Maryland Statutes
Agriculture

Section 1-201 - Certificate of Compliance With Workers' Compensation Act Prior to Issuance of License or Permit - Before a license or permit may be issued under this...

Subtitle 3 - Consignment of Farm Products

Section 1-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 1-302 - Container Deposit - (a) A consignee of a farm product of a person...

Section 1-303 - Returned Container - (a) If the purchaser returns the container to the consignee:...

Section 1-304 - Penalty for Violation of Consignee's Duties - (a) A consignee who fails to comply with § 1-302(a)...

Section 1-305 - Sale of Consigned Goods -- Failure to Account - (a) After a sale of a farm product consigned for...

Section 1-306 - Application of General Penalties - The penalties under Title 12 of this article do not...

Title 2 - Department of Agriculture

Subtitle 1 - Organization, Powers and Authority of Department -- in General

Section 2-101 - Department Established - There is a Department of Agriculture, established as a principal...

Section 2-102 - Secretary of Agriculture; Deputy Secretary; Assistants, Consultants and Employees - (a) The head of the Department is the Secretary of...

Section 2-103 - General Powers and Duties of Secretary - (a) The Secretary is responsible for the budget of his...

Section 2-103.1 - Farm Quarantine - (a) The Secretary may establish a farm quarantine and issue...

Section 2-103.2 - Administrative Search Warrant - (a) The Secretary or a designee of the Secretary may...

Section 2-104 - Secretary to Enforce Article; Assistance of Law Enforcement Officers; Interference With Secretary Prohibited - (a) The Secretary shall carry out and enforce the provisions...

Section 2-105 - Counsel to Department - The Attorney General is the legal advisor and counsel to...

Section 2-106 - Positions and Units Within Department - (a) The following positions and units are included within the...

Section 2-107 - Continuation and Change of Rules, Forms, Orders, etc., of Abolished Units; References to Abolished Units; Duties and Powers Transferred to Secretary - Every rule, regulation, form, order, and directive adopted by or...

Subtitle 2 - Maryland Agricultural Commission

Section 2-201 - Legislative Intent - It is the intent of the General Assembly in the...

Section 2-202 - Maryland Agricultural Commission Established in Department; Duty - There is a Maryland Agricultural Commission in the Department. It...

Section 2-203 - Composition of Commission; Appointment and Terms of Members - (a) The Commission has 30 members. One member is ex...

Section 2-204 - Officers; Meetings; Executive Secretary; Compensation - (a) The Commission may elect from among its appointed members...

Section 2-205 - Commission Recommendations - The Commission shall submit its recommendations in writing, to the...

Subtitle 3 - State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

Section 2-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 2-302 - State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - (a) There is a State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners...

Section 2-302.1 - Veterinary Review Committee - (a) In this section, “veterinary review committee” means a committee...

Section 2-303 - Establishment of Fund; Fees; Disposition of Funds Collected - (a) There is a State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners...

Section 2-304 - Powers and Duties of Board Generally - (a) The Board may: (1) Adopt rules and regulations to...

Section 2-304.1 - Veterinary Hospital License - (a) As used in this subtitle, “veterinary hospital” means any...

Section 2-305 - License to Administer Drugs by Animal Control Facility - (a) In this section, “animal control facility” means a humane...

Section 2-306 - Regulation of Veterinary Education - (a) (1) The Board has the exclusive power to establish...

Section 2-307 - Examinations; Issuance of License - (a) The Board shall prescribe the subject, character, manner, time,...

Section 2-307.1 - Mental or Physical Examination - (a) In reviewing an application for licensure of a veterinarian...

Section 2-308 - Registration of Licensee - (a) In order to enforce this subtitle and aid in...

Section 2-309 - Registration of Veterinary Technicians - (a) A person may register with the Board as a...

Section 2-310 - Standards of Conduct and Ethics; Grounds for Refusal, Suspension or Revocation of License - The Board may refuse, suspend, or revoke any application or...

Section 2-310.1 - Penalties in Lieu of or in Addition to Suspension or Revocation - (a) In lieu of or in addition to suspension of...

Section 2-311 - Procedure for Suspension or Revocation of License - (a) Before any license is suspended or revoked, the Board...

Section 2-312 - Issuance of License After Revocation - At any time within two years from the date of...

Section 2-313 - Prohibited Acts - (a) (1) This subsection does not apply to an act...

Section 2-313.1 - Reporting Animal Cruelty or Fighting - (a) A veterinary practitioner who has reason to believe that...

Section 2-313.2 - Cease and Desist Orders -- Civil Penalties - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section and on...

Section 2-314 - Liability for Civil Damages of Veterinarian or Others Rendering Aid in Emergency - A person licensed by the State of Maryland to provide...

Section 2-315 - Injunctive Relief - (a) The Board may bring an action for an injunction...

Section 2-316 - Termination of Subtitle Provisions and Regulations - The provisions of this subtitle creating the State Board of...

Subtitle 5 - Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation

Section 2-501 - "Child" Defined - In this subtitle, “child”: (1) Means a biological child, an...

Section 2-501.1 - Legislative Intent - (a) It is the intent of the Maryland General Assembly...

Section 2-502 - Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Established - There is a Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation in the...

Section 2-503 - Board of Trustees - (a) (1) The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation shall be...

Section 2-504 - General Powers of Foundation - The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation has the following general...

Section 2-504.1 - Agricultural Preservation Advisory Boards - (a) In each county containing productive agricultural land, the county...

Section 2-505 - Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Fund - (a) The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Fund is created and...

Section 2-506 - Annual Report to Governor and General Assembly - The Foundation on or before January 15 of each year,...

Section 2-507 - Executive Director and Staff - The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation shall employ an executive...

Section 2-508 - Purchases of Agricultural Land Preservation Easements - (a) (1) For purposes of this subtitle the following words...

Section 2-508.1 - Disbursements to County Agricultural Land Preservation Programs - (a) If a county is certified by the Department of...

Section 2-509 - Foundation Regulations and Procedures for Sale of Easements - (a) (1) The Foundation shall follow the provisions under this...

Section 2-509.1 - Elimination of Districts as a Requirement for Easement Application Process - (a) Effective July 1, 2007, districts may not be a...

Section 2-510 - Sale of Easement in Agricultural Land - (a) An owner of agricultural land whose application to sell...

Section 2-510.1 - Grant to Purchase Easement Under Certain Conditions - (a) The Foundation may make a grant to purchase an...

Section 2-511 - Value of Easement - (a) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section,...

Section 2-512 - Approval of Local Programs of Agricultural Land Preservation - (a) The Foundation may not approve matching allotted purchases of...

Section 2-513 - Use of Land for Which Easement Purchased - (a) Agricultural land preservation easements may be purchased under this...

Section 2-513.1 - Authority of County to Deny Applications Under Local Land Use Regulations - (a) This section applies only to applications affecting land encumbered...

Section 2-514 - Termination of Easement - (a) (1) This section applies only to easements approved for...

Section 2-514.1 - Easement Approved on or After October 1, 2004 to Be Held in Perpetuity - An easement whose purchase is approved by the Board of...

Section 2-515 - Condemnation of Land Under Agricultural Preservation Easement - (a) (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of...

Section 2-516 - Approval of Certification or Recertification of County Agricultural Land Preservation Program Applications - The Foundation shall provide its approval or disapproval of an...

Section 2-517 - Critical Farms Program - (a) (1) The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation shall establish...

Section 2-517.1 - Farmland Preservation Partnership Program - (a) (1) The Foundation may establish a Farmland Preservation Partnership...

Section 2-518 - Priority Preservation Areas - (a) In this section, “area” means a priority preservation area....

Section 2-519 - Imposition of Civil Penalties - (a) (1) In addition to any other remedies available at...

Subtitle 6 - Farmer Disaster Loan Program

Section 2-601 - Created in Department of Agriculture; Purpose; Management and Supervision - The Farmer Disaster Loan Program is created within the Department...

Section 2-602 - Power to Make Loans - (a) The Department may make loans under the Farmer Disaster...

Section 2-603 - Interest Rate; Application Fee; Security; Eligibility; Reimbursement of Department - (a) (1) The Department may make direct loans not exceeding...

Section 2-604 - Department Authority in Making Loans - The Department may: (1) Make farmer disaster loans and extend...

Section 2-605 - Penalty - Whoever knowingly makes or causes to be made any false...

Subtitle 7 - Maryland Horse Industry Board

Section 2-701 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 2-702 - Exemptions - Except as provided in § 2–702.1 of this subtitle, horse...

Section 2-702.1 - Equine Activities Treated as Agricultural Activities - Equine activities shall be treated as agricultural activities for the...

Section 2-703 - Board Created - There is a Maryland Horse Industry Board.

Section 2-704 - Composition of Board; Oath; Terms; Removal of Member - (a) (1) The Board consists of 12 members, 11 of...

Section 2-705 - Chairman and Officers - (a) From among its members, the Board shall elect a...

Section 2-706 - Meetings; Expenses; Staff - (a) The Board shall determine the times and places of...

Section 2-707 - Authority of Secretary; Rules and Regulations - (a) The powers and duties vested in the Board by...

Section 2-708 - Disposition of Funds Collected - All funds collected by the Board shall be paid into...

Section 2-708.1 - Duties of Board - The Board shall: (1) Carry out the licensing, inspection, and...

Section 2-708.2 - Maryland Horse Industry Fund - (a) In this section, “Fund” means the Maryland Horse Industry...

Section 2-709 - Inspectors - (a) (1) The Board, with the approval of the Secretary,...

Section 2-710 - License Required - A person may not engage in the business of operating...

Section 2-711 - Application for License; License Fee - To apply for a license, an applicant shall: (1) Submit...

Section 2-712 - Expiration and Renewal of License - (a) A license expires on the June 30 after its...

Section 2-713 - Inspections; Creation of Classes of Licenses - (a) Each horse establishment licensed under this subtitle shall be...

Section 2-714 - License to Be Property of State; Display; Transfer - (a) A license issued under this subtitle is the property...

Section 2-715 - Suspension or Revocation of License - The Board may suspend or revoke the license issued to...

Section 2-716 - Impounding Horses - (a) If, in accordance with § 10-615 of the Criminal...

Section 2-717 - Injunction - The Board may apply for relief by injunction, without bond,...

Section 2-718 - Penalty; Hearing - (a) Any person who violates any provision of this subtitle...

Section 2-719 - Termination of Subtitle Provisions and Regulations - Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Program...

Subtitle 9 - Maryland Crop Insurance Premium Cost Share Program

Section 2-901 - Established; Purpose; Payments; Regulations - (a) There is a Maryland Crop Insurance Premium Cost Share...

Subtitle 10 - Young Farmers Advisory Board

Section 2-1001 - Established - There is a Young Farmers Advisory Board in the Department.

Section 2-1002 - Young Farmers Advisory Board - (a) The Young Farmers Advisory Board shall consist of 20...

Section 2-1003 - Duties of Advisory Board - The Advisory Board shall: (1) Annually elect from its members...

Section 2-1004 - Compensation; Staff - (a) A member of the Advisory Board: (1) May not...

Section 2-1005 - Duties of Chairperson or Designee - The chairperson, or the chairperson’s designee, shall: (1) Attend meetings...

Subtitle 11 - Maryland Wine and Grape Promotion Fund

Section 2-1101 - "Fund" Defined - In this subtitle, “Fund” means the Maryland Wine and Grape...

Section 2-1102 - Maryland Wine and Grape Promotion Fund - (a) There is a Maryland Wine and Grape Promotion Fund....

Subtitle 12 - Maryland Agricultural Land Link Program

Section 2-1201 - General Consideration - (a) In this subtitle, “Program” means the Maryland Agricultural Land...

Subtitle 14 - Maryland Dairy Farmer Emergency Trust Fund

Section 2-1401 - Maryland Dairy Farmer Emergency Trust Fund - (a) In this section, “Fund” means the Maryland Dairy Farmer...

Subtitle 15 - Emerald Ash Borer Grant Fund

Section 2-1501 - Fund - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Subtitle 16 - Spay/neuter Fund

Section 2-1601 - Definitions [Subtitle Subject to Abrogation] - // EFFECTIVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 PER CHAPTERS 561 AND...

Section 2-1602 - Fund Established [Subtitle Subject to Abrogation] - // EFFECTIVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 PER CHAPTERS 561 AND...

Section 2-1603 - Fees on Dog and Cat Food [Subtitle Subject to Abrogation] - // EFFECTIVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 PER CHAPTERS 561 AND...

Section 2-1604 - Spay/neuter Advisory Board [Subtitle Subject to Abrogation] - // EFFECTIVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 PER CHAPTERS 561 AND...

Section 2-1605 - Regulations [Subtitle Subject to Abrogation] - // EFFECTIVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 PER CHAPTERS 561 AND...

Subtitle 17 - Animal Shelters

Section 2-1701 - "Animal Shelter" Defined - In this subtitle, “animal shelter” means: (1) A county or...

Section 2-1702 - Legislative Findings and Intent - (a) The General Assembly finds that animal shelters perform an...

Section 2-1703 - Written Veterinary Care Protocol Required - (a) On or before January 1, 2017, an animal shelter...

Section 2-1704 - Posting and Following Written Protocol for Reclaiming Animals; Annual Summary of Intake and Disposition Data - (a) On or before January 1, 2017, an animal shelter...

Section 2-1705 - Standards of Care - (a) On or before January 1, 2018, the Department shall...

Section 2-1706 - Regulations - On or before January 1, 2018, the Department shall adopt...

Section 2-1707 - Civil Penalties - (a) A person who violates this subtitle is subject to...

Subtitle 18 - Pollinator Habitat Plans

Section 2-1801 - Pollinator Habitat Plan - (a) In this section, “neonicotinoid pesticide” has the meaning stated...

Subtitle 19 - Maryland Healthy Soils Program

Section 2-1901 - General Consideration - (a) (1) In this subtitle the following words have the...

Subtitle 20 - Urban Agriculture Grant Program

Section 2-2001 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 2-2002 - Urban Agriculture Grant Program -- Purpose - (a) There is an Urban Agriculture Grant Program in the...

Section 2-2003 - Urban Agriculture Grant Fund -- Purpose -- Administration -- Items in Fund -- Adoption of Regulations -- Annual Report - (a) There is an Urban Agriculture Grant Fund. (b) The...

Section 2-2004 - Qualified Nonprofit Organizations -- Report to Department -- Information Included - (a) A nonprofit organization is qualified to receive a grant...

Section 2-2005 - Implementation Regulations - Except as provided in § 2–2003(h) of this subtitle, the...

Title 3 - Regulation of Livestock and Poultry

Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Infectious and Contagious Livestock and Poultry Diseases

Section 3-101 - General Powers and Responsibilities of Secretary - (a) The Secretary shall protect the health of the domestic...

Section 3-102 - Quarantine by Governor - If the Secretary presents facts to the Governor showing the...

Section 3-103 - Cooperation With Federal Authorities; Appointment of Assistants in Event of Epidemic - (a) The Secretary may cooperate with the Department of Agriculture...

Section 3-104 - Local Health Authorities and Veterinarians Required to Report Contagious and Infectious Diseases - (a) Every local health authority of every county shall investigate...

Section 3-105 - Powers of Secretary to Prevent Spread of Contagious or Infectious Diseases - (a) To prevent the spread of contagious or infectious diseases,...

Section 3-105.1 - Administrative Search Warrants - (a) The Secretary or a designee of the Secretary may...

Section 3-106 - Prohibiting Shipments of Livestock or Poultry - The Secretary or his agent may prohibit the shipment of...

Section 3-107 - Appraisal of Building, Article or Animal Which Is to Be Destroyed - (a) (1) This section does not apply to and the...

Section 3-108 - Disposal of Carcass, Hide, and Offal of Slaughtered Animal - When any animal is slaughtered under the provisions of this...

Section 3-109 - Owner to Bury or Burn Animals Dying of Contagious or Infectious Disease - The owner of any domestic animal that has died of...

Section 3-110 - Exposure of Healthy Animals to Infected Animals - A person may not knowingly expose any animal to an...

Section 3-111 - Sale of Infected Animals; Unlawful Inoculation - (a) A person may not sell or otherwise dispose of...

Section 3-112 - Passing Diseased Animal as Healthy - An agent of the Secretary may not knowingly pass as...

Section 3-113 - Refusing Access or Resisting Quarantine; Concealing Disease - (a) A person may not refuse the Secretary or his...

Section 3-114 - Prosecutions by State's Attorney - The State’s Attorney of the appropriate county shall prosecute any...

Section 3-115 - Animals Posing Threat to Poultry, Livestock, or Human Safety - (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that it is...

Section 3-116 - Administrative Penalties - (a) In lieu of or in addition to any penalty...

Section 3-117 - Animal Health Fund - (a) In this section, “Fund” means the Animal Health Fund....

Section 3-118 - Prohibited Actions Concerning Animal Information - (a) A person may not willfully make a false statement...

Section 3-119 - Violations; Injunction - (a) (1) The Department may bring an action for an...

Subtitle 2 - Regulation of Biological Products and Tests

Section 3-201 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 3-201.1 - Possession, Sale or Distribution of Certain Biological Products Prohibited; Exceptions - (a) (1) Except as provided in this subsection, a person...

Section 3-202 - Applicability of Subtitle - This subtitle does not apply to any act that is...

Section 3-203 - Biological Products Laboratory - (a) The Secretary may establish, equip, and supervise a biological...

Section 3-204 - Tests, Investigations, and Research - (a) The Secretary may conduct tests and investigations of any...

Section 3-205 - Sale of Biological Products by Secretary - The Secretary may sell any biological product to any licensed...

Section 3-206 - Experiments With Consent of Secretary - Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the Secretary may...

Section 3-207 - Buyer or Recipient of Biological Product to Maintain Records - Any person who buys or receives any biological product in...

Section 3-208 - Labeling - Any biological product used only for the testing or immunizing...

Section 3-209 - Treating Animal to Prevent Reaction; Information of Reaction to Be Given to Purchaser; Permission for Sale After Reaction - (a) No person may treat any animal with any material...

Subtitle 3 - Regulation of Livestock Sales

Section 3-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 3-302 - Disposition of License Fees - The license fees received by the Secretary pursuant to §...

Section 3-303 - Licenses - (a) No person may be a livestock dealer without first...

Section 3-304 - Licenses -- Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation - The Secretary may refuse to issue a license or may...

Section 3-305 - Records of Animals Received and Disposed Of - (a) Each licensed livestock market operator and licensed livestock dealer...

Section 3-306 - Truckers or Haulers to Possess Health Certificate or Declaration; Quarantine - (a) Every owner or consignor shall furnish the trucker or...

Section 3-307 - Sanitation; Treatment of 3-D Livestock - The Secretary may adopt regulations: (1) Establishing standards of sanitation...

Section 3-308 - Exemptions - The provisions of this subtitle do not apply to the...

Section 3-309 - Duty of State's Attorney - Any State’s Attorney to whom any violation is reported shall...

Section 3-310 - Injunction - Notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law, the Secretary...

Subtitle 4 - Importation of Cattle or Swine

Section 3-401 - Imported Cattle to Be Accompanied by Inspection Certificate - No person may import into the State cattle for breeding...

Section 3-402 - Examination in Lieu of Inspection Certificate - In lieu of an inspection certificate, imported cattle may be...

Section 3-403 - Imported Swine to Be Accompanied by Health Certificate - All swine imported into the State for breeding purposes or...

Section 3-404 - Feeding Garbage to Swine - (a) For purposes of this section, “garbage” means any putrescible...

Section 3-405 - Authority of Secretary - (a) The Secretary may adopt rules and regulations he deems...

Subtitle 5 - Driving Livestock on Improved Highways

Section 3-501 - "Herd" Defined - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 3-502 - Attendants - (a) No person may permit a herd of livestock upon...

Section 3-503 - Lights - The front and rear attendants shall carry a red lighted...

Section 3-504 - Exemptions - This subtitle does not apply to farmers or dairymen driving...

Subtitle 6 - Stray Domestic Animals

Section 3-601 - Scope of Subtitle - This subtitle does not apply in Caroline County, Dorchester County,...

Section 3-602 - "Enclosure" Defined - In this subtitle, “enclosure” means a common-law enclosure and not...

Section 3-603 - Impounding; Damages - (a) The owner or occupant of an enclosure who finds...

Subtitle 7 - Enclosed Livestock

Section 3-701 - Opening Enclosure of Another - (a) A person may not willfully and maliciously open the...

Subtitle 8 - Regulation of Poultry to Protect Animal Health and Control Avian Influenza

Section 3-801 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 3-802 - Annual License - (a) Except as provided by the Secretary, each live poultry...

Section 3-803 - Power to Adopt Health Protection Program - (a) In addition to the power to protect the health...

Section 3-804 - Registration - (a) Except as provided by the Secretary, a person may...

Section 3-805 - Grounds for Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of License - The Secretary may refuse to issue a license or registration,...

Subtitle 9 - Transporting Horses

Section 3-901 - "Transport" Defined - In this subtitle, “transport” means to carry a horse, cause...

Section 3-902 - Requirements - (a) A person may not transport a horse in a...

Section 3-903 - Civil Penalties - Instead of any other penalty authorized under this article, a...

Subtitle 10 - Use of Antimicrobial Drugs

Section 3-1001 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 3-1002 - Applicability - Except as otherwise provided in federal law or regulation, this...

Section 3-1003 - Administration of Important Antimicrobial Drug -- When Permitted; Limitations - (a) A medically important antimicrobial drug may not be administered...

Section 3-1004 - Reports - (a) Each year the Department shall collect publicly available data...

Section 3-1005 - Administrative Penalty - The Secretary may impose an administrative penalty, not exceeding $2,000...

Section 3-1006 - Regulations - The Department may adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.

Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs

Subtitle 1 - Maryland Wholesome Meat Act

Section 4-101 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 4-102 - Declaration of Policy; Federal Matching Funds - (a) Meat, meat by-products, and meat food products are an...

Section 4-103 - Applicability of Subtitle - This subtitle does not apply to any act or transaction...

Section 4-104 - Cooperation With Other Governmental Units - To carry out the provisions of this subtitle or the...

Section 4-106 - Administration - The Secretary may enforce the provisions of this subtitle through...

Section 4-107 - Rules and Regulations; Reports - In addition to rules and regulations specifically authorized by this...

Section 4-108 - Required Inspections; Condemnation - (a) In each official establishment, the Secretary may perform the...

Section 4-109 - Exemptions From Inspection - (a) The provisions of this subtitle requiring inspection of the...

Section 4-110 - Payment of Cost of Inspection - The State shall bear the cost of inspection rendered under...

Section 4-111 - Slaughterhouse Premises, Facilities, and Sanitary Practices - Each official establishment shall have the premises, facilities, and equipment...

Section 4-112 - Labeling, Marking, and Container - (a) Every livestock carcass, part of it, or meat food...

Section 4-113 - Entry of Article Into Inspected Establishments - (a) No livestock carcass, part of it, meat, or meat...

Section 4-114 - Separate Establishments for Equine Carcasses - The Secretary, by rule or regulation, may require an equine...

Section 4-115 - False or Misleading Name, Marking, or Labeling; Misleading Container - (a) No person may sell, offer for sale, or donate...

Section 4-116 - Products Prepared Without Supervision of Inspector - Any carcass, part of it, meat, or meat food product...

Section 4-117 - Refusal or Withdrawal of Inspection - (a) For the purposes of this section, a person is...

Section 4-118 - License Required; Fee - Subject to the exemptions of this subtitle, no person may...

Section 4-119 - Registration - (a) A person shall register his name, the address of...

Section 4-120 - Records; Access to Premises; Samples - Every person subject to the requirements of this subtitle, whether...

Section 4-121 - Rules and Regulations Governing Storage and Handling of Carcasses, Meat, and Meat Food Products - To assure that articles are not adulterated or misbranded when...

Section 4-122 - Sale, Purchase, or Transportation of Dead, Disabled, or Diseased Livestock - No person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or...

Section 4-123 - Prohibited Acts - No person may commit or cause the commission of any...

Section 4-123.1 - Inhumane Slaughter of Livestock - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 4-124 - Detention of Carcass or Meat Food Product - (a) The Secretary may detain for no more than 20...

Section 4-125 - Seizure and Condemnation of Carcass or Meat Food Product - (a) Any livestock carcass, part of it, or meat food...

Section 4-126 - Oaths; Subpoenas; Privilege Against Self-Incrimination - The Secretary may administer oaths and affirmations, take depositions, and...

Section 4-127 - Responsibility for Acts of Agent or Employee - Unless otherwise provided, when construing or enforcing any provision of...

Section 4-128 - Report of Violations for Criminal Prosecution - Before the Secretary reports any violation of this subtitle to...

Section 4-129 - Injunctions; Proceedings to Be in Name of State - (a) The circuit court of any county has jurisdiction to...

Section 4-130 - Penalty for Violation of 4-123 - Notwithstanding any penalty provided by the provisions of this article,...

Section 4-131 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Wholesome Meat...

Subtitle 2 - Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act

Section 4-201 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 4-202 - Legislative Declarations - Poultry and poultry products are an important source of the...

Section 4-203 - Applicability of Subtitle - This subtitle applies to any person, establishment, poultry, poultry product,...

Section 4-204 - Cooperation With United States Secretary of Agriculture; Acceptance of Federal Assistance - (a) The Secretary shall cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture...

Section 4-205 - Inspection of Official Poultry Processing Establishments; Condemnation - (a) At any official establishment, the Secretary may perform the...

Section 4-206 - Inspection and Identification of Poultry Not Intended for Use as Human Food; Transportation and Sale - (a) The Secretary may not inspect any establishment that slaughters...

Section 4-207 - Payment of Cost of Inspection - The State shall bear the cost of inspection rendered under...

Section 4-208 - Sanitary Practices at Official Establishments - (a) Each official establishment shall have its premises, facilities, equipment,...

Section 4-209 - Labeling, Marking, and Container - (a) Every poultry product, inspected at an official establishment and...

Section 4-210 - Entry of Products Into Official Establishment - The Secretary may prescribe conditions limiting the entry of poultry...

Section 4-211 - False or Misleading Name, Marking, or Labeling; Misleading Container - (a) No person may sell, offer for sale, or donate...

Section 4-212 - Refusal or Withdrawal of Inspection - (a) For the purpose of this section, a person is...

Section 4-213 - Registration of Certain Persons - A person shall register his name, the address of each...

Section 4-214 - Sale, Purchase, or Transportation of Dead, Disabled, or Diseased Poultry - No person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or...

Section 4-215 - Records; Access to Premises; Samples - (a) Each person shall maintain records necessary to insure that...

Section 4-216 - Rules and Regulations Governing Storage and Handling of Poultry Products - The Secretary, by rule or regulation, may prescribe conditions under...

Section 4-217 - Exemptions From Subtitle - (a) The Secretary shall adopt rules and regulations exempting the...

Section 4-218 - Prohibited Acts - No person may: (1) Slaughter any poultry or process any...

Section 4-219 - Detention of Poultry Products - (a) The Secretary may detain, for no more than 20...

Section 4-220 - Seizure and Condemnation - (a) Any poultry product, or any dead, dying, disabled, or...

Section 4-221 - Investigation of Persons Engaged in Intrastate Commerce; Reports and Answers - (a) The Secretary may investigate and gather, and compile information...

Section 4-222 - Access to Documents; Subpoenas; Oaths; Deposition; Privilege Against Self-Incrimination - (a) The Secretary, at all reasonable times, shall have access...

Section 4-223 - Responsibility of Business Unit for Acts of Agent or Employee - Unless otherwise provided, when construing or enforcing any provision of...

Section 4-224 - Report of Violations for Criminal Prosecution - Before the Secretary reports any violation of this subtitle to...

Section 4-225 - Jurisdiction of Courts; Proceedings in Name of State - (a) The circuit court of any county has jurisdiction to...

Section 4-226 - Violations of 4-206, 4-213, 4-214, 4-215, 4-216, or 4-218; Assault, Resistance or Interference With Enforcement - (a) Any person who violates the provisions of § 4-206,...

Section 4-227 - Liability of Carrier - No carrier is subject to any of the penalties of...

Section 4-228 - Penalties for False Entries in Reports or Records; Removing, Falsifying, etc., Documentary Evidence, and Refusing to Testify; Making Public Information Obtained by Secretary - (a) (1) Any person is guilty of a misdemeanor if...

Section 4-229 - Penalty for Failure to File Reports - (a) Notwithstanding any other penalty provided by this article, if...

Section 4-230 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Poultry Products...

Section 4-230.1 - Application of Provisions to Rabbits and Rabbit Products; Inspections - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Subtitle 3 - Maryland Egg Law

Section 4-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 4-302 - Shell Eggs Required to Meet Standards of Subtitle - A person may not donate, sell, advertise, offer, or in...

Section 4-303 - Use of Terms for Sale or Advertising of Eggs - (a) The Secretary may adopt rules and regulations limiting or...

Section 4-304 - Size or Weight Classification for Shell Eggs - (a) (1) The size or weight classification for domesticated chicken...

Section 4-305 - Standards of Quality for Shell Eggs - (a) The Secretary shall establish standards for quality of individual...

Section 4-305.1 - Refrigeration Required - All shell eggs shall be stored, displayed, and transported in...

Section 4-306 - Secretary May Establish Voluntary Standards for Eggs Exceeding Required Standards - The Secretary may establish voluntary standards to identify shell eggs...

Section 4-307 - Designation of Quality and Size; Presumption for Shell Eggs Not Designated u.s.d.a. Grade B - (a) A person may not sell, offer to sell, or...

Section 4-308 - Invoice Delivery Ticket - (a) A person may not sell or deliver shell eggs...

Section 4-309 - Failure to Make Reports; False Reports - A person may not fail or refuse to make required...

Section 4-310 - Right of Entry; "Stop-Sale" Order - (a) During the usual business hours, the Secretary may enter...

Section 4-311 - Disposition of Unfit or Adulterated Eggs - (a) Shell eggs are adulterated if the shell eggs are:...

Section 4-311.1 - Registration of Packers and Distributors Required - A person shall register with the Secretary each business location...

Section 4-311.2 - Registration of Packers and Distributors -- Applications; Exemptions; Fees - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 4-311.3 - Registration of Packers and Distributors -- Expiration; Renewal; Display; Relocation - (a) Unless a registration for a packer or distributor of...

Section 4-311.4 - Registration of Packers and Distributors -- Denial; Suspension or Revocation - Subject to the hearing provisions adopted by the Secretary, the...

Section 4-311.5 - Egg Law Fund - (a) (1) There is an “Egg Law Fund”. (2) All...

Section 4-311.6 - Quarterly Reports and Inspection Fees - (a) A packer or distributor who is required to pay...

Section 4-311.7 - Records - (a) A packer or distributor shall: (1) Keep accurate records...

Section 4-311.8 - Penalties; Regulations - (a) Instead of, or in addition to, issuing a stop–sale...

Section 4-312 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Egg Law.

Title 5 - Pesticide and Pest Control

Subtitle 1 - Maryland Pesticide Registration and Labeling Law

Section 5-101 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 5-102 - Administration; Cooperation With State, Federal, and Private Agencies; Comprehensive Pesticide Data Program - (a) The State Chemist shall administer the provisions of this...

Section 5-104 - Rules and Regulations; Determinations - (a) The Secretary, after public hearing, may adopt appropriate rules...

Section 5-105 - Registration of Pesticides - (a) Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section,...

Section 5-106 - Packaging and Labeling Requirements - (a) A pesticide is subject to the requirements of this...

Section 5-107 - Noncomplying Pesticides - (a) If the Secretary determines that any pesticide does not...

Section 5-107.1 - Administrative Penalties - (a) Instead of refusing or cancelling a registration, the Secretary...

Section 5-108 - Stop-Sale Orders - (a) The Secretary may issue and enforce a written stop–sale...

Section 5-109 - Prohibited Acts - (a) A person may not distribute, sell, or offer for...

Section 5-110 - Exemptions - (a) The following persons are not subject to any penalty...

Section 5-111 - Seizure and Condemnation - (a) Any pesticide distributed in the State may be proceeded...

Section 5-112 - Enforcement - (a) The Secretary shall examine pesticides to determine whether they...

Section 5-113 - Termination of Registration Upon Conviction of Violation - In addition to any other penalty provided by this article,...

Section 5-114 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Pesticide Registration...

Subtitle 2 - Pesticide Applicator's Law

Section 5-201 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 5-202 - Gifts, Contributions, etc.; Receipt or Issuance of Grants or Contracts - To carry out the provisions of this subtitle, the Secretary...

Section 5-203 - Pesticide Fund - All fees collected under the provisions of this subtitle shall...

Section 5-204 - Duties of Secretary - The Secretary, by suitable administrative procedures including public hearings, if...

Section 5-205 - Sampling and Inspection - The Secretary may sample any pesticide and inspect any device,...

Section 5-206 - Qualifications for Licenses; Issuance and Revocation; Financial Responsibility - (a) The Secretary shall establish, by rule or regulation, qualifications...

Section 5-207 - Requirements -- Certificates, Fees, Permits, Etc - (a) Each pest control consultant, pest control applicator, or public...

Section 5-207.1 - Additional Training; Reinstatement of Certification - (a) The Secretary shall require that each pest control consultant,...

Section 5-208 - Information to Be Supplied Customer; Advance Notice of Application; Signs Posted for Exterior Applications; Information to Be Supplied Department Prior to Application of Experimental Pesticide - (a) When a pesticide is applied, or at the time...

Section 5-208.1 - Integrated Pest Management Systems in Schools and School Grounds - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 5-209 - Supervision by Certified Persons - Each commercial application of a pesticide shall be under the...

Section 5-209.1 - Employee Training Programs - (a) (1) A licensee or permittee shall register with the...

Section 5-210 - Labels; Unlawful Use of Pesticide - A person may not use, apply, or recommend use of...

Section 5-210.1 - Reciprocity - The Secretary may enter into reciprocal agreements with other states...

Section 5-210.2 - Civil Penalties - (a) (1) A person who violates any provision of this...

Section 5-210.3 - Limitations on Employer - An employer may not require a pest control applicator, as...

Section 5-210.4 - Injunctions - (a) The Secretary may bring an action for an injunction...

Section 5-210.5 - Restricted Use Pesticides - (a) In this section, “cyclodiene termiticide” means chlordane (1, 2,...

Section 5-211 - Penalty; Indemnification for Financial Injury From Violation; Actions for Civil Damages - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any person...

Subtitle 2A - Neonicotinoid Pesticides

Section 5-2A-01 - "Neonicotinoid Pesticide" Defined - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 5-2A-02 - General Provisions - (a) This section does not apply to: (1) Pet care...

Section 5-2A-03 - Pollinator Habitat Expansion and Enhancement Practices - The Department shall incorporate pollinator habitat expansion and enhancement practices...

Section 5-2A-04 - Regulations and Reports - (a) On completion of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s pollinator...

Section 5-2A-05 - Civil Penalty - A person who violates this subtitle is subject to a...

Subtitle 3 - Plant Disease Control

Section 5-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 5-302 - Inspections; Rules Governing Certification and Licensing; Development of Programs; Fees; Plant Protection Fund - (a) The Secretary at least once a year shall determine...

Section 5-304 - Quarantine of Infested or Infected Areas - In order to control, retard, or eradicate dangerously injurious plant...

Section 5-305 - Aircraft Dissemination of Insecticides, Fungicides, and Bactericides - (a) The Secretary shall determine whether any plant infestation, plant...

Section 5-306 - Right of Entry; Treatment of Plants - (a) To accomplish the purpose of this subtitle, the Secretary...

Section 5-307 - Marking or Tagging Infested or Infected Plants; Notice to Owner; Destruction - (a) If the Secretary or his designee finds any plant...

Section 5-308 - Reciprocal Agreements for Nursery Stock - The Secretary may enter into reciprocal agreements with other states...

Section 5-309 - Inspection of Nurseries; Inspection and License Fees; Special Certificates for Certain Plants - (a) At least once each year the Secretary shall inspect...

Section 5-310 - Shipping Nursery Stock Into State - (a) If any nursery stock is shipped into the State...

Section 5-311 - Selling or Shipping Nursery Stock Without Certificate - (a) No nurseryman, broker, dealer, or other person may sell,...

Section 5-312 - Condemnation of Diseased Nursery Stock Sold, Shipped or Delivered in State - If any nurseryman, dealer, or agent of a carrier sells,...

Section 5-313 - Penalties for Violations of Subtitle - Any person who violates any provision of this subtitle is...

Section 5-314 - Alternative Civil Penalty; Payments; Regulations - (a) Instead of any other penalty authorized under this article,...

Subtitle 4 - Mosquito Control

Section 5-401 - Acquisition of Property - The Secretary, in the name of the State, may acquire...

Section 5-402 - Acceptance of Gifts or Loans From Federal Government - The Secretary may accept, use, or expend, on terms satisfactory...

Section 5-403 - Execution of Work by Contract or Open Account - The Secretary may execute work undertaken pursuant to this subtitle...

Section 5-404 - Receipt of Funds From and Contracts With Political Subdivisions; Expenses of Mosquito Control on State-Owned Land - (a) The Secretary may receive from any county, municipality, or...

Section 5-405 - Control and Elimination of Mosquitoes - (a) The Secretary may make inspections, investigations, studies, and determinations...

Section 5-405.1 - Notification of Mosquito Spraying - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 5-406 - Mosquito Control - (a) If the Secretary, in cooperation with the local health...

Section 5-407 - Mosquito Control -- Injunction - (a) The Secretary may bring an action for an injunction...

Section 5-408 - Mosquito Control -- Penalty - A person who fails to comply with the requirements of...

Subtitle 5 - Honey Bees

Section 5-501 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 5-502 - Inspection of Apiaries; Investigations; Information to Promote Industry; Records - The Secretary shall: (1) Inspect apiaries and honey houses; (2)...

Section 5-503 - Registration - (a) (1) A beekeeper shall register annually with the Department...

Section 5-504 - Diseased Colonies or Equipment - (a) Except as provided in this section, a person may...

Section 5-505 - Colonies or Used Equipment Shipped or Transported Into State - (a) A person may not ship or transport into this...

Section 5-506 - Movable Frames Required - In each colony that it maintains, a beekeeper shall provide...

Section 5-507 - Identification of Apiary on Another Person's Property; Abandoned Apiaries - (a) A beekeeper whose apiary is located on the property...

Subtitle 6 - San Juan Rabbits

Section 5-601 - Importation of San Juan Rabbits - A person may not possess or import into the State...

Subtitle 8 - Nuisance Bird Law

Section 5-801 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 5-802 - Powers and Duties of Secretary - (a) The Secretary may conduct research to determine population trends...

Section 5-803 - Investigation of Complaint - The Secretary, upon receipt of a complaint of a nuisance...

Section 5-804 - Cooperation With Other Agencies; Special Nuisance Bird Fund - (a) The Secretary shall cooperate with federal agencies, other State...

Subtitle 9 - Antifouling Paints

Section 5-901 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 5-902 - Distribution, Possession, Sale, Application, etc., of Antifouling Paint Containing Tributyltin Compound - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this...

Section 5-903 - Subtitle Not Infringement on Interstate Commerce - This subtitle does not infringe on interstate commerce, and out-of-state...

Section 5-904 - Regulations - The Secretary shall adopt regulations before September 15, 1987 to...

Section 5-905 - Seizure and Forfeiture - (a) The Department may seize any antifouling paint or any...

Section 5-906 - Penalty - A person who violates any provision of this subtitle is...

Subtitle 10 - Nuisance Insects

Section 5-1001 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 5-1002 - Legislative Findings - The General Assembly finds that the proliferation of certain species...

Section 5-1003 - Program to Control or Eliminate Nuisance Insects - (a) (1) Subject to available funding in the State budget...

Section 5-1004 - Nuisance Insects Fund - (a) There is a Nuisance Insects Fund. (b) The purpose...

Section 5-1005 - Regulations - The Secretary may adopt regulations to implement this subtitle.

Title 6 - Commercial Feed and Fertilizer and Agricultural Liming Materials

Subtitle 1 - Maryland Commercial Feed Law

Section 6-101 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 6-102 - Administration - The State Chemist shall administer the provisions of this subtitle...

Section 6-104 - Rules and Regulations - The Secretary may adopt reasonable rules and regulations necessary to...

Section 6-105 - Publication of Information Concerning Commercial Feed - The Secretary shall publish at least annually, in any form...

Section 6-106 - Inspection, Sampling, Testing, and Analyses of Commercial Feed - (a) The Secretary shall sample, inspect, test and make analyses...

Section 6-107 - Registration - (a) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section,...

Section 6-107.1 - Reduction of Phosphorus in Poultry Waste - (a) By December 31, 2000, all contract feed that is...

Section 6-107.2 - Assessments on Commercial Equine Feed - (a) The Secretary may establish an assessment of up to...

Section 6-107.3 - Sale of Commercial Feed for Use as Poultry Feed - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 6-108 - Refusal or Cancellation of Registration; Changes in Guarantee of Composition of Registered Feed - (a) The Secretary may refuse to register any commercial feed...

Section 6-109 - Commercial Feed to Be Labeled; Contents of Label; Placement - (a) Any commercial feed, except customer-formula feed or contract feed,...

Section 6-110 - Labeling of Customer-Formula or Contract Feed; Information Required on Invoice - Each customer-formula feed or contract feed shall be labeled by...

Section 6-111 - Labeling of Feed Containing Poisonous, Deleterious, or Nonnutritive Substance - If a commercial feed, customer-formula feed, or contract feed contains...

Section 6-112 - Distribution of Adulterated or Misbranded Feed - No person may distribute adulterated or misbranded feed.

Section 6-112.1 - Commercial Feed - A person may not: (1) Adulterate or misbrand a commercial...

Section 6-113 - "Stop-Sale Orders"; Condemnation and Confiscation - (a) The Secretary may issue and enforce a written stop-sale...

Section 6-114 - Official Analysis Prima Facie Evidence of Composition - In any prosecution under this subtitle relating to the composition...

Section 6-115 - Report of Violations for Criminal Prosecution; Minor Violations - (a) The State’s Attorney to whom any violation is reported...

Section 6-116 - Injunctions - The Secretary may petition the court to grant a temporary...

Section 6-117 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the “Maryland Commercial Feed...

Subtitle 2 - Maryland Commercial Fertilizer Law

Section 6-201 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 6-202 - Administration - This subtitle shall be administered by the State Chemist subject...

Section 6-203 - Enforcement; Rules and Regulations - The Secretary shall enforce this subtitle. After notice and public...

Section 6-205 - Publication of Information Concerning Fertilizers and Soil Conditioners - The Secretary shall publish at least annually, in any form...

Section 6-206 - Inspection, Sampling, Testing, and Analyses of Commercial Fertilizer - (a) The Secretary shall sample, inspect, test, and make analyses...

Section 6-207 - Registration - (a) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section,...

Section 6-208 - Registration and Inspection Fees - (a) For each brand and grade of commercial fertilizer and...

Section 6-209 - Semiannual Statement of Tonnage Sold; Report of Sales to Nonregistrant - (a) Each person who registers any commercial fertilizer or soil...

Section 6-209.1 - Records of Sale or Distribution of Ammonium Nitrate Fertilizer - (a) A distributor shall maintain, for at least 2 years,...

Section 6-210 - Labeling - (a) Each brand and grade of commercial fertilizer distributed in...

Section 6-210.1 - Commercial Fertilizer -- Required Signage at Retail Outlets - (a) Any retail outlet distributing commercial fertilizer in bags weighing...

Section 6-211 - Distribution of Adulterated or Misbranded Fertilizer or Soil Conditioner - A person may not distribute an adulterated or misbranded fertilizer...

Section 6-212 - Short Weight - If the Secretary finds that a consumer possesses any commercial...

Section 6-213 - Change in Plant Nutrient Content - The plant nutrient content of each commercial fertilizer shall remain...

Section 6-214 - Disposition of Fertilizer or Soil Conditioner Found in Violation of Subtitle - (a) The Secretary may issue and enforce a written stop-sale...

Section 6-215 - Official Analysis Prima Facie Evidence of Composition - In any prosecution under this subtitle relating to the composition...

Section 6-216 - Report of Violations for Criminal Prosecution; Minor Violations - (a) The State’s Attorney to whom any violation is reported...

Section 6-217 - Injunctions - The Secretary may petition the court to grant a temporary...

Section 6-218 - Refusal or Cancellation of Registration - The Secretary may refuse to register or cancel the registration...

Section 6-219 - Deficiencies or Excesses in Plant Nutrients - (a) To determine the commercial value to be applied in...

Section 6-220 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the “Maryland Commercial Fertilizer...

Section 6-221 - Regulations Regarding Product Standards - (a) The Secretary shall adopt regulations in consultation with the...

Section 6-222 - Low Phosphorous Fertilizer - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...

Section 6-223 - Regulation of Fertilizer and Its Application - (a) Except for enforcement provided under § 8–803.5(g) of this...

Section 6-224 - Restrictions on Use and Sale of Fertilizer - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Subtitle 3 - Agricultural Liming Materials and Gypsum

Section 6-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 6-302 - Rules and Regulations - The Secretary may adopt and enforce reasonable rules and regulations...

Section 6-304 - Samples; Right of Entry - (a) The Secretary may collect samples of agricultural liming materials...

Section 6-305 - Annual Filing Statement; Registration and Inspection Fees - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...

Section 6-306 - Semiannual Distribution Statements; Cancellation of Registration - (a) Each registrant who distributes agricultural liming materials or gypsum...

Section 6-307 - Information Statement - (a) Any agricultural liming material or gypsum distributed in the...

Section 6-308 - Labeling or Tagging; Delivery of Statement With Invoice - When materials are sold in a package, the information statement...

Section 6-309 - Revocation of Registration for False Information in Statement - In addition to any penalty provided by this article, the...

Section 6-310 - Payment of Fines Into Fund - If any fine is imposed by the circuit court of...

Section 6-311 - Stop-Sale Orders - (a) The Secretary may issue and enforce a written stop-sale...

Subtitle 4 - Administrative Penalties

Section 6-401 - Penalty in Lieu of Refusing or Cancelling Registration - (a) Instead of refusing or cancelling a registration, the Secretary...

Subtitle 5 - State Chemist Fund

Section 6-501 - State Chemist Fund - (a) In this section, “Fund” means the State Chemist Fund....

Title 8 - Soil Conservation

Subtitle 1 - General Provisions

Section 8-101 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 8-102 - Legislative Determinations and Declaration of Policy - (a) The soil, water and related resources of the State...

Subtitle 2 - State Soil Conservation Committee

Section 8-201 - Composition of Committee; Appointment of Soil Conservation District Supervisor; Tenure of Members; Filling Vacancies - (a) The following persons shall serve as members of the...

Section 8-202 - Chairman and Vice-Chairman; Quorum; Compensation and Expenses; Audit - (a) The Committee annually shall elect in July a chairman...

Section 8-203 - Administrative Officer and Employees; Legal Services; District Employees - (a) The Committee may employ any administrative officer, technical experts,...

Section 8-204 - Acceptance, Management, and Disposal of Federal Grants - The Committee may accept any allotment of federal funds and...

Section 8-205 - Powers and Duties of the Committee - (a) The Committee may perform acts, hold public hearings, and,...

Subtitle 3 - State Soil Conservation Districts

Section 8-301 - Soil Conservation Districts Continued; Boundaries - (a) The 24 soil conservation districts are established and continued...

Section 8-302 - District Supervisors Constituted Governing Body; Number, Qualifications, Appointment and Removal; Tenure; Vacancies - (a) The governing body of each district consists of five...

Section 8-303 - Meetings of Supervisors; Bonds; Audit; Representatives of Localities; Services of Attorney General - (a) The supervisors shall designate annually a chairman and such...

Section 8-303.1 - Immunity From Liability - A member or employee of a board of supervisors for...

Section 8-304 - Committee to Be Furnished Information by Supervisors - The supervisors, upon request, shall furnish the Committee with copies...

Section 8-305 - State Agencies to Cooperate With Supervisors; Right of Entry on Public Land - (a) Any State agency, or any agency of any county,...

Section 8-306 - Powers of Supervisors - (a) A soil conservation district constitutes a political subdivision of...

Section 8-307 - Land-Use Rules and Regulations -- Generally - (a) The supervisors of any district may formulate rules and...

Section 8-308 - Land-Use Rules and Regulations -- Procedure for Adopting; Effect; Amendment or Repeal - (a) Before any land-use rule or regulation is enacted into...

Section 8-309 - Land-Use Rules and Regulations -- Enforcement - The supervisors may go upon any lands within the district...

Section 8-310 - Land-Use Rules and Regulations -- Enforcement -- Judicial Proceedings - (a) If the supervisors of any district find that any...

Section 8-311 - Costs of Review of Grading and Sediment Control Plans -- Fee System - (a) In order to develop a fee system to be...

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