This chapter shall be known as the "Talbot County
Agricultural Land Preservation Ordinance."
This chapter is adopted for the following purposes:
A. To provide for the preservation of agricultural lands
through the voluntary establishment of Agricultural Preservation Districts
and for the voluntary sale of development rights easements on eligible
agricultural lands within Talbot County; provided, however, that the
County shall assume no financial responsibility for the purchase of
development rights easements.
B. To provide for the protection of normal agricultural
activities within established Agricultural Preservation Districts.
C. To provide procedures for the creation and recording
of official Agricultural Preservation District maps.
D. To protect and provide for the public health, safety
and general welfare of the citizens of Talbot County.
[Amended 7-24-2001 by Bill No. 837]
This chapter is adopted by virtue of the authority
of Md. Code Ann., Agriculture Art., §§ 2-501 et seq.
Agricultural Preservation Districts established
in Talbot County shall provide for the protection of normal agricultural
activities in the districts through provisions for the following activities:
A. Any farm use of land is permitted.
B. Operation at any time of any machinery used in farm
production or the primary processing of agricultural products is permitted.
C. All normal agricultural operations performed in accordance
with good husbandry practices, which do not cause bodily injury or
directly endanger human health, are permitted and preferred activities,
including but not limited to activities which may produce normal agriculturally
related noise, odor, vibration, fumes, dust or glare.
D. The sale of farm products produced on the farm where
the sales are made is permitted.
As used in this chapter, the following words
and phrases shall be defined as follows:
ADVISORY BOARD
The Talbot County Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board.
FOUNDATION
The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation.