Right to Farm in Calvert County, MD (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Calvert County, Maryland.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Calvert County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Farm Nuisance Protection
In Calvert County outside Chesapeake Beach and North Beach, an agricultural or forestry operation that has run for a year and follows generally accepted practices is shielded from private nuisance suits over smoke, odor, dust, noise, chemicals or vibration, and disputes must first go to the Agricultural Reconciliation Committee.
Calvert County Right-to-Farm Protection
Significant RestrictionsCalvert County Code §§ 99-1, 99-3
It is the declared policy of Calvert County to preserve, protect and encourage the development and improvement of its agricultural land for the production of food and other agricultural products. It is the purpose of this chapter to reduce the loss to the county of its agricultural resources by limiting the circumstances under which agricultural and forestry operations may be deemed to constitu...
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