§ 25-602. Established.

   (a) In general. -- There is a Prince George's County Agricultural Preservation Easement Program.

(b) Purposes. -- 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.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 28, § 5-503; 2012, ch. 426, § 2.