Section 2-1201 - General consideration.
§ 2-1201. General consideration.
(a) "Program" defined.- In this subtitle, "Program" means the Maryland Agricultural Land Link Program.
(b) Program established; purpose.- There is a Maryland Agricultural Land Link Program in the Department, which is established for the purpose of:
(1) Assisting older or retiring farmers in the State in the lease or sale of their agricultural land to younger or beginning farmers;
(2) Keeping agricultural land in the State in active agricultural use; and
(3) Reducing the amount of agricultural land in the State that is lost each year to development.
(c) Duties of Department.- Under the Program, if sufficient funds are provided in the annual budget, the Department shall:
(1) Maintain an on-line database to serve as an electronic bulletin board for the voluntary posting of information on:
(i) Agricultural land available for lease;
(ii) Agricultural land available for sale;
(iii) Any other land available for agricultural use, lease, or sale; and
(iv) Internship, apprenticeship, employment, and business opportunities for farmers; and
(2) Promote the lease or sale of agricultural land from retiring farmers to beginning farmers.
[2006, ch. 161.]