§17–113.

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MD Code › Article glu › Title 17 › Subtitle 1 › Section 17-113

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(a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) (1) “Business” means a lawful activity conducted primarily:

(i) for the purchase, sale, lease, or rental of property;

(ii) for the manufacture, processing, or marketing of products or other personal property;

(iii) for the sale of services to the public; or

(iv) by a nonprofit organization.

(2) “Business” does not include a farm operation.

(c) “Displaced”, with respect to a person, means moving from real property, or moving the person’s personal property from real property:

(1) wholly or partly as a result of the Commission’s acquisition of the real property; or

(2) as the result of a written order of the Commission to vacate the real property for a public works program or project the Commission undertakes.

(d) “Farm operation” means an activity that:

(1) is conducted primarily for the production of one or more agricultural products, including timber, for sale or home use; and

(2) customarily produces those products in sufficient quantity to be able to contribute materially to the operator’s income.

(e) “Relocation payment” means a payment the Commission makes to a displaced person in accordance with this part.

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