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Ch. 650
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2007 Laws of Maryland
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(8) At any time after the period of time stipulated in the district
agreement, a landowner may terminate his property as an agricultural district by
notifying the Foundation one year in advance of his intention to do so.
(9) After the establishment of an agricultural district the county
governing body or the Foundation may review the use of land within the district.
(10) The Foundation may approve alteration or abolition of a district
only if:
(i) The use of land within the district has so changed as to
cause land within the district to fail to meet the qualifications established under
subsection [(c)] (D) of this section;
(ii) The alteration or abolition of the district has been
recommended by the county governing body; and
(iii) The alteration or abolition is approved by a majority of the
Foundation board of trustees at-large, by the Secretary, and by the State Treasurer.
(c) Regulations and procedures adopted by the Foundation for the
establishment and monitoring of agricultural districts AND EASEMENTS may not
require, in Garrett County or Allegany County, a natural gas rights owner or lessee to
subordinate its interest to the Foundation's interest if the Foundation determines that
exercise of the natural gas rights will not interfere with an agricultural operation
conducted on land in the agricultural district OR LAND SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT.
(d) Regulations and criteria developed by the Foundation relating to land
which may be included in an agricultural district OR SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT
shall provide that:
(1) Subject to item (2) of this subsection, land shall meet productivity,
acreage, and locational criteria determined by the Foundation to be necessary for the
continuation of farming;
(2) As long as all other criteria are met, land that is at least 50 acres
in size shall qualify for inclusion in an agricultural district OR EASEMENT;
(3) The Foundation shall attempt to preserve the minimum number of
acres in a given district which may reasonably be expected to promote the continued
availability of agricultural suppliers and markets for agricultural goods;
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