12. In the exercise of its jurisdiction, the commission shall give proper consideration to the fact that it is in the general interest to preserve agricultural land and agricultural activities while promoting the development of those activities and of agricultural enterprises. For that purpose, it must also take into consideration the context of the regional characteristics when proof is submitted to it in that respect.
The commission may consider all facts that come to its attention.
1978, c. 10, s. 12; 1989, c. 7, s. 4; 1996, c. 26, s. 9; 2021, c. 352021, c. 35, s. 751; 2025, c. 52025, c. 5, s. 261.