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MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-1803 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 18 - Waste Kitchen Grease|Section 10-1803 - Annual Registration for Transportation

    (a)    A person required to register annually with the Department under this subtitle as a transporter of waste kitchen grease shall submit an application for registration in the form required by the Department.    (b)    An application to register under subsection (a) of this section shall include:        (1)    The applicant’s name and address;        (2)    The make, model, license number, and vehicle identification number of any vehicle that the applicant will use to transport waste kitchen grease;        (3)    A description of the operations to be performed by the applicant; and        (4)    Proof of vehicle insurance with personal injury and property damage combined single limit liability limits of at least $1,000,000.    (c)    Each application under this section shall be accompanied by:        (1)    A $100 application fee; and        (2)    A vehicle registration fee of $100 for each vehicle that the applicant will use to transport waste kitchen grease.    (d)    The registration required under this section shall be renewed annually on the payment of the fees required under subsection (c) of this section.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-1804 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 18 - Waste Kitchen Grease|Section 10-1804 - Registration Certificate

    (a)    The Department shall register each applicant who submits an application in accordance with § 10–1803 of this subtitle and issue each registrant a unique registration number and a certificate confirming registration.    (b)    The Department shall require each registrant to:        (1)    Carry the registration certificate containing the unique registration number when transporting waste kitchen grease; and        (2)    Conspicuously display the registrant’s name on any vehicle used to transport waste kitchen grease.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-1805 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 18 - Waste Kitchen Grease|Section 10-1805 - Records of Waste Kitchen Grease

    (a)    Each registrant shall keep a record of the source, destination, date, and volume of waste kitchen grease hauled.    (b)    The registrant shall keep the records maintained under subsection (a) of this section for 2 years and make the records available for inspection by the State’s Attorney on request.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-1806 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 18 - Waste Kitchen Grease|Section 10-1806 - Suspension or Revocation of Registration

    It shall be a violation of this subtitle for any person to knowingly:        (1)    Sell or offer for sale waste kitchen grease to an unregistered person for transport in violation of this subtitle;        (2)    Remove waste kitchen grease from a container owned by another person;        (3)    Steal or damage a waste kitchen grease container owned by another person, or place a label on a container owned by another person to assert ownership over the container; or        (4)    Take possession of waste kitchen grease that was stolen or transported in violation of this subtitle.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-1807 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 18 - Waste Kitchen Grease|Section 10-1807 - Waste Kitchen Grease Fund

    (a)    There is a Waste Kitchen Grease Fund.    (b)    The Department shall administer the Fund.    (c)    (1)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (2)    The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.    (d)    The Fund consists of:        (1)    Money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;        (2)    Money received from any public or private source;        (3)    Interest and investment earnings on the Fund; and        (4)    Fees collected under this subtitle.    (e)    The Fund may be used only to implement this subtitle.    (f)    (1)    The State Treasurer shall invest and reinvest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.        (2)    Any investment earnings of the Fund shall be paid into the Fund.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-1808 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 18 - Waste Kitchen Grease|Section 10-1808 - Penalties

    A person who violates any provision of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to:        (1)    For a first offense, a fine not exceeding $1,000 for each violation and court costs; and        (2)    For a second offense, a fine not exceeding $10,000, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year, or both.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-1809 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 18 - Waste Kitchen Grease|Section 10-1809 - Enforcement of Provisions

    The State’s Attorney of a county shall enforce the provisions of this subtitle.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-1901 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 19 - Standard of Identity for Honey|Section 10-1901 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Blossom honey” or “nectar honey” means honey that comes from nectars of plants.    (c)    “Honey” means the natural food product that:        (1)    Honey bees produce from the nectar of plants, secretions of living parts of plants, or excretions of plant–sucking insects on the living parts of plants;        (2)    Honey bees collect, transform by combining with specific substances of their own, deposit, dehydrate, store, and leave in the honey comb to ripen and mature;        (3)    Consists essentially of different sugars, predominantly fructose and glucose, and other substances, including organic acids, enzymes, and solid particles derived from honey collection;        (4)    Has the color that may vary from nearly colorless to dark brown;        (5)    Has the consistency that may be fluid, viscous, or partly to entirely crystallized; and        (6)    Has the flavor and aroma that are derived from the plant of origin and may vary.    (d)    “Honeydew honey” means honey that comes mainly from excretions of plant–sucking insects (Hemiptera) on the living parts of plants or secretions of living parts of plants.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-1902 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 19 - Standard of Identity for Honey|Section 10-1902 - Standard of Identity for Honey Established

    There is a Maryland standard of identity for honey.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-1903 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 19 - Standard of Identity for Honey|Section 10-1903 - Applicability

    The Maryland standard of identity for honey shall apply to:        (1)    All honey produced by honey bees from nectar;        (2)    All styles of honey presentation that are processed and ultimately intended for direct consumption; and        (3)    All honey packed, processed, or intended for sale in bulk containers as honey that may be repacked for retail sale or for use as an ingredient in other foods.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-1904 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 19 - Standard of Identity for Honey|Section 10-1904 - Requirements

    (a)    A product meets the Maryland standard of identity for honey if the product:        (1)    Does not contain any substance other than honey, including any food additive as defined in § 21–101 of the Health – General Article;        (2)    Has not been subjected to chemical or biochemical treatments used to influence honey crystallization;        (3)    Has not had any water added to the product in the course of extraction or packing for sale or resale as honey;        (4)    Has not begun to ferment or effervesce;        (5)    Does not have a moisture content greater than:            (i)    23% for heather honey (Calluna); or            (ii)    18.6% for all other honey;        (6)    Does not have a water–insoluble–solids content greater than:            (i)    0.5 gram per 100 grams for pressed honey; or            (ii)    0.1 gram per 100 grams for all other honey;        (7)    Does not have a fructose content greater than 50 grams per 100 grams;        (8)    Has a total amount of fructose and glucose equal to at least:            (i)    45 grams per 100 grams for honeydew honey and blends of honeydew honey with blossom honey; or            (ii)    60 grams per 100 grams for all other honey; and        (9)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, has a sucrose content no greater than 5 grams per 100 grams.    (b)    (1)    The sucrose content of the following types of honey may be greater than 5 grams per 100 grams but not greater than 10 grams per 100 grams to meet the Maryland standard of identity for honey:            (i)    Alfalfa (Medicago sativa);            (ii)    Citrus spp.;            (iii)    False Acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia);            (iv)    French Honeysuckle (Hedysarum);            (v)    Menzes Banksia (Banksia menziesii);            (vi)    Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensisi);            (vii)    Leatherwood (Eucryphia lucida); and            (viii)    Eucryphia milligami.        (2)    The sucrose content of the following types of honey may be greater than 5 grams per 100 grams but not greater than 15 grams per 100 grams to meet the Maryland standard of identity for honey:            (i)    Lavender (Lavandula spp.); and            (ii)    Borage (Borago officinalis).
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-1906 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 19 - Standard of Identity for Honey|Section 10-1906 - Enforcement

    (a)    An action to enforce this subtitle may be filed in the circuit court of the county in which the violation occurred by:        (1)    A beekeeper or an association of beekeepers;        (2)    A honey packer or an association of honey packers;        (3)    A honey producer or an association of honey producers; or        (4)    The Attorney General.    (b)    If the court determines that a violation of this subtitle exists, the court may order appropriate relief, including an order to enjoin a producer, manufacturer, or distributor from distributing in the State a product designated as “honey” if the product does not conform to the Maryland standard of identity for honey established under this subtitle.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-1907 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 19 - Standard of Identity for Honey|Section 10-1907 - Department Not Required to Enforce

    Notwithstanding any other provision of this article relating to the exercise of the Department’s enforcement authority, the Department is not required to enforce the requirements of this subtitle.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-2001 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 20 - Maryland Farms and Families Program|Section 10-2001 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “FMNP” means the federal Farmers Market Nutrition Program.    (c)    “Fund” means the Maryland Farms and Families Fund.    (d)    “Program” means the Maryland Farms and Families Program.    (e)    “SNAP” means the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.    (f)    “WIC” means the federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-2002 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 20 - Maryland Farms and Families Program|Section 10-2002 - Program Established

    (a)    There is a Maryland Farms and Families Program in the Department.    (b)    The purpose of the Program is to double the purchasing power of food–insecure Maryland residents with limited access to fresh fruits and vegetables and to increase revenue for farmers through redemption of federal nutrition benefits at Maryland farmers markets.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-2003 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 20 - Maryland Farms and Families Program|Section 10-2003 - Maryland Farms and Families Fund

    (a)    There is a Maryland Farms and Families Fund.    (b)    The purpose of the Fund is to provide grants to:        (1)    Nonprofit organizations that match purchases made with FMNP, SNAP, and WIC benefits at participating farmers markets;        (2)    Nonprofit farmers markets to implement the Program at the farmers markets; and        (3)    Local nonprofit organizations to implement the Program in partnership with one or more participating local farmers markets.    (c)    The Secretary shall administer the Fund.    (d)    (1)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (2)    The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.    (e)    The Fund consists of:        (1)    Money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund; and        (2)    Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.    (f)    (1)    In accordance with this subsection, the Fund shall be used to provide grants to:            (i)    Nonprofit organizations that:                1.    Meet the qualifications established in § 10–2004 of this subtitle; and                2.    Distribute the grant money to farmers markets and local nonprofit organizations in accordance with this subtitle;            (ii)    Nonprofit farmers markets to implement the Program at the farmers markets; and            (iii)    Local nonprofit organizations to implement the Program in partnership with one or more local farmers markets.        (2)    A qualified nonprofit organization that receives a grant under this section:            (i)    Shall distribute at least 70% of the grant money it receives directly to participating farmers markets as matching dollars for purchases made with FMNP, SNAP, and WIC benefits; and            (ii)    May not use more than 30% of the grant money it receives for Program development, promotion and outreach, farmers market training and capacity building, technical assistance, program data collection, evaluation, administration, and reporting.    (g)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, for fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $100,000 to the Fund.        (2)    The appropriation required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be in addition to, and may not supplant, any funding appropriated to the Marketing and Promotion Division in the Department.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-2004 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 20 - Maryland Farms and Families Program|Section 10-2004 - Grants to Nonprofit Organizations

    (a)    (1)    A nonprofit organization is qualified to receive a grant in accordance with this subtitle if the Department determines that the nonprofit organization has a demonstrated record of:            (i)    Designing and implementing successful healthy food incentive programs that connect federal food benefits recipients with local producers;            (ii)    Implementing funds distributing and reporting processes;            (iii)    Providing training and technical assistance to farmers markets;            (iv)    Conducting community outreach and data collection, including customer surveys; and            (v)    Providing a full accounting and administration of funds distributed to farmers markets.        (2)    In addition to the requirements under paragraph (1) of this subsection, in awarding a grant in accordance with this subtitle, the Department may consider whether the nonprofit organization has a demonstrated record of providing services in food deserts.    (b)    Within 90 days after the end of a grant cycle, a qualified nonprofit organization that received a grant in accordance with this subtitle shall submit a report to the Department that includes the following information:        (1)    The names and locations of Maryland farmers markets that received funds under the Program;        (2)    The dollar amount of funds awarded to each participating farmers market;        (3)    The dollar amount of FMNP, SNAP, and WIC benefits, and funds provided under the Program that were spent at participating farmers markets, as well as any unspent funds;        (4)    The number of FMNP, SNAP, and WIC transactions carried out at participating farmers markets; and        (5)    The impact of the Program on increasing the quantity of fresh fruits and vegetables consumed by FMNP, SNAP, and WIC families, as determined by customer surveys.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-2005 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 20 - Maryland Farms and Families Program|Section 10-2005 - Regulations

    The Department may adopt regulations to implement this subtitle.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  11-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 11 - Weights and Measures|Subtitle 1 - Organization and Authority of Department Pertaining to Weights and Measures|Section 11-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Commodity in bulk” means the sale of a commodity when the quantity is determined at the time of sale.    (c)    “Commodity in package form” means a commodity packaged before sale in any manner including barrels, bags, sacks, cartons, or any other container constituting a unit quantity of the commodity, for either wholesale or retail use. Any individual item or lot of any commodity on which there is marked a selling price based on an established price per unit of weight or measure shall be considered a commodity in package form.    (d)    “Cord”, when used in connection with wood intended for any purpose, means the amount of wood contained in a space of 128 cubic feet, when the wood is ranked and well stowed.    (e)    “Package” means commodity in package form.    (f)    “Primary standards” means the physical standards of the State which serve as the legal reference from which all other standards and weights and measures are derived.    (g)    “Sale in bulk” means the sale of a commodity when the quantity is determined at the time of sale.    (h)    “Secondary standards” means the physical standards traceable to the primary standard through acceptable laboratory comparisons and used in enforcing weights and measures laws and rules and regulations.    (i)    “Sell” means barter and exchange.    (j)    “Shellfish” means any edible, aquatic, invertebrate animal having a shell.    (k)    “Weight” means net weight as used in this subtitle.    (l)    “Weight and measure” means any instrument or device used for weighing or measuring, and any appliance or accessory associated with any instrument or device used for weighing or measuring.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  11-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 11 - Weights and Measures|Subtitle 2 - General Powers and Duties of Secretary and Local Inspectors|Section 11-201 - Administration

    The Chief of Weights and Measures may administer the provisions of this title under the supervision of the Secretary.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  11-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 11 - Weights and Measures|Subtitle 2 - General Powers and Duties of Secretary and Local Inspectors|Section 11-202 - General Powers and Duties of Secretary

    The Secretary shall:         (1)    Have custody of the State primary standards of weights and measures and of the other standards and equipment provided for by this subtitle;        (2)    Keep accurate records of the standards and equipment;        (3)    Supervise the weights and measures offered for sale, sold, or used in the State; and        (4)    Submit a report of all the activities of his office during the previous fiscal year to the Governor and Legislative Policy Committee by September 30.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  11-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 11 - Weights and Measures|Subtitle 2 - General Powers and Duties of Secretary and Local Inspectors|Section 11-203 - Regulations; Specifications, Tolerances, and Technical Requirements for Commercial Weighing and Measuring Devices; Correct Weight and Measure

    (a)    To enforce this title the Secretary may adopt regulations relating to:        (1)    Standards of net weight, measure, or count, reasonable standards of fill, and labeling requirements, for any commodity in package form;        (2)    Exemptions from the sealing or marking requirements of § 11–207 of this subtitle with respect to weights and measures whose character or size makes sealing or marking inappropriate, not feasible, or damaging to the weight and measure;        (3)    Registration of servicemen and service agencies engaged in the maintenance and repair of weighing and measuring devices;        (4)    The types of commodities and objects to be weighed by licensed weighmasters; and        (5)    The types of weighing devices requiring operation by a licensed weighmaster, the licensing of weighmasters and applicants’ licensing fees, the maintenance of weight records, and inspection of weight records by the Secretary.    (b)    The Secretary shall adopt regulations, specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for weights and measures of the character of those specified in § 11–204 of this subtitle designed to eliminate from use, without prejudice to any weight and measure that conforms as closely as feasible to the official standards, those that:        (1)    Are not accurate;        (2)    Are constructed so that they are not reasonably permanent in their adjustment or do not repeat their indications correctly; or        (3)    Facilitate the perpetration of fraud.    (c)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for commercial weighing and measuring devices, specified in § 11–204 of this subtitle, shall be those adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and included in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44, as amended. These specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements shall remain in effect unless modified or rescinded by a regulation adopted by the Secretary.        (2)    Nothing in the specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for commercial weighing and measuring devices adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and included in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44 prevents a person from using a commercial vehicle scale to measure minimum loads of less than 1,000 pounds on the vehicle.    (d)    For the purposes of this title, a weight and measure is correct when it conforms to all applicable requirements promulgated as specified in this section. A nonconforming weight and measure is incorrect.