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<section article="gag" article_name="Agriculture" number="2-1201" title_number="2" title_name="Department of Agriculture" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Maryland Agricultural Land Link Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle, “Program” means the Maryland Agricultural Land Link Program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>There is a Maryland Agricultural Land Link Program in the Department, which is established for the purpose of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Assisting older or retiring farmers in the State in the lease or sale of their agricultural land to younger or beginning farmers;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Keeping agricultural land in the State in active agricultural use; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Reducing the amount of agricultural land in the State that is lost each year to development.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Under the Program, if sufficient funds are provided in the annual budget, the Department shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Maintain an on–line database to serve as an electronic bulletin board for the voluntary posting of information on:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Agricultural land available for lease;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Agricultural land available for sale;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Any other land available for agricultural use, lease, or sale; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Internship, apprenticeship, employment, and business opportunities for farmers; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Promote the lease or sale of agricultural land from retiring farmers to beginning farmers.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
