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The Board consists of nine members appointed
by the Governor for five-year terms (Code Agricul-
ture Article, secs. 10-301 through 10-303).

Annually, the Board issues Maryland. Fair &
Show Schedule, available upon request.

MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL LAND
PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

Chairperson: William I. Guy, 1989

Appointed by Governor: William F. Dixon, 1989;
Donald R. Srirn, 1989; W. Max Buckel, 1991;
George C. Fry, 1991; Constance Lieder, 1991;
Leonard E. Lowry, 1992; Theodore Malkus, 1992;
Dan C. Shortall, Jr., 1992.

Ex officio: Lucille Maurer, State Treasurer; Wayne
A. Cawley, Jr., Secretary of Agriculture.

Gerald F. Talbert, Executive Director

50 Harry S Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401 841-5860

The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation
Foundation was created in 1977 (Chapter 784,
Acts of 1977). The Foundation implements the
Agricultural Land Preservation Program. The
Program's intent is to preserve productive agricul-
tural land and woodland in Maryland, provide for
the continued production of food and fiber, curb
the extent of urban sprawl, and protect agricultural
land and woodland as open space. The Program
depends on the cooperation of county govern-
ments, which appoint local agricultural preserva-
tion advisory boards. Participation in the Program
is voluntary on the part of landowners.

By agreement with the Foundation, landowners
may initiate the creation of an Agricultural Preser-
vation District in which subdivision and develop-
ment are restricted for at least five years. The
creation of such a district protects normal agricul-
tural activities and enables landowners to make
application to sell a development rights easement.
Based upon the availability of funds allocated by the
counties, the Foundation may acquire easements in
accord with a competitive formula defined by law
and subject to local recommendation and appraisal.
Easements thus acquired are perpetual but may be
repurchased after twenty-five years if certain proce-
dures and requirements are met.

By gift, devise, bequest, or grant, the Founda-
tion also may receive easements in gross or other
rights to restrict the use of agricultural land and
woodland.

In 1988, Maryland continued to lead the nation
in the amount of land in agricultural preservation
districts (151,324 acres) and on which permanent
development rights easements have been acquired
(69,858 acres).

The Foundation is governed and administered
by a Board of Trustees composed of two ex officio
members and nine at-large members appointed by
the Governor. At least five at-large members must
be farmer representatives from different areas of the
State, and one must be a nonfarm representative
from the Office of Planning. The chairperson of the
Board of Trustees is designated by the Governor
from the at-large trustees. Upon recommendation
of the Board of Trustees at large, the Secretary
appoints the Executive Director (Code Agriculture
Article, secs. 2-501 through 2-515).

MARYLAND STATE APPLE COMMISSION
Chairperson: John Rinehart, 1991

Appointed by Governor: Robert E. Black, 1989;
Terry W. Hepburn, 1989; William M. Allenberg,
1990; Andrew H. Lohr, Jr., 1990; Allen Baugher,
1991; G. Laurence Moore, 1992.

Lois J. Swaim, Secretary

PO. Box 917
Hagerstown, MD 21741 739-4300
841-5770 (Annapolis)

The Maryland State Apple Commission was cre-
ated in 1947 (Chapter 628, Acts of 1947). The
Commission uses advertising, education, and re-
search to increase the demand for Maryland apples.
Commercial apple growers pay a per bushel assess-
ment to support the Commission's work.

The seven-member Commission is appointed to
four-year terms by the Governor from a list of fruit
growers approved by the executive committee of
the Maryland State Horticultural Society (Code
Agriculture Article, secs. 10-401 through 10-410).

TOBACCO AUTHORITY
Chairperson: Earl E. Griffith, 1989

Appointed by Governor: James P. Bowling, Jr.,
1989; Robert R. Denny, 1989; Earl F. Hance,
1990; Dr. Claude G. McKee, 1990; Joseph S.
Perrie, Jr., 1990; R. Johns Dixon, 1991; Leonard
Rice, 1991.

Robert R. Denny, Executive Secretary

50 Harry S Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401 841-5770

Created in 1947, the Tobacco Authority investi-
gates and studies phases of tobacco marketing or
production in the State (Chapter 61, Acts of Special
Session of 1947). The Authority provides informa-
tion about the tobacco price structure and recom-
mends legislation to provide more efficient
handling of tobacco. Along with buyers and com-
mission agencies, the Authority has a voice in fixing
marketing periods, and it assures the accuracy of
weights and measures used by tobacco commission