Subject to the requirements of this chapter, a farm owner or operator may petition the Department for written permission to defer an applicable nontidal wetland mitigation component of a soil conservation and water quality plan on the grounds that mitigation will create an economic hardship that would jeopardize the continued operation of the farm.

Authority: Natural Resources Article, §8-1205, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: September 30, 1991 (18:19 Md. R. 2102)