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Montgomery County, MD: Local TDR Enabling Ordinances (Montgomery County, Md., County Code §§ 59-C-1.391 to .396; 59-C-9 (Apr. 1, 1987).)

Maryland Right to Farm Enabling Statute (Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-403 (2004).)

Maryland Agricultural Districts Enabling Statute (Md. Code. Ann., Agric. § 2-509 (2004).)

Statistics
Farms	12,198
Land in farms (acres)	2,077,630
Market value of agricultural products sold ($1000)	1,293,303
Total land area (acres)	6,294,540
Agricultural land converted to developed uses (acres)	97,100
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Legislative Updates

Maryland Senate Bill 909 (2008)

Maryland House Bill 543 (2008)

Maryland Senate Bill 662

Sample Documents

Maryland: Model Easement (MALPF)

Frederick County, MD: Model Easement (IPA)

Frederick County, MD: PACE Ranking System (IPA)

Literature

FIC Fact Sheets

Transfer of Development Rights in U.S. Communities

Is There a Critical Mass of Agricultural Land Needed to Sustain an Agricultural Economy? Evidence from Six Mid-Atlantic States

Using Agricultural and Forest Land Values to Estimate the Budgetary Resources Needed to Triple Maryland's Preserved Acres

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