This shall be known as the "Caroline County Agricultural Land Preservation
Chapter."
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 Caroline County.
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 Caroline County.
This chapter is adopted by virtue of the authority of the Agriculture
Article, §§ 2-501 through 2-515, of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall be defined
as follows:
ADVISORY BOARD
The Caroline County Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board.
FOUNDATION
The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation.
Agricultural preservation districts established in Caroline County shall
provide for the protection of normal agricultural activities in the districts
through the following provisions:
A. Any farm use of land is permitted.
B. Operation of any machinery used in farm production or
the primary processing of agricultural products is permitted at any time.
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, including but not limited to the sale
of farm products produced on the farm where such sales are made and activities
which may produce noise, odor, vibration, fumes, dust or glare.