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MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  11-410 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 11 - Weights and Measures|Subtitle 4 - Milk and Other Fluid Dairy Products|Section 11-410 - Manner of Testing

    A person may not obtain, collect or use any sample, for testing purposes, the test result of which is lower or higher than the actual test result of the milk or other fluid dairy product from which it is obtained.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  11-411 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 11 - Weights and Measures|Subtitle 4 - Milk and Other Fluid Dairy Products|Section 11-411 - Indicating, Recording or Reporting False Quantity

    A person may not indicate, record or report a false or incorrect test result or quantity of milk or other fluid dairy product, for any purpose.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  11-412 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 11 - Weights and Measures|Subtitle 4 - Milk and Other Fluid Dairy Products|Section 11-412 - Right of Entry to Inspect and Audit; Presenting License for Inspection; Information Obtained to Be Confidential

    (a)    (1)    The Secretary may enter the premises of any permit holder at any reasonable hour, to examine the weighing, measuring, sampling, testing procedures and apparatus, to take samples of milk or other fluid dairy products, or both, to inspect weights, measurements, and test results and to inspect and audit all books, papers, records, or related documents.        (2)    The Secretary may enter on the property and premises of a producer to inspect and test all devices used to determine weight or measurement affecting the payment of milk or other fluid dairy products, to collect for analysis, a portion of milk or other fluid dairy products, and to observe the activities and procedures of any person required to possess a permit or license under this subtitle.    (b)    Any person subject to this subtitle, and his agent or employee, shall present for inspection, the license issued under this subtitle, as required by rule or regulation, or on request of the Secretary.    (c)    All information obtained by the Secretary from the records of any person shall be kept confidential by all officers and employees. Only the information required to be revealed in any proceedings brought under this subtitle may be disclosed. This section does not prohibit the compilation of statistical reports from the information acquired, if the compilation does not identify the person furnishing any specific information.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  11-413 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 11 - Weights and Measures|Subtitle 4 - Milk and Other Fluid Dairy Products|Section 11-413 - Injunction

    The Secretary may seek an injunction to restrain any person from using equipment, methods of sampling, weighing, testing, or otherwise operating in violation of this subtitle or any rule or regulation adopted by the Secretary pursuant to it to prevent further or continuing violations.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  11-414 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 11 - Weights and Measures|Subtitle 4 - Milk and Other Fluid Dairy Products|Section 11-414 - Penalty for Violating 11-409, 11-410, or 11-411 of This Subtitle

    (a)    Any person who violates § 11–409, § 11–410, or § 11–411 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine of not less than $100 and not exceeding $1,000, or imprisonment of not more than nine months, or both, with costs imposed in the discretion of the court.    (b)    Any person found guilty of a second or subsequent violation of § 11–409, § 11–410, or § 11–411 of this subtitle is subject to a fine of not less than $1,000, or imprisonment of not less than nine months, or both, with costs imposed in the discretion of the court.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  12-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 12 - Penalties and Fines|Subtitle 1 - Penalties and Fines|Section 12-101 - Penalty for First Offense

    Any person who violates any provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor. Unless another penalty specifically is provided elsewhere in this article, the person, upon conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $500, or imprisonment not exceeding three months, or both, with costs imposed in the discretion of the court.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  12-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 12 - Penalties and Fines|Subtitle 1 - Penalties and Fines|Section 12-102 - Penalty for Second or Subsequent Offense

    Unless another penalty specifically is provided elsewhere in this article, any person found guilty of a second or subsequent violation of any provision of the same title, is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000, or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, with costs imposed in the discretion of the court. For the purposes of this section, a second or subsequent violation is one which has occurred within two years of any prior violation of this title and which arises out of a separate set of circumstances.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  12-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 12 - Penalties and Fines|Subtitle 1 - Penalties and Fines|Section 12-103 - Violation of Rule or Regulation

    In addition to any administrative penalty provided in this article, violation of any rule or regulation adopted by the Secretary pursuant to the provisions of this article is a misdemeanor and is punishable as provided in §§ 12–101 and 12–102 of this subtitle.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  12-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 12 - Penalties and Fines|Subtitle 1 - Penalties and Fines|Section 12-104 - Exception to Title

    This title does not apply to a violation of:        (1)    Title 1, Subtitle 3 of this article;        (2)    Title 2, Subtitle 17 of this article; and        (3)    Title 5, Subtitle 2A of this article.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  13-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 13 - Grain|Subtitle 2 - Grain Dealers Licensing|Section 13-201 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Fair market value” means the value established by a contract or by the Department for a loss of grain at the time of the loss.    (c)    “Grain” means:        (1)    Corn;        (2)    Wheat;        (3)    Rye;        (4)    Oats;        (5)    Barley;        (6)    Sorghum;        (7)    Soybeans; and        (8)    Sunflowers.    (d)    (1)    “Grain dealer” means a person who is in the business of buying, receiving, exchanging, or storing grain from a person who grows grain.        (2)    “Grain dealer” does not mean a farmer who buys, receives, exchanges, or stores grain for use in the farming business of that farmer.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  13-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 13 - Grain|Subtitle 2 - Grain Dealers Licensing|Section 13-202 - Administration Fund

    (a)    There is an Administration Fund which is established for the purpose of:        (1)    Paying the expenses incurred in the administration of the licensing program provided for in this subtitle; and        (2)    Preparing the annual Directory of Grain Dealers as required by § 13-206 of this subtitle.    (b)    The Fund shall be administered by the State Department of Agriculture.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  13-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 13 - Grain|Subtitle 2 - Grain Dealers Licensing|Section 13-203 - Grain Dealer's Licenses; Fee; Expiration

    (a)    A person may not be a grain dealer without first obtaining an annual grain dealer’s license from the Secretary.    (b)    Each license shall be issued upon payment of the applicable fee required by subsection (d) of this section and providing proof of adequate insurance under § 13–212 of this subtitle and shall be effective until December 31, following, unless revoked.    (c)    Fees collected for the issuance of licenses under this subtitle shall be deposited in the Administration Fund.    (d)    The fees for the different types of grain dealers’ licenses are as follows:|Type of license
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  13-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 13 - Grain|Subtitle 2 - Grain Dealers Licensing|Section 13-204 - Records of Grain Dealers

    (a)    A grain dealer shall:        (1)    Keep grain records showing the amount of grain bought, received, exchanged, or stored in the dealer’s grain business;        (2)    Keep grain records at each place of business or at a central location within the State;        (3)    Keep grain records for 3 years; and        (4)    Make grain records available to the Secretary upon request.    (b)    (1)    If the Secretary reasonably believes that a person is acting as a grain dealer, and refuses to make business records available upon request, the Secretary may subpoena the business records of that person.        (2)    If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this section, on petition of the Secretary, a court of competent jurisdiction may compel obedience to the subpoena and the production of business records.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  13-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 13 - Grain|Subtitle 2 - Grain Dealers Licensing|Section 13-205 - Disposition of Funds

    (a)    Money placed in the Administration Fund shall be used as follows:        (1)    To pay the expenses incurred in the administration of the licensing program provided for in this subtitle; and        (2)    To prepare the annual Directory of Grain Dealers, as required by § 13-206 of this subtitle.    (b)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, any unexpended funds up to $50,000 may not revert to the General Fund of this State at the end of the fiscal year.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  13-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 13 - Grain|Subtitle 2 - Grain Dealers Licensing|Section 13-206 - Directory of Grain Dealers

    The Department shall publish annually a Directory of Grain Dealers.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  13-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 13 - Grain|Subtitle 2 - Grain Dealers Licensing|Section 13-208 - Grounds for Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of License

    The Secretary may refuse to issue a license or may suspend or revoke a license for:         (1)    Fraudulent or deceptive statements on an application for a license;        (2)    Failure to comply with any of the provisions of this subtitle or the rules or regulations adopted pursuant to it; or        (3)    Failure to maintain adequate insurance on all grain received into the physical control or possession of the grain dealer.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  13-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 13 - Grain|Subtitle 2 - Grain Dealers Licensing|Section 13-209 - Notice Prior to Suspension or Revocation; Review

    (a)    Before any license is suspended or revoked, the Secretary shall give the licensee at least 10 days’ written notice of the decision to suspend or revoke the license.    (b)    Any person aggrieved by a decision made under this section may seek review of that decision under Title 2, Subtitle 4 of this article.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  13-210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 13 - Grain|Subtitle 2 - Grain Dealers Licensing|Section 13-210 - Posting License

    The grain dealer’s license shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the place of business.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  13-211 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 13 - Grain|Subtitle 2 - Grain Dealers Licensing|Section 13-211 - Insurance

    (a)    Each person licensed under the provisions of this subtitle shall insure and at all times keep insured, in his own name or as a coinsurer, all of the grain in the actual, physical control of the licensee.    (b)    The amount of the insurance shall be the fair market value of the grain.    (c)    The insurance shall include coverage against loss or damage by fire, lightning, inherent explosion, windstorm, cyclone, tornado, or other act of God.    (d)    In the event of any loss or damage to grain or to the warehouse or warehouses, whether or not the loss was insured against, the grain dealer shall immediately notify the Secretary, and at the grain dealer’s own expense promptly take the steps necessary to collect any money which may be due as indemnity for the loss or damage.    (e)    Upon request of the Secretary, each person licensed under this subtitle shall provide proof of insurance coverage as required by this section.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  13-212 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 13 - Grain|Subtitle 2 - Grain Dealers Licensing|Section 13-212 - Financial Statement and Bond

    (a)    A license may not be issued or renewed under this subtitle until the applicant has:        (1)    (i)    Filed with the Secretary a financial statement, as provided in subsection (b) of this section, establishing the net worth of the applicant’s grain business; or            (ii)    Posted a surety bond, irrevocable letter of credit, or cash guaranty at least as large as the following amounts for the different types of licenses:
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  13-213 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 13 - Grain|Subtitle 2 - Grain Dealers Licensing|Section 13-213 - Rules

    The Secretary may adopt rules to implement the provisions of this subtitle.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  13-214 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 13 - Grain|Subtitle 2 - Grain Dealers Licensing|Section 13-214 - Penalty for Violation

    Any person who violates the provisions of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is subject to a fine of $10,000.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  13-215 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 13 - Grain|Subtitle 2 - Grain Dealers Licensing|Section 13-215 - Injunctions

    The Attorney General may seek an injunction to prohibit a person who has engaged or is engaging in a violation of this subtitle from continuing or engaging in the violation.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  13-216 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 13 - Grain|Subtitle 2 - Grain Dealers Licensing|Section 13-216 - Civil Penalty

    (a)    Instead of or in addition to suspension or revocation of a license under this subtitle, the Secretary may impose a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.    (b)    A penalty collected by the Secretary under this section shall be paid into the Administration Fund as provided by § 13-205 of this subtitle.    (c)    The Secretary shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this section.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  14-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 14 - Hemp|Subtitle 1 - Definitions|Section 14-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Fund” means the Hemp Farming Fund established under § 14–304 of this title.    (c)    (1)    “Hemp” means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta–9–tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that does not exceed 0.3% on a dry weight basis.        (2)    “Hemp” does not include any plant or part of a plant intended for a use that is regulated under Title 13, Subtitle 33 of the Health – General Article.    (d)    “Hemp product” means a product derived from hemp produced in accordance with Subtitle 3 of this title.    (e)    “Independent testing laboratory” has the meaning stated in § 13–3301 of the Health – General Article.    (f)    “Institution of higher education” has the meaning stated in the federal Higher Education Act of 1965.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  14-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 14 - Hemp|Subtitle 2 - Hemp Research Pilot Program|Section 14-201 - "Program" Defined

    In this subtitle, “Program” means the Hemp Research Pilot Program.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  14-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 14 - Hemp|Subtitle 3 - Hemp Production|Section 14-301 - "Program" Defined

    In this subtitle, “Program” means the Hemp Farming Program.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  14-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 14 - Hemp|Subtitle 3 - Hemp Production|Section 14-302 - Intent of General Assembly

    It is the intent of the General Assembly that:        (1)    Hemp be established as an agricultural commodity;        (2)    Hemp produced in accordance with this subtitle may be:            (i)    Possessed in the State; and            (ii)    Sold, distributed, transported, marketed, manufactured, or processed in the State or outside the State; and        (3)    Hemp produced outside the State in a state that authorizes the production of hemp may be sold, distributed, transported, marketed, manufactured, or processed in the State.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  14-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 14 - Hemp|Subtitle 3 - Hemp Production|Section 14-303 - Hemp Farming Program

    (a)    There is a Hemp Farming Program.    (b)    The purpose of the Program is to:        (1)    Promote the production of hemp in the State;        (2)    Promote the commercial sale of hemp products in the State or outside the State;        (3)    Facilitate the research of hemp and hemp products between institutions of higher education and the private sector; and        (4)    Monitor and regulate the production of hemp in the State.    (c)    The Department shall administer the Program.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  14-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 14 - Hemp|Subtitle 3 - Hemp Production|Section 14-304 - Hemp Farming Fund

    (a)    There is a Hemp Farming Fund.    (b)    The purpose of the Fund is to defray the costs of administering and enforcing the Program.    (c)    The Department 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)    Revenue distributed to the Fund under § 14–306 of this subtitle;        (2)    Money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;        (3)    Interest earnings of the Fund; and        (4)    Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.    (f)    The Fund may be used only for the costs associated with administering and enforcing the Program.    (g)    (1)    The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.        (2)    Any interest earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  14-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 14 - Hemp|Subtitle 3 - Hemp Production|Section 14-305 - Plan for Monitoring and Regulating Hemp Production

    (a)    The Department, in consultation with the Governor and the Attorney General, shall establish a plan for monitoring and regulating the production of hemp in the State.    (b)    (1)    The plan required under subsection (a) of this section shall include:            (i)    A practice to maintain, for a period of not less than 3 calendar years, relevant information regarding the land on which hemp is produced, including a legal description of the land;            (ii)    A procedure for testing, using postdecarboxylation or another similarly reliable method, the delta–9–tetrahydrocannabinol concentration levels of hemp produced in the State;            (iii)    A procedure for the effective disposal of:                1.    Plants, whether growing or not, that are produced in violation of this subtitle; and                2.    Products derived from plants that are produced in violation of this subtitle;            (iv)    A procedure for the enforcement of this subtitle;            (v)    A procedure for conducting annual inspections that include, at a minimum, a random sample of hemp producers to verify that hemp is being produced in accordance with this subtitle;            (vi)    A procedure for submitting to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture within 30 days of receipt by the Department:                1.    The contact information for each person licensed to produce hemp;                2.    The legal description of the land on which hemp is produced; and                3.    The status of each license and any changes to the status of a license; and            (vii)    A certification that the State has the resources and personnel to carry out the practices and procedures required under the plan.        (2)    The plan required under subsection (a) of this section may include any other practice or procedure that is consistent with federal law.    (c)    (1)    The Department shall submit the plan required under subsection (a) of this section to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture for approval.        (2)    If the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture does not approve the plan submitted under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Department shall:            (i)    Amend the plan; and            (ii)    Submit the amended plan to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  14-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 14 - Hemp|Subtitle 3 - Hemp Production|Section 14-306 - Licensing Procedure

    (a)    The Department shall establish a procedure for licensing the production of hemp in accordance with the plan established under § 14–305 of this subtitle.    (b)    The Department may set reasonable fees for the issuance and renewal of licenses and other services the Department provides under this subtitle.    (c)    The Department shall pay all funds collected under this section into the Fund.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  14-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 14 - Hemp|Subtitle 3 - Hemp Production|Section 14-307 - Regulations

    The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  14-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 14 - Hemp|Subtitle 3 - Hemp Production|Section 14-308 - License Required

    (a)    This section does not apply to an institution of higher education or a person that produces hemp under the Hemp Research Pilot Program in accordance with Subtitle 2 of this title.    (b)    A person may not produce hemp in the State unless the person is licensed by:        (1)    The Department; or        (2)    The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  14-309 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 14 - Hemp|Subtitle 3 - Hemp Production|Section 14-309 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties

    (a)    (1)    A person may not knowingly:            (i)    Fail to comply with the Department’s plan for monitoring and regulating the production of hemp established under § 14–305 of this subtitle;            (ii)    Misrepresent or fail to provide the legal description of land on which hemp is produced;            (iii)    Produce hemp without a valid license; or            (iv)    Produce plants, or any part of a plant, that exceeds a delta–9–tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of 0.3% on a dry weight basis.        (2)    The Department shall report a person that knowingly violates this subtitle to the Attorney General and the U.S. Attorney.    (b)    (1)    If the Department determines that a person negligently violated this subtitle, the Department shall require the person to correct the violation, including requiring that:            (i)    The violation be corrected by a reasonable date; and            (ii)    The person report to the Department, at a frequency determined by the Department and for a period of not less than 2 calendar years, to verify compliance with this subtitle.        (2)    If a person is found by the Department to have negligently violated this subtitle three times in a 4–year period, the person may not produce hemp in the State for a period of 5 years beginning on the date of the third violation.