. - 51257.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-1/part-1/chapter-7/article-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1372.","effective":null,"html":"<p>No city or county may contract with respect to any land pursuant to this chapter unless the land:</p><p>(a) Is devoted to agricultural use.</p><p>(b) Is located within an area designated by a city or county as an agricultural preserve.</p>","text":"No city or county may contract with respect to any land pursuant to this chapter unless the land: (a) Is devoted to agricultural use. (b) Is located within an area designated by a city or county as an agricultural preserve.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/contracts-51242","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}