§ 25-602
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§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.