Fisher County, TX — Ag Exemption Requirements (2026)

Grazing Intensity Standards

Animal Unit Equivalencies

An animal unit (AU) is a standardized measure used to compare livestock of different sizes. One AU = one 1,000-lb cow. Your total stocking rate is calculated in AUs, then multiplied by the acres-per-AU standard for your pasture type. These values are published by the county.

Wildlife Management Option

Fisher County allows wildlife management as a qualifying use. Landowners must implement at least 3 of the seven recognized wildlife management practices defined by Texas Parks and Wildlife.

Wildlife management is an agricultural use under the law. The first criterion of wildlife management use is that the land must currently be under agricultural use valuation to be eligible for wildlife management use. The Board of Directors for Fisher County Appraisal District voted to adopt the .98 or 98% value. The smallest acreage that will qualify using the 98 percent test is 50 acres. A wildlife management plan (state form PWD 885-W7000) must be submitted in addition to your 1-d-1 Application for Agricultural Appraisal. An appraisal district may require, for each tract of land qualified for agricultural appraisal based on wildlife management use, that an annual report be filed showing how the wildlife management plan was implemented in any given year.

Required Documents

• Form 50-129, Application for 1-d-1 (Open-Space) Agricultural Use Appraisal
• Wildlife management plan (state form PWD 885-W7000), if applying for wildlife management

Discretionary Caveats

Frequently Asked Questions — Fisher County

How many animal units does Fisher CAD require on 640 acres split between NATP 2 and NATP 3? +

Fisher CAD’s own example has 240 acres of NATP 2 and 400 acres of NATP 3. The calculation is 240 ÷ 44 = 5.4 AUs and 400 ÷ 51 = 7.8 AUs, for 13.2 required animal units.

What is the minimum cattle baseline on a small Fisher County native-pasture tract? +

Fisher CAD has no native-pasture acreage minimum, but it requires at least 2 animal units whenever the subclass calculation produces fewer than 2 AUs. Using the most productive native-pasture rate, NATP 1, 2 AUs × 38 acres per AU equals 76 acres needed to carry that baseline at the published rate.

How many animal units are needed to graze 15 acres of wheat in Fisher County? +

The published wheat, oats, and rye standard is 1 animal unit per 1.5 acres. 15 acres ÷ 1.5 acres per AU = 10 animal units.

Can a 50-acre reduced tract qualify for wildlife management in Fisher County? +

Yes, Fisher CAD says it adopted the 98% Rolling Plains test and that 50 acres is the smallest acreage that qualifies under that test: (50 − 1) ÷ 50 = 0.98. The tract must already be under agricultural-use valuation, use at least 3 wildlife-management activities, and have a PWD 885-W7000 plan.

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• Jones County Ag Exemption Requirements →
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Learn the Basics

• Texas Ag Exemption Explained: 1-d-1 Open Space Valuation for Small Landowners →
• Rollback Taxes: What Happens If You Lose Your Ag Exemption →