Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart A - Preliminary Provisions
Article I - Administrative Provisions
Chapter 9 - ENVIRONMENTAL MASTER PLAN
Subchapter B - POLICIES FOR CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY FOR PRIME FARMLANDS
Section 9.112 - Agro-base areas

(a) Agricultural trends across the Commonwealth and nation suggest that prime farmlands cannot remain in agricultural use without regard for maintaining viable agricultural based communities. There are many areas within the Commonwealth where agricultural based communities could remain competitive over the long haul while protecting the productive capacity of the land. More effective long-term preservation of many prime farmlands may be accomplished by encouraging economically competitive agro-base areas.

(b) It shall be the environmental policy of the Commonwealth to protect the prime farmlands of the Commonwealth by promoting and supporting a favorable social and economic climate which will strengthen the viability of agricultural communities throughout the Commonwealth.