# Land Use (GLU)

## Title 25. Prince George's County Provisions

### Subtitle 6. Agricultural Preservation Easement Program

#### Section 25-602

(a) There is a Prince George's County Agricultural Preservation Easement Program.

(b) The purposes of the Program are to:

  (1) implement the policies of the county's general plan and the Green Infrastructure Plan to preserve, protect, and enhance agricultural properties, particularly those in the Rural Tier;

  (2) preserve ecologically fragile and aesthetically valuable environments of the county, including streams, stream valleys, floodplains, wetlands, groundwater, steep slopes, woodlands, habitats, scenic vistas, and scenic corridors;

  (3) retain agricultural land and augment other local and State programs certified in accordance with the Code of Maryland Regulations for the preservation of agricultural land;

  (4) recognize the public value in protecting agriculture and agricultural viewsheds, vistas, rural culture and character, and longstanding agricultural enterprises;

  (5) limit nonagricultural uses;

  (6) conserve and protect biodiversity and wildlife and aquatic habitats;

  (7) promote interest in and the study of agriculture and agricultural preservation; and

  (8) promote tourism through the preservation of scenic resources.

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Md. Code Ann., Land Use (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)