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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" citation="COMAR 15.22.02.09" title_num="15" subtitle_num="22" chapter_num="02" heading="Buffer Zone.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a producer shall maintain at least a 25-foot buffer zone separating land in a farm unit being managed organically from other land.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A producer may be required by the Department to maintain a buffer zone wider than 25 feet and to take other precautionary measures if the use of the adjacent land presents a threat to the organic status of the farm unit.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>