# Md. Code, Land Use § 17-113: –113

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglu_T17_S1_S17-113

## Section

- **Citation:** Md. Code, Land Use § 17-113
- **Heading:** –113
- **Jurisdiction:** Maryland
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MD Code / Article glu / Title 17 / Subtitle 1 / Section 17-113

## Text

(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.

## Nearby sections

- [Md. Code, Land Use § 17-101 §17–101.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglu_T17_S1_S17-101.md)
- [Md. Code, Land Use § 17-102 §17–102.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglu_T17_S1_S17-102.md)
- [Md. Code, Land Use § 17-103 §17–103.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglu_T17_S1_S17-103.md)
- [Md. Code, Land Use § 17-104 §17–104.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglu_T17_S1_S17-104.md)
- [Md. Code, Land Use § 17-105 §17–105.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglu_T17_S1_S17-105.md)
- [Md. Code, Land Use § 17-108 §17–108.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglu_T17_S1_S17-108.md)
- [Md. Code, Land Use § 17-109 §17–109.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglu_T17_S1_S17-109.md)
- [Md. Code, Land Use § 17-110 §17–110.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglu_T17_S1_S17-110.md)
- [Md. Code, Land Use § 17-113 §17–113.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglu_T17_S1_S17-113.md)
- [Md. Code, Land Use § 17-114 §17–114.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglu_T17_S1_S17-114.md)
- [Md. Code, Land Use § 17-115 §17–115.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglu_T17_S1_S17-115.md)
- [Md. Code, Land Use § 17-116 §17–116.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglu_T17_S1_S17-116.md)
- [Md. Code, Land Use § 17-117 §17–117.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglu_T17_S1_S17-117.md)
- [Md. Code, Land Use § 17-118 §17–118.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglu_T17_S1_S17-118.md)

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