(a) Owner may offer to sell or donate a conservation or preservation easement. — An owner of farmland may offer by written application to sell or donate a conservation or preservation easement on all or any portion of the farm to a county farmland board or the authority.
(b) Requirements for application to sell or donate. — In order to be considered by a county farmland protection board or the authority, an application to sell or donate shall:
(1) Include an asking price, if any, at which the owner is willing to sell a conservation or preservation easement and shall specify the terms under which the offer is made; and