In accord with Agricultural Article Sections 2-501 through 2-515 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, Agricultural Preservation Districts may be established in Prince George's County. In order to protect normal agricultural activities, the following provisions shall apply to all such districts within Prince George's County: Agricultural activities are permitted, consistent with provisions of the County Zoning Ordinance; The operation of machinery used in farm production or the primary processing of agricultural products is permitted at any reasonable time; Agricultural activities carried on in accordance with good husbandry practices, which do not cause bodily injury or directly endanger human health, are preferred activities, notwithstanding the incidental production of noise, odor, or dust; The sale of farm products produced on the farm where the sales are made is permitted, consistent with the provisions of the County Zoning Ordinance; All land within an Agricultural Preservation District shall be eligible for property tax incentives as may be enacted by the County Council from time to time.

Official maps of Agricultural Preservation Districts and easements purchased by the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation shall be maintained by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission at the County Administration Building, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and shall be revised from time to time to reflect the establishment, alteration, and abolition of Agricultural Preservation District boundaries. The official maps shall be made current as of June 30 of each year and shall be prepared on a reproducible base at the same scale as the Department of Assessment and Taxation tax maps or at a more readable, but uniform, scale if available and regularly maintained by the agency.

In accord with the Agriculture Article, Sections 2-501 through 2-515, and with Maryland Regulations 15.17.01, Agricultural Preservation District establishment shall be accomplished by this ordinance, only upon formal notification to the Prince George's County Council by the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation. Such notification shall include a copy of the Agricultural Preservation District Agreement signed by all parties and as recorded among the land records of Prince George's County. All such District Agreements together with property descriptions shall be maintained in an official file and be available from the Clerk of the Council, County Administration Building, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, 20772. Duplicate information, as necessary to respond to inquiries related to established Agricultural Preservation Districts and easements which have been purchased, shall be maintained by the Planning Department of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.

The County Executive shall appoint an Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board in accordance with the provisions of the Agricultural Article, Title 2, Subtitle 5, Annotated Code of Maryland. There shall be five members, at least three of whom shall be owner-operators of commercial farms who earn fifty percent (50%) or more of their income from farming. The term of office for each member shall be five years. No member shall serve more than two consecutive full terms. Appointments to fill a vacancy shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term. The terms of the initial appointments shall be staggered with one member appointed to a three-year term, two members appointed to four-year terms, and two members appointed to five-year terms. The Board members shall elect annually from their own membership a chairman and such other officers as it deems necessary. The duties of the Board shall be as provided in State law.