§ 8-701. Definitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandAgricultureEffective: July 1, 2021
Effective: July 1, 2021
MD Code, Agriculture, § 8-701
§ 8-701. Definitions
(b) “Best management practice” means a conservation or pollution control practice that manages soil loss due to farming practices or manages nutrients, animal wastes, or agricultural chemicals so as to minimize movement into the surface waters of the State.
(c) “Eligible cost” means a capital expenditure for installing, purchasing, or constructing a best management practice. It does not include the cost of land or interests in land, or the costs of operating or maintaining best management practices.
(d) “Fixed natural filter practice” means one of the following practices:
(e) “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, trust, or other business enterprise which as an owner, landlord, or tenant, participates in the operation of a farm.
(f) “Pooling agreement” means a written agreement between persons, approved by the Secretary of Agriculture, to perform best management practices and which is intended to solve a mutual pollution problem on different farms.
Credits
Added by Acts 1982, c. 405; Amended by Acts 1984, c. 157, 795; Acts 1985, c. 273; Acts 2020, c. 304, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 305, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2021, c. 120, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021.
MD Code, Agriculture, § 8-701, MD AGRIC § 8-701
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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