§ 30-102. Definitions.

(a)

Terms used in this Subtitle are defined as follows:

(1)

Agricultural Land shall mean all real property within the boundaries of Prince George's County that is carried on the tax rolls of the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation as agricultural; or all other land that is currently used for agricultural operations and has been used, and/or is under preparation for use as an agricultural operation continuously for at least one (1) year.

(2)

Agricultural Operation shall mean and include, but is not limited to, all matters set forth in the definition of "agricultural operation" in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article 5-403(a), as may be amended from time to time; and the production of all matters encompassed within the definition of "farm product" in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Agriculture Article 10-601(c), as may be amended from time to time.

 Agricultural Operation shall also mean and include cultivation and tillage of the soil, dairying, spreading of manure, lime, fertilizer and the like, composting, spraying, producing, irrigating, protecting from frost, cultivating, rowing, harvesting and processing of any agricultural crops or commodities, including viticulture, horticulture, timber or apiculture, raising fish or poultry and other fowl, production of eggs, production of milk and dairy products, equine activities, production of livestock, pasturage, fur bearing animals, production of bees and their products, production of fruit, vegetables and other horticultural crops, production of wine, production of aquatic plants, aquaculture, production of timber, production of wool and fleece, and any commercial agricultural practices or procedure performed as incident to or in conjunction with such operations, including on farm processing and preparation for market, delivery to storage or to market or to carriers for transportation to market, equine activities, usage of land in furtherance of educational and social goals, including but not limited to 4-H clubs and Future Farmers of America, agri-tourism, alternative agricultural enterprises, occurring at any time.

(3)

Forestry Operation includes, but is not limited to, the cultivation and production of all matters and products derived from the practice of forestry, as encompassed in the definition of "forestry" as set forth in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Business Occupations and Professions Article, Section 7-101(c), as amended from time to time.

(4)

Generally Accepted Agricultural Land Management Practices shall mean those methods used in connection with agricultural operations, which do not violate applicable federal, State or local laws or public health, safety and welfare and which are generally accepted practices in the agricultural industry. Generally accepted agricultural management practices include practices that are recognized as generally accepted management practices and those methods that are authorized by various governmental agencies, bureaus, and departments, including but not limited to the University of Maryland Extension Prince George's County, and the Prince George's County Soil Conservation District. If no generally accepted agricultural management practice exists or there is no method authorized by those agencies mentioned herein which governs a practice, the practice is presumed to not be a generally accepted agricultural management practice.

(CB-80-1984; CB-6-2012)