§ 17-10-101. Agricultural land preservation areas.
   (a)   Establishment; uses. In accordance with the Agriculture Article, Title 2, Subtitle 5, of the State Code, agricultural land preservation areas may be established in the County. Each agricultural land preservation area shall provide for the protection of and permit the following normal agricultural activities:
      (1)   any farm use of land;
      (2)   operation at any time of machinery used in farm production or the primary processing of any agricultural products;
      (3)   any normal agricultural activities and operations, in accordance with good husbandry practices, that do not cause bodily injury or directly endanger human health, including activities that may produce normal agriculturally related noise and odors; and
      (4)   the sale of farm products produced on the farm where the sales are made.
   (b)   Official maps. Official maps of agricultural land preservation areas shall be located at the Office of Planning and Zoning. The official maps shall be made current at least once a year by June 30 of each year and shall be published at the same scale as the tax maps of the Department of Assessments and Taxation.
(1985 Code, Art. 24, § 2-101)