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MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-113 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 1 - Promotion of Use and Sale of Agricultural Commodity|Section 10-113 - Deduction of Assessments by Purchasers of Livestock for Slaughter

    (a)    As an alternative method for the collection of assessments provided for in § 10–110 of this subtitle, upon the request of the certified agency, the Secretary shall notify, by registered letter, all livestock dealers, operators of any livestock auction markets, slaughterhouses, packinghouses, and any other person engaged in the buying, selling, or handling of livestock for slaughter in the State. On and after the date specified in the letter, the assessments shall be deducted by the purchaser, or his agent or representative, from the purchase price of any livestock bought, acquired, or sold for slaughter.    (b)    The deducted assessment for any month shall be remitted by the purchaser to the Secretary by the 20th day of the following month, and the Secretary shall pay the amount of the assessment to the certified agency.    (c)    The books and records of every livestock dealer, operator of any livestock auction market slaughterhouse, packinghouse, or person engaged in buying, acquiring, or selling livestock for slaughter shall be open for the inspection by the Secretary at any time during regular business hours.    (d)    A livestock dealer, operator of any livestock auction market slaughterhouse, packinghouse, or its managers, or agents, or any person who buys, sells, or handles livestock for slaughter in the State may not fail to collect or pay the deducted assessments to the Secretary.    (e)    If any person violates the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, the certified agency concerned may institute judicial proceedings to enforce the assessment.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-114 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 1 - Promotion of Use and Sale of Agricultural Commodity|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 levied and collected as provided, any person upon whom an annual assessment was levied and collected, if dissatisfied with the assessment may demand and receive from the treasurer of the certified agency a refund of the collected annual assessment.    (b)    The demand for refund shall be made in writing within 30 days from the date of collection from the person.    (c)    However, any person, qualified to vote in a referendum in which potatoes or peaches are the agricultural commodity, may seek a refund of an assessment, if he pays the assessment by the end of the assessment year in which the assessment was levied. The assessment year shall be determined by the certified agency representing the commodity.    (d)    If any person, qualified to vote in a referendum in which potatoes or peaches are the agricultural commodity, fails to make any protest against the assessment and levy in writing, addressed to the certified agency representing the commodity concerned, within 30 days from the date the assessment becomes due and payable, and the certified agency concerned may institute judicial proceedings to enforce the collection of the assessment.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-115 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 1 - Promotion of Use and Sale of Agricultural Commodity|Section 10-115 - Publication of Statement of Amounts Received From Assessments; Treasurer's Bond

    (a)    Within 30 days after the end of any year in which an assessment was levied and collected, the treasurer of the certified agency conducting the referendum shall publish in the public press a statement of the amount received and collected by him during that year under this subtitle.    (b)    Before collecting and receiving the assessments, the treasurer of the certified agency shall give a bond in the amount of at least the estimated total of the assessments to be collected. The surety on the bond shall be a surety company licensed to do business in the State and shall be in the form and amount approved by the certified agency and filed with the chairman or executive head of the agency.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-116 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 1 - Promotion of Use and Sale of Agricultural Commodity|Section 10-116 - Deductions to Defray Expenses of Making Assessments

    The assessing body and the Secretary each may deduct not more than 3 percent of the funds collected by the certified agency to defray the expenses of making assessments under this subtitle.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|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 contracts to purchase, from a producer field and livestock products produced on a farm may:         (1)    Use duress against, coerce, or boycott any producer of raw agricultural products in the exercise of his right to join and belong to a cooperative agricultural marketing association; or        (2)    Discriminate against a producer of raw agricultural products, solely by reason of the producer’s membership in or marketing contract with a cooperative agricultural marketing association.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 2 - Discrimination Against Agricultural Marketing Associations|Section 10-202 - Attorney General to Receive Complaints

    To enforce this section, the Attorney General shall receive sworn complaints of violations or threatened violations of this subtitle from affected producers of raw agricultural products or the cooperative agricultural marketing association of which the producers are members, or with whom they have a marketing contract. The Attorney General immediately shall make all necessary investigations, examinations, or inspections of any violation or threatened violation specified in the sworn complaint filed with him.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 2 - Discrimination Against Agricultural Marketing Associations|Section 10-203 - Hearing; Action to Enjoin Violations; Summons; Consolidation of Actions

    After receiving a sworn complaint and holding an informal hearing on the charges made in the complaint, the Attorney General immediately shall bring an action to enjoin the violation of any provision of this subtitle as set forth in the complaint in the circuit court of the county where the violation occurred. A summons in the action against any defendant shall be issued as in other civil actions. Actions against different defendants may be consolidated, in the discretion of the court, if the alleged violations are of the same provision, have occurred in the same or an adjoining county, relate to the same production season, and consolidation can be made without prejudice to a substantial right of any defendant.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 2 - Discrimination Against Agricultural Marketing Associations|Section 10-204 - Applicability of Subtitle

    This subtitle does not affect the rights of a producer of raw agricultural products, who has not signed a contract with a cooperative agricultural marketing association, to bargain for his crop individually with any buyer. A buyer may bargain for any of his raw agricultural product requirements with any cooperative agricultural marketing association but is not required to do so. The inability of a buyer or his refusal to meet the terms and conditions of any cooperative agricultural marketing association proposed contract shall not be interpreted as a boycott or discrimination against the cooperative agricultural marketing association or its members.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|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 members. The members shall be representative of all phases of the agricultural interests of the State, and shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice of the Secretary.    (b)    The members shall serve without salary but shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings and other business of the Board as provided in the budget in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the Standard State Travel Regulations.    (c)    (1)    The term of office of each member is 5 years, but any member appointed to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term serves for the remainder of the term.        (2)    Each member shall serve after expiration of the member’s term until a successor is appointed and qualifies.        (3)    However, a member may not serve more than 2 consecutive 5-year terms.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Agricultural Fair Board|Section 10-302 - Chairman; Quorum; Records; Clerks and Assistants; Office

    (a)    The Board annually shall elect a chairman from among its members. Meetings of the Board shall be held at the times and places designated by the chairman or the Secretary by notice to the members. Six members constitute a quorum, but any action of the Board requires assent of a majority of the members.    (b)    The Board shall keep a complete record of its proceedings.    (c)    The Board, subject to the approval of the Secretary, may employ clerks, stenographers, field representatives, assistants, and other employees it deems necessary in order to perform its duties and exercise its powers as provided in the State budget. The Board shall establish a permanent office and shall be supplied with all appliances and incidentals necessary for the proper discharge of its duties. The salaries or compensation of all clerks, stenographers, field representatives, assistants, and other employees of the Board, and the cost of maintaining and supplying the permanent office of the Board shall be paid from funds provided in the State budget.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Agricultural Fair Board|Section 10-303 - Fairs and Exhibits

    (a)    The Board shall encourage and foster agriculture in the State through promotion and assistance of agricultural fairs, exhibits, or other activities. For this purpose, the Board, subject to the approval of the Secretary, has exclusive, complete control of the distribution and expenditure of all funds allocated to it pursuant to the provisions of the Maryland Horse Racing Act for the payment of premium awards, promotional and educational activities, or other activities in connection with a bona fide agricultural fair, exhibit, or activity, as the Board determines, and for one State fair each year, as designated by the Board. The Board shall administer the distribution of the grant provided in § 11–403(c) of the Business Regulation Article to the Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society, Inc.    (b)    The Board, subject to the approval of the Secretary, shall adopt rules and regulations to govern the conduct, qualifications, and requirements of agricultural fairs, exhibits, or activities to which allocations or distributions are made.    (c)    No agricultural fair, exhibit, or activity may receive any financial assistance from the Board, unless it has met all qualifications and requirements as set forth in the rules and regulations. The decision of the Board, after the approval of the Secretary, shall be final with respect to every question relating to whether any agricultural fair, exhibit, or activity shall be entitled to financial assistance under the provisions of this section.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 5 - Trademarks for Farm Products|Section 10-501 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Farm product” means any agricultural, horticultural, vegetable, or fruit product of the soil, whether raw, canned, frozen, dried, pickled, or otherwise processed; livestock, meats, marine food products, poultry, eggs, dairy products; wool, hides, feathers, nuts, honey; and every product of farm, forest, orchard, garden, or water.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 5 - Trademarks for Farm Products|Section 10-502 - Powers of Secretary

    The Secretary may:         (1)    Devise and establish official trademarks or other insignia for farm products of the State and secure copyrights for them under the law of the United States or the State;        (2)    Permit the use of official trademarks or other insignia on farm products of the State or on their containers and charge reasonable and necessary fees for this use;        (3)    Prevent the unauthorized or improper use of official trademarks or other insignia and protect them from infringements; and        (4)    Adopt rules and regulations and take any action necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subtitle.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 5 - Trademarks for Farm Products|Section 10-503 - Right of Entry and Examination

    The Secretary may enter any building, vehicle, other enclosure, or conveyance in the State, where any farm product is produced, stored, sold, or shipped, or offered, exposed, packed, or transported for sale, or presented for intrastate or interstate shipment. He may examine any farm product found in any of these places, and may take for further examination samples of the farm products and their containers necessary to determine whether this subtitle is violated.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 5 - Trademarks for Farm Products|Section 10-504 - Prosecution

    The State’s Attorney of any county in which any violation of this subtitle occurs shall prosecute any person accused of any violation of this subtitle. Upon the request of the Secretary, he shall institute and prosecute the action as may be proper.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 6 - Certification of Farm Products|Section 10-601 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Certificate” means a certificate of the quality, condition, grade, food safety standard, or other classification of any farm product and includes a certificate of the Secretary, of  the United States Department of Agriculture, or of the United States Food and Drug Administration.    (c)    “Farm product” means any agricultural, horticultural, vegetable, or fruit product of the soil, including livestock, meats, marine food products, poultry, eggs, dairy products, wool, hides, feathers, nuts, honey, and every product of farm, forest, orchard, garden or water, but does not include canned, frozen, dried, or pickled products.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 6 - Certification of Farm Products|Section 10-602 - Powers Generally

    When requested by any person financially interested in any farm product, the Secretary may:        (1)    Examine the product and practices used in its production to determine its quality, condition, grade, or other classification, either on the basis of the standards established by the Secretary, or the standards announced from time to time by the United States Department of Agriculture or the United States Food and Drug Administration;        (2)    Provide the person with an official certificate; and        (3)    Adopt rules and regulations concerning the inspection and certification of any farm product, including the payment of reasonable fees, as necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subtitle.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 6 - Certification of Farm Products|Section 10-603 - Cooperation With United States Government

    (a)    The Secretary shall cooperate with the United States government and any federal agency and may designate any competent person who has been licensed, commissioned, or credentialed for work by the United States Department of Agriculture or the United States Food and Drug Administration, to inspect, examine, classify, and certify any farm product or farm production practices in accordance with the rules and regulations it adopts and at the places the volume of business warrants.    (b)    The Secretary may accept technical, financial, and advisory assistance from any cooperating federal agency.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 6 - Certification of Farm Products|Section 10-604 - Commodity Quality Grading Fund

    There is a Commodity Quality Grading Fund. All money levied and collected under this subtitle constitutes a special fund to defray partially the expenses incurred in administration of this subtitle. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any money unexpended at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and does not revert to the general funds of the State.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-605 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 6 - Certification of Farm Products|Section 10-605 - Appeal of Assigned Grade Classification

    Any person pecuniarily interested in any farm product may appeal the assigned grade classification to the Secretary, in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the Secretary. When filing the appeal, the appellant shall deposit a sum double the fee charged by the Secretary, which shall be refunded to the appellant, if the assigned grade classification is found erroneous. The Secretary shall correct any error by affirmative action as necessary.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-606 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 6 - Certification of Farm Products|Section 10-606 - Official Certificates as Evidence

    If not superseded by an appeal or issued pursuant to an appeal, an official certificate issued under this subtitle shall be accepted in any court of the State as prima facie evidence of the facts contained in it.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-607 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 6 - Certification of Farm Products|Section 10-607 - Confidentiality of Information

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall deny access to any business–related information concerning any person who applies for a certificate or is certified under this subtitle.    (b)    If the Secretary determines that disclosure is necessary to protect the public health, the Secretary may disclose any business–related information concerning any person who applies for a certificate or is certified under this subtitle.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-608 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 6 - Certification of Farm Products|Section 10-608 - Revocation or Suspension of Certificate

    After an opportunity for a hearing, the Secretary may revoke or suspend a certificate issued under this subtitle to any person for failing to comply with any regulation adopted under this subtitle.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 7 - Fruits and Vegetables|Section 10-701 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Fruit” means any fruit sold; offered, exposed, packed, or transported for sale; shipped; or presented for intrastate or interstate shipment, except any fruit which is canned, dried, pickled, or frozen.    (c)    “Sell” means to sell; offer, or expose, pack, or transport for sale; ship; or present for intrastate or interstate shipment.    (d)    “Vegetable” means any vegetable sold; offered, exposed, packed, or transported for sale; shipped; or presented for intrastate or interstate shipment, except any vegetable which is canned, dried, pickled, or frozen.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-702 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 7 - Fruits and Vegetables|Section 10-702 - Rules and Regulations

    The Secretary may adopt and enforce rules and regulations necessary to secure uniformity in the enforcement of this subtitle and the proper marking of the container of any fruit or vegetable.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-703 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 7 - Fruits and Vegetables|Section 10-703 - Establishment of Standards and Grades; Effective Date; Marking Containers

    (a)    The Secretary, after investigation and public hearing, may:        (1)    Establish official standards or grades for any fruit or vegetable;        (2)    Adopt rules and regulations governing the markings required on the container of any fruit or vegetable, for the purpose of showing any or all of the following:            (i)    The true grade or size of the product, or both, according to any applicable standard or grade established by the Secretary;            (ii)    The name and address of the grower or packer;            (iii)    The name of the state where grown; or            (iv)    The variety, quantity, quality, condition, and size of the product.    (b)    Any standard, grade, rule or regulation established under this section does not take effect until 30 days after it is adopted officially. After this period, every container of any fruit or vegetable shall bear plainly and conspicuously on its exterior any marking prescribed by the Secretary under this section.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  10-704 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products|Subtitle 7 - Fruits and Vegetables|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 affects the right of any person to sell his fruit or vegetable without conforming to it.    (b)    However, no person may mark any fruit or vegetable, or container in a manner that indicates that the fruit or vegetable conforms with any standard or grade of the Secretary, unless the person conforms with all rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle.