Ch. 65

LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAPTER 6 5

(House Bill 164)

AN ACT concerning

Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Easements

FOR the purpose of altering certain restrictions of a landowner

who transfers an agricultural preservation easement to the

Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation; making

certain stylistic changes; and generally relating to

agricultural land preservation easements.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Agriculture
Section 2-513
Annotated Code of Maryland

(1985 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Agriculture

2-513.

(a)  Agricultural land preservation easements may be
purchased under this subtitle for any land in agricultural use
which meets the minimum criteria established under § 2-509 if the
easement and county regulations governing the use of the land
include the following provisions:

(1) Any farm use of land is permitted.

(2) Operation at any time of any machinery used in
farm production or the primary processing of agricultural
products is permitted.

(3) All normal agricultural operations performed in
accordance with good husbandry practices which do not cause
bodily injury or directly endanger human health are permitted
including, but not limited to, sale of farm products produced on
the farm where such sales are made.

(b)  [(1) The easement shall provide that residential
subdivision for commercial purposes is not permitted. However,
the easement shall provide that, upon written application to the
foundation the foundation shall release from the easement
restrictions 1 acre or less of the land subject to the easement
for the purpose of constructing a dwelling house for the use of

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