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Laws

Frederick County, MD: Right to Farm Ordinance (Ordinance No. 96-23-175 (Jan. 1, 1997).)

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).)

Statistics
Farms	12,834
Land in farms (acres)	2,051,756
Market value of agricultural products sold ($1000)	1,835,090
Total land area (acres)	6,251,090
Agricultural land converted to developed uses (acres)	97,100
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Legislative Updates

Maryland Senate Bill 362 (2009)

Maryland Senate Bill 90 (2009)

Maryland House Bill 676 (2009)

Sample Documents

Maryland: Model Easement (MALPF)

Frederick County, MD: Model Easement (IPA)

Frederick County, MD: PACE Ranking System (IPA)

Literature

FIC Fact Sheets

Farm Viability in Urbanizing Areas: Case Study on Carroll County, Maryland

Transfer of Development Rights in U.S. Communities

Downzoning and Rural Land Markets: A Review of Two Recent Studies in Maryland and New Jersey

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