(a) The Secretary at least once a year shall determine by inspection the health and general condition of the horticultural and agricultural interests in each county of the State.
(b) The Secretary shall adopt rules and regulations governing the certification of nurseries and the licensing of dealers and brokers, develop a system for establishing plant standards, including pest free stock, develop a program for preventing the sale or distribution of plants that may be infested or infected with dangerously injurious pests, and establish reasonable fees, not to exceed $25, for services provided under this subtitle.
(c) All fees collected under the provisions of this subtitle shall be placed in a fund known as the “Plant Protection Fund” and used to partially defray the expense of administering this subtitle. Any unexpended funds at the end of the fiscal year shall revert to the general funds of the State.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 5 - Pesticide and Pest Control
Subtitle 3 - Plant Disease Control
Section 5-304 - Quarantine of Infested or Infected Areas
Section 5-305 - Aircraft Dissemination of Insecticides, Fungicides, and Bactericides
Section 5-306 - Right of Entry; Treatment of Plants
Section 5-307 - Marking or Tagging Infested or Infected Plants; Notice to Owner; Destruction
Section 5-308 - Reciprocal Agreements for Nursery Stock
Section 5-310 - Shipping Nursery Stock Into State
Section 5-311 - Selling or Shipping Nursery Stock Without Certificate
Section 5-312 - Condemnation of Diseased Nursery Stock Sold, Shipped or Delivered in State
Section 5-313 - Penalties for Violations of Subtitle
Section 5-314 - Alternative Civil Penalty; Payments; Regulations