Home Table of Contents

§ 2-504. Powers

West's Annotated Code of MarylandAgricultureEffective: October 1, 2011

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Agriculture
Title 2. Department of Agriculture (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5. Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation
Effective: October 1, 2011
MD Code, Agriculture, § 2-504
§ 2-504. Powers
The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation has the following general powers:
(1) To sue and be sued in contractual matters in its own name;
(2) To enter into contracts generally and to execute all instruments necessary or appropriate to carry out its purposes;
(3) To acquire, by gift, purchase, devise, bequest or grant, easements in gross or other rights to restrict the use of agricultural land and woodland as may be designated to maintain the character of the land as agricultural land or woodland;
(4) To acquire and hold, by gift, purchase, devise, bequest or grant, real and personal property, or any interest therein, to carry out the legislative intent of preserving prime agricultural land and woodland and conserving, improving, administering, investing, or disposing of any property to further the purposes of the Critical Farms Program under this subtitle;
(5) To adopt, with the approval of the Secretary, regulations and procedures necessary to implement the provisions of this subtitle; and
(6) To promote the dissemination of information to farmers throughout the State concerning the activities of the Foundation.

Credits

Added by Acts 1974, c. 642, § 1. Amended by Acts 1977, c. 883; Acts 1994, c. 3, § 1, eff. Feb. 28, 1994; Acts 1999, c. 576, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2011, c. 581, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011.
MD Code, Agriculture, § 2-504, MD AGRIC § 2-504
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.
End of Document