Maryland § 25-602

§ 25-602.

    (a)    There is a Prince George’s County Agricultural Preservation Easement Program.

    (b)    The purposes of the Program are to:

        (1)    implement the policies of the county’s general plan and the Green Infrastructure Plan to preserve, protect, and enhance agricultural properties, particularly those in the Rural Tier;

        (2)    preserve ecologically fragile and aesthetically valuable environments of the county, including streams, stream valleys, floodplains, wetlands, groundwater, steep slopes, woodlands, habitats, scenic vistas, and scenic corridors;

        (3)    retain agricultural land and augment other local and State programs certified in accordance with the Code of Maryland Regulations for the preservation of agricultural land;

        (4)    recognize the public value in protecting agriculture and agricultural viewsheds, vistas, rural culture and character, and longstanding agricultural enterprises;

        (5)    limit nonagricultural uses;

        (6)    conserve and protect biodiversity and wildlife and aquatic habitats;

        (7)    promote interest in and the study of agriculture and agricultural preservation; and

        (8)    promote tourism through the preservation of scenic resources.