§ 13-605. Agricultural preservation districts--Garrett County
West's Annotated Code of MarylandLocal GovernmentEffective: October 1, 2013
Effective: October 1, 2013
MD Code, Local Government, § 13-605
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 25, § 237
§ 13-605. Agricultural preservation districts--Garrett County
(a) In this section, “Advisory Board” means the Garrett County Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board.
(b) The County Commissioners of Garrett County shall adopt rules, regulations, and procedures for:
(c)(1) The rules, regulations, and procedures adopted by the County Commissioners of Garrett County shall contain the provisions set forth in this subsection.
(iii) After meeting the minimum 3-year requirement in the agricultural district agreement under subparagraph (i)2 of this paragraph, a landowner may terminate the property's designation as an agricultural district by notifying the county commissioners in writing 1 year before the desired date of termination.
(d) Rules, regulations, or procedures adopted by the County Commissioners of Garrett County under this section may not require a natural gas rights owner or lessee to subordinate its interest to the interest of the county commissioners if the county commissioners determine that the exercise of the natural gas rights will not interfere with an agricultural operation conducted on land in the agricultural district or on land subject to an easement.
(e) Rules, regulations, or procedures adopted by the County Commissioners of Garrett County relating to land that may be included in an agricultural district shall provide that:
(f)(1) Land may be included in an agricultural district only if the rules, regulations, and procedures of the County Commissioners of Garrett County that govern the land allow the activities listed under § 2-513 of the Agriculture Article.
(g) The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation may not purchase an easement on land that is located in Garrett County but that is outside of an agricultural district established under this section.
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Added by Acts 2013, c. 119, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.
MD Code, Local Government, § 13-605, MD LOCAL GOVT § 13-605
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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