{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-land-use-25-602","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Land Use § 25–602","heading":"","body":"(a) There is a Prince George’s County Agricultural Preservation Easement Program.\n(b) The purposes of the Program are to:\n(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;\n(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;\n(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;\n(4) recognize the public value in protecting agriculture and agricultural viewsheds, vistas, rural culture and character, and longstanding agricultural enterprises;\n(5) limit nonagricultural uses;\n(6) conserve and protect biodiversity and wildlife and aquatic habitats;\n(7) promote interest in and the study of agriculture and agricultural preservation; and\n(8) promote tourism through the preservation of scenic resources.","path":["Article - Land Use"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glu\u0026section=25-602","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:47Z","sha256":"d3abcf5581142e2888fb661f88d7afbc1669dbada5c1c197f647a2ae3123bc60","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-land-use-25-601","next":"us-md/md.-code-land-use-25-603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}