Agricultural Requirements

CHESAPEAKE BAY LOCAL ASSISTANCE

Agricultural Criteria of the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Designation and Management Regulations

Agricultural land within a locally designated Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area, upon which Agricultural Activities are being conducted must:

Have a Soil & Water Quality Conservation Assessment and/or Plan that ensures water quality protection consistent with the Act and the Regulations;
Maintain/Establish 100 foot Vegetated Buffer Area between the locally designated water resource and the farming activity.

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