Md. Code Ann., Agric. § 2-501.1
Purpose
Effective Jul 1, 2018Added as Agriculture § 2-501 by Acts 1974, c. 642, § 1. Amended by Acts 1989, c. 744; Acts 2009, c. 175, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009. Renumbered as Agriculture § 2-501.1 by Acts 2018, c. 623, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018.State of Maryland
(a) It is the intent of the Maryland General Assembly to preserve agricultural land and woodland in order to:
- (1) Provide sources of agricultural products within the State for the citizens of the State;
- (2) Control the urban expansion which is consuming the agricultural land and woodland of the State;
- (3) Curb the spread of urban blight and deterioration; and
- (4) Protect agricultural land and woodland as open-space land.
- (b) With respect to woodland preservation under this subtitle, the General Assembly encourages that fair consideration be given to the retention of forest lands that are working landscapes as defined under § 5-101 of the Natural Resources Article.
Added as Agriculture § 2-501 by Acts 1974, c. 642, § 1. Amended by Acts 1989, c. 744; Acts 2009, c. 175, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009. Renumbered as Agriculture § 2-501.1 by Acts 2018, c. 623, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018.