Md. Code Ann., Agric. § 2-2101
Definitions
Effective Jul 1, 2023Added by Acts 2022, c. 393, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 394, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022. Amended by Acts 2023, c. 519, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.State of Maryland
- (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) “Farm product” means:
- (1) Any agricultural, horticultural, vegetable, or fruit product of the soil, whether raw or canned, frozen, dried, pickled, or otherwise processed;
- (2) Livestock, meats, marine food products, poultry, eggs, or dairy products;
- (3) Wool, hides, feathers, nuts, or honey; or
- (4) Any product of farm, forest, orchard, garden, or water.
- (c) “Fund” means the Urban Agriculture Water and Power Infrastructure Grant Fund.
- (d) “Program” means the Urban Agriculture Water and Power Infrastructure Grant Program.
- (e) “Qualified nonprofit organization” means a nonprofit organization that operates a farm or community garden in an area of the State delineated as an urban area by the U.S. Census Bureau.
(f) “Urban agricultural producer” means any person that:
(1) Annually produces farm products in an area of the State that is:
- (i) Delineated as an urban area by the U.S. Census Bureau; or
- (ii) Within the boundaries of a municipal corporation; and
- (2) Sells, plans to sell, or normally would have sold at least $1,000 annually of farm products produced from a farming operation in the State.
Added by Acts 2022, c. 393, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 394, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022. Amended by Acts 2023, c. 519, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.