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Subtitle 1 - Promotion of Use and Sale of Agricultural Commodity
Section 10-101 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 10-102 - Legislative Declarations; Effect of Passage of Federal Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 - (a) It is declared to be in the interest of...
Section 10-103 - Activities Not Deemed Illegal or in Restraint of Trade - No association, meeting, or activity undertaken in pursuance of the...
Section 10-104 - Application for Certification and Approval as Agency to Conduct Referendum; Issuance of Certification - (a) Any association, council, board, or other agency fairly representative...
Section 10-105 - Management of Referendum and Payment of Expenses; Determination and Announcement Before Referendum - (a) The certified agency shall arrange and manage any referendum...
Section 10-106 - Referendum on Area or Statewide Basis; Participation; Question - (a) Any referendum may be held either on an area...
Section 10-107 - Distribution of Ballots; Poll Holders; Canvass of Result of Referendum - The certified agency shall prepare and distribute in advance of...
Section 10-108 - Effect of Affirmative Referendum Vote - (a) (1) A proposed assessment on an agricultural commodity passes...
Section 10-109 - Subsequent Referenda - (a) If an assessment has passed and the assessments have...
Section 10-110 - Use of Assessment - The collected assessments shall be paid into the certified agency...
Section 10-111 - Deduction of Assessments by Purchasers of Agricultural Commodities - (a) As an alternate method for the collection of assessments...
Section 10-112 - Collection of Assessments From Producers of Tree Fruits - As an alternate method for the collection of assessments provided...
Section 10-113 - Deduction of Assessments by Purchasers of Livestock for Slaughter - (a) As an alternative method for the collection of assessments...
Section 10-114 - Refund of Assessment; Persons Qualified to Vote in a Referendum on Potatoes and Peaches - (a) If the referendum is supported and the assessment is...
Section 10-115 - Publication of Statement of Amounts Received From Assessments; Treasurer's Bond - (a) Within 30 days after the end of any year...
Section 10-116 - Deductions to Defray Expenses of Making Assessments - The assessing body and the Secretary each may deduct not...
Subtitle 2 - Discrimination Against Agricultural Marketing Associations
Section 10-201 - Discrimination Against Producers of Agricultural Products Due to Membership in Marketing Association Prohibited - No buyer, handler, distributor, dealer, or agent, who purchases or...
Section 10-202 - Attorney General to Receive Complaints - To enforce this section, the Attorney General shall receive sworn...
Section 10-203 - Hearing; Action to Enjoin Violations; Summons; Consolidation of Actions - After receiving a sworn complaint and holding an informal hearing...
Section 10-204 - Applicability of Subtitle - This subtitle does not affect the rights of a producer...
Subtitle 3 - Maryland Agricultural Fair Board
Section 10-301 - Composition of Board; Appointment; Compensation and Expenses; Tenure - (a) The Maryland Agricultural Fair Board is composed of nine...
Section 10-302 - Chairman; Quorum; Records; Clerks and Assistants; Office - (a) The Board annually shall elect a chairman from among...
Section 10-303 - Fairs and Exhibits - (a) The Board shall encourage and foster agriculture in the...
Subtitle 5 - Trademarks for Farm Products
Section 10-501 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 10-502 - Powers of Secretary - The Secretary may: (1) Devise and establish official trademarks or...
Section 10-503 - Right of Entry and Examination - The Secretary may enter any building, vehicle, other enclosure, or...
Section 10-504 - Prosecution - The State’s Attorney of any county in which any violation...
Subtitle 6 - Certification of Farm Products
Section 10-601 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 10-602 - Powers Generally - When requested by any person financially interested in any farm...
Section 10-603 - Cooperation With United States Government - (a) The Secretary shall cooperate with the United States government...
Section 10-604 - Commodity Quality Grading Fund - There is a Commodity Quality Grading Fund. All money levied...
Section 10-605 - Appeal of Assigned Grade Classification - Any person pecuniarily interested in any farm product may appeal...
Section 10-606 - Official Certificates as Evidence - If not superseded by an appeal or issued pursuant to...
Section 10-607 - Confidentiality of Information - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 10-608 - Revocation or Suspension of Certificate - After an opportunity for a hearing, the Secretary may revoke...
Subtitle 7 - Fruits and Vegetables
Section 10-701 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 10-702 - Rules and Regulations - The Secretary may adopt and enforce rules and regulations necessary...
Section 10-703 - Establishment of Standards and Grades; Effective Date; Marking Containers - (a) The Secretary, after investigation and public hearing, may: (1)...
Section 10-704 - Effect of Standards and Grades on Right to Sell; Marking Noncomplying Containers Prohibited - (a) No standard, grade, rule or regulation adopted under this...
Section 10-705 - Right of Entry and Examination - The Secretary may enter any building, vehicle, other enclosure, or...
Section 10-706 - Exemption From Liability for Selling in Improperly Marked Container - Any person who sells any fruit or vegetable in a...
Section 10-707 - No Prosecution When Inspection by Department or by United States Department of Agriculture - No person may be prosecuted for violation of any provision...
Section 10-708 - Prosecution - The State’s Attorney of any county in which any violation...
Subtitle 8 - Maryland Apple Grade Law
Section 10-801 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 10-802 - Right of Entry; "Stop-Sale" Order - (a) In order to carry out this subtitle, the Secretary...
Section 10-803 - Standards of Grades - The Maryland standards of grades for apples shall be the...
Section 10-804 - Labeling and Markings - (a) No person may pack, sell, offer to sell, possess,...
Section 10-805 - Prohibited Acts - (a) No person may pack, possess, expose, store, transport, or...
Section 10-806 - Enforcement of Subtitle by Injunction - The Secretary may enforce by injunction any provision of this...
Section 10-807 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Apple Grade...
Subtitle 9 - Cantaloupes
Section 10-901 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 10-902 - Rules and Regulations - The Secretary may adopt and enforce any rule or regulation...
Section 10-903 - Right of Entry and Inspection - The Secretary may enter every place, vehicle, or conveyance in...
Section 10-904 - Standard Grades for Cantaloupes in Closed Containers; Labeling - (a) The standard grades for cantaloupes established by the United...
Section 10-905 - Sale of Uninspected Cantaloupes; Certificates as Evidence - (a) A person may not offer or expose for sale...
Section 10-906 - Sale of Immature Cantaloupes in Closed Containers - A person may not buy, sell, ship, transport, offer or...
Section 10-907 - Nonliability of Persons Not Party to and Without Knowledge of Wrong - No person may be prosecuted under this subtitle, if he...
Section 10-908 - Prosecution - The State’s Attorney of the county in which any violation...
Section 10-909 - Subtitle Not Applicable to Anne Arundel County - This subtitle does not apply to Anne Arundel County.
Subtitle 10 - Seafood and Aquaculture Products Marketing Program
Section 10-1001 - Seafood and Aquaculture Products Marketing Program - (a) There is a Seafood and Aquaculture Products Marketing Program....
Section 10-1002 - Seafood and Aquaculture Products Marketing Fund - (a) In this section, “Fund” means the Seafood and Aquaculture...
Subtitle 10A - Seafood Program Management Team
Section 10-10A-01 - Seafood Program Management Team - (a) There is a Seafood Program Management Team to be...
Subtitle 10B - Innovative Seafood Technologies Program
Section 10-10B-01 - In General - (a) There is an Innovative Seafood Technologies Program. (b) The...
Subtitle 11 - Seafood Marketing Advisory Commission
Section 10-1101 - Seafood Marketing Advisory Commission - (a) There is a Seafood Marketing Advisory Commission. (b) The...
Subtitle 12 - Advisory Commission on Maryland Wine and Grape Growing
Section 10-1201 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 10-1202 - Creation of Advisory Commission - There is a Governor’s Advisory Commission on Maryland Wine and...
Section 10-1203 - Composition; Oath; Term; Removal - (a) (1) The Commission consists of 10 members. (2) Of...
Section 10-1204 - Officers - (a) From among its members, the Commission annually shall elect...
Section 10-1205 - Meetings; Reimbursement of Expenses; Support Staff - (a) A majority of the members then serving on the...
Section 10-1206 - Duties of Commission; Annual Report - The Commission shall: (1) Advise and recommend to the Secretary...
Subtitle 14 - Organically Produced Commodities
Section 10-1401 - Certification Program - The Department shall establish the Organic Certification Program governing the...
Section 10-1402 - Regulations - The Organic Certification Program established by the Department shall conform...
Section 10-1403 - Powers and Duties of Department - The Department may: (1) Certify producers or handlers who apply...
Section 10-1404 - Prohibited Acts - (a) A person may not represent any uncertified commodity as...
Section 10-1405 - Promotion - The Department may provide assistance in promoting organically produced commodities...
Section 10-1406 - Fees - The Secretary shall set a reasonable fee to defray the...
Section 10-1407 - Confidentiality of Information - Except as provided by regulations adopted by the United States...
Subtitle 15 - Production Credits for Renewable Fuels
Section 10-1501 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 10-1502 - Credits Authorized - This subtitle authorizes credits for the production of: (1) Ethanol...
Section 10-1503 - Renewable Fuels Incentive Board - (a) There is a Renewable Fuels Incentive Board. (b) The...
Section 10-1504 - Application for Credit - (a) To be eligible for credits under this subtitle, an...
Section 10-1505 - Payment of Credits - (a) (1) The Board may pay credits as calculated under...
Section 10-1506 - Claims Filed After February 1, 2008 - (a) After February 1, 2008, to receive a credit payment...
Section 10-1507 - Funding - (a) For fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year,...
Subtitle 16 - Jane Lawton Farm-to-School Program
Section 10-1601 - Jane Lawton Farm-to-School Program - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Subtitle 17 - Advertising or Identifying Agricultural Products as Locally Grown
Section 10-1701 - Standards - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary...
Section 10-1702 - Prohibitions - A person may not knowingly advertise or identify any agricultural...
Subtitle 18 - Waste Kitchen Grease
Section 10-1801 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 10-1802 - Transportation of Waste Kitchen Grease - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 10-1803 - Annual Registration for Transportation - (a) A person required to register annually with the Department...
Section 10-1804 - Registration Certificate - (a) The Department shall register each applicant who submits an...
Section 10-1805 - Records of Waste Kitchen Grease - (a) Each registrant shall keep a record of the source,...
Section 10-1806 - Suspension or Revocation of Registration - It shall be a violation of this subtitle for any...
Section 10-1807 - Waste Kitchen Grease Fund - (a) There is a Waste Kitchen Grease Fund. (b) The...
Section 10-1808 - Penalties - A person who violates any provision of this subtitle is...
Section 10-1809 - Enforcement of Provisions - The State’s Attorney of a county shall enforce the provisions...
Subtitle 19 - Standard of Identity for Honey
Section 10-1901 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 10-1902 - Standard of Identity for Honey Established - There is a Maryland standard of identity for honey.
Section 10-1903 - Applicability - The Maryland standard of identity for honey shall apply to:...
Section 10-1904 - Requirements - (a) A product meets the Maryland standard of identity for...
Section 10-1905 - Designations - (a) A person may designate a food product as “honey”...
Section 10-1906 - Enforcement - (a) An action to enforce this subtitle may be filed...
Section 10-1907 - Department Not Required to Enforce - Notwithstanding any other provision of this article relating to the...
Subtitle 20 - Maryland Farms and Families Program
Section 10-2001 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 10-2002 - Program Established - (a) There is a Maryland Farms and Families Program in...
Section 10-2003 - Maryland Farms and Families Fund - (a) There is a Maryland Farms and Families Fund. (b)...
Section 10-2004 - Grants to Nonprofit Organizations - (a) (1) A nonprofit organization is qualified to receive a...
Section 10-2005 - Regulations - The Department may adopt regulations to implement this subtitle.