1708                                        LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [Ch. 6

THE SUPERVISORS OF ANY DISTRICT MAY FORMULATE
RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF LAND WITHIN
THE DISTRICT IN ORDER TO CONSERVE SOIL AND SOIL
RESOURCES AND PREVENT AND CONTROL SOIL EROSION. THE
SUPERVISORS MAY CONDUCT PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PUBLIC
HEARINGS UPON TENTATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS AS
NECESSARY.

(E) SUBJECT MATTER.

THE DISTRICT SUPERVISORS, BY RULES AND
REGULATIONS, MAY:

(1)        REQUIRE NECESSARY ENGINEERING
OPERATIONS, INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF TERRACES,
TERRACE OUTLETS, CHECK DAMS, DIKES, PONDS, DITCHES,
AND OTHER NECESSARY STRUCTURES;

(2)   REQUIRE OBSERVANCE OF PARTICULAR METHODS
OF CULTIVATION INCLUDING (I) CONTOUR CULTIVATING,
CONTOUR FURROWING, LISTER FURROWING, SOWING, PLANTING,
STRIP CROPPING, AND SEEDING; (II) PLANTING OF LANDS
WITH WATER CONSERVING AND EROSION PREVENTING PLANTS,
TREES, AND GRASSES; AND (III) FORESTATION AND
REFORESTATION;

(3)   SPECIFY CROPPING PROGRAMS AND TILLAGE
PRACTICES TO BE OBSERVED;

(4)    REQUIRE RETIREMENT FROM CULTIVATION OF
ANY HIGHLY EROSIVE AREA ON WHICH EROSION MAY NOT BE
ADEQUATELY CONTROLLED IF CULTIVATION IS CARRIED ON;
AND

(5)    PROVIDE FOR OTHER MEANS, MEASURES,
OPERATIONS, AND PROGRAMS THAT MAY ASSIST CONSERVATION
OF SOIL RESOURCES AND PREVENT OR CONTROL SOIL EROSION
IN THE DISTRICT, HAVING DUE REGARD TO THE LEGISLATIVE
FINDINGS SET FORTH IN §8-102.

(C) RULES AND REGULATIONS UNIFORM THROUGHOUT
DISTRICT; EXCEPTION.

THE REGULATIONS SHALL BE UNIFORM THROUGHOUT THE
DISTRICT, EXCEPT THE SUPERVISORS MAY CLASSIFY DISTRICT
LANDS WITH REFERENCE TO FACTORS SUCH AS SOIL TYPE,
DEGREE OF SLOPE, DEGREE OF EROSION THREATENED OR
EXISTING, CHOPPING AND TILLAGE PRACTICES IN USE, AND
OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS, AND MAY PROVIDE RULES AND
REGULATIONS VARYING WITH THE TYPE OR CLASS OF LAND
AFFECTED, BUT UNIFORM AS TO ALL LANDS WITHIN EACH