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LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 45

This deed of easement, made this .......... day of

........... 19.., between .......... and ........... his

wife, herein called grantors, and the Maryland
Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, an agency of
the State of Maryland, herein called grantee,

Witnesseth:

Whereas, Subtitle 5 of Title 2 of the Agricultural
Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, entitled
"Maryland Agricultural land Preservation Foundation" was
enacted to permanently preserve agricultural land and
woodland, and

Whereas, the foundation was created to receive
property for the purpose of preserving the agricultural
land and woodland of the state; and

Whereas, the grantors are the owners of the fee of
real property devoted to agricultural use located in
........ County, Maryland, hereinafter described,

Mow, therefore, in recognition of the foregoing and
in consideration of the sua of .......... and other

valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the grantors do hereby grant and convey to
the grantee an agricultural land preservation easement in
gross over, and right in perpetuity to restrict the use
of, the following described real estate located in
.......... County, Maryland (herein called the

property) :

The restrictions hereby imposed on the use of the
property are in accord with the State of Maryland's
policy, as set forth in Subtitle 5 of Title 2 of the
Agricultural Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland,
to permanently preserve agricultural land and woodland
and the acts which the grantors, their heirs, successors
and assigns, so covenant to do and not do upon the
property, and the restrictions which the grantee is
hereby entitled to enforce, shall be as follows:

1.  No industrial or commercial activities,
with the exception of farming, may be carried on on the
property except activities which can be carried on from a
residential or farm building without the obtaining of an
exception from the applicable zoning laws, including
sales of farm products by the owner to the public.

2.  No building or structure may be built or
maintained on the property other than (i) farm buildings
or structures and (ii) a single—family dwelling and
outbuildings commonly or appropriately incidental
thereto, including a garage or farm laborers' quarters.