Md. Code Regs. 15.15.05.02

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 18, September 6, 2024

Section 15.15.05.02 - Definitions

A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

(1) 'Agricultural product" includes, but is not limited to, livestock and crops.

(2) "County governing body" means the board of county commissioners or, in a charter county, the county executive and the county council of a county.

(3) "Easement" means an agricultural land preservation easement held by the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, solely or jointly with any other entity or local government, and approved for purchase by the Board of Public Works prior to October 1, 2004.

(4) "Foundation" means the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation.

(5) "Landowner" means the fee simple owner of the land that is subject to easement restrictions.

(6) "Profitable farming is feasible on the land" means that an agricultural product can be produced on the land that can be sold to realize an excess of return over expenditures, excluding any expenditures or costs to construct farm structures, to acquire the land itself, or to service any debt or financing incurred to acquire the land.

(7) "Secretary " means the Secretary of Agriculture.

Md. Code Regs. 15.15.05.02

Regulation .02 adopted effective 45:20 Md. R. 919, eff. 10/8/2018