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MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  8-1011 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 8 - Soil Conservation|Subtitle 10 - Maryland Agricultural Certainty Program|Section 8-1011 - Revocation or Suspension of Certifications

    (a)    In accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, on notice and opportunity to be heard, the Department may suspend or permanently revoke the certification of:        (1)    An agricultural operation certified under this subtitle; and        (2)    A person certified as a verifier under this subtitle.    (b)    A certification for an agricultural operation or a verifier issued under this subtitle may be suspended or permanently revoked according to procedures established by regulation if the certification holder violates:        (1)    This subtitle; or        (2)    A regulation adopted by the Department under this subtitle, including a regulation establishing other good cause for suspension or revocation.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  8-1012 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 8 - Soil Conservation|Subtitle 10 - Maryland Agricultural Certainty Program|Section 8-1012 - Regulations

    The Department, with approval from the Department of the Environment, shall adopt regulations necessary to implement the Program.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  8-1013 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 8 - Soil Conservation|Subtitle 10 - Maryland Agricultural Certainty Program|Section 8-1013 - Oversight Committee

    (a)    (1)    The Department shall establish an oversight committee.        (2)    The oversight committee shall include representatives of diverse interests.    (b)    The oversight committee shall:        (1)    Monitor and provide oversight on the development and implementation of policies and standards relating to the Program;        (2)    Assist in the development of regulations adopted to implement this subtitle; and        (3)    Meet at least once every year to evaluate the performance of the Program and make recommendations for improvements to or termination of the Program.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  9-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 9 - Regulation and Supervision of Seeds, Turf Grass, Sod, Potatoes, Ginseng and Noxious Weeds|Subtitle 1 - Maryland Turf Grass Law|Section 9-102 - Duties of Secretary

    (a)    The Secretary shall inspect, sample, analyze, test, and examine sod, plugs, and sprigs offered or exposed for sale within the State for planting purposes, at any time and place and to the extent he deems necessary, to determine whether the sod, plugs, or sprigs are in compliance with the provisions of this subtitle. He shall notify promptly the person who transported, sold, offered or exposed the sod for sale, of any violation.    (b)    Following a public hearing and public notice, the Secretary may adopt rules and regulations governing the methods of:        (1)    Labeling, inspecting, sampling, analyzing, testing, and defining prohibitive and restrictive noxious weeds;        (2)    Examining sod, plugs, or sprigs, and the tolerances to be followed in the administration of this subtitle; and        (3)    Other rules and regulations necessary.    (c)    The Secretary shall direct the sod certification program in the State.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  9-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 9 - Regulation and Supervision of Seeds, Turf Grass, Sod, Potatoes, Ginseng and Noxious Weeds|Subtitle 1 - Maryland Turf Grass Law|Section 9-103 - Powers of Secretary

    To carry out the provisions of this subtitle, the Secretary may:         (1)    Establish and maintain or make provisions for laboratory and field testing of sod, employ qualified persons, and incur expenses necessary to comply with these provisions;        (2)    Make or provide for making purity analyses, weed examinations, tests and examinations of fields for farmers and dealers on request;        (3)    Following a public hearing and reasonable public notice, prescribe rules and regulations governing the analyses, tests, and examinations, and fix and collect charges for the analyses, tests, and examinations made;        (4)    Publish the results of the analyses, tests, and examinations;        (5)    Enter on any public or private premises or vehicle during regular business hours and stop any public or private sod carrying vehicle when necessary to insure compliance;        (6)    Issue to the owner or custodian of any lot of sod in violation of this subtitle, a written or printed “stop-sale” order prohibiting sale of sod until it complies with this subtitle, and enforce it; or        (7)    Apply to the circuit court of any county for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any provision of this subtitle or any rule or regulation adopted under it, notwithstanding the existence of any other remedy at law.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  9-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 9 - Regulation and Supervision of Seeds, Turf Grass, Sod, Potatoes, Ginseng and Noxious Weeds|Subtitle 1 - Maryland Turf Grass Law|Section 9-104 - Labeling

    (a)    Every lot of severed turf grass sod, plugs, and sprigs, as defined under this subtitle, which is sold, exposed for sale, installed, transported, or advertised within the State for planting purposes by a dealer shall be accompanied by or have attached to the bill of lading, bill of sale, sales slip, or invoice a label containing the following information plainly written or printed in the English language:        (1)    The recognized common names;        (2)    The variety of each component;        (3)    The texture, origin, and net measure;        (4)    The presence of restricted noxious weeds;        (5)    The name and address of the dealer who labeled the lot; and        (6)    If the kind or mixture is not known, this fact shall be stated.    (b)    The information on the label may not be falsely modified or represented in advertisements pertaining to the sod, plugs, or sprigs.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  9-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 9 - Regulation and Supervision of Seeds, Turf Grass, Sod, Potatoes, Ginseng and Noxious Weeds|Subtitle 1 - Maryland Turf Grass Law|Section 9-105 - Records

    Any dealer transporting or delivering for transportation sod, sod mixtures, plugs, or sprigs shall keep adequate records and the Secretary may inspect the records to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  9-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 9 - Regulation and Supervision of Seeds, Turf Grass, Sod, Potatoes, Ginseng and Noxious Weeds|Subtitle 1 - Maryland Turf Grass Law|Section 9-106 - Reliance on Invoice, Grower's Declaration, or Other Labeling Information

    No dealer is subject to any penalty of this subtitle for advertising, selling, offering or exposing for sale, or transporting for planting purposes in the State any sod or mixture in violation of §§ 9–104 and 9–105 of this subtitle, if he:        (1)    Has obtained from his supplier an invoice, grower’s declaration, or other labeling information relating to the sod or mixture; and        (2)    After having taken reasonable precautions to insure its veracity, has relied in good faith upon any statement made or contained in the invoice, grower’s declaration, or labeling information in advertising, selling, or offering or exposing for sale the sod or mixture.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  9-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 9 - Regulation and Supervision of Seeds, Turf Grass, Sod, Potatoes, Ginseng and Noxious Weeds|Subtitle 1 - Maryland Turf Grass Law|Section 9-107 - Prohibited Acts

    (a)    No person may transport, offer for transportation, sell, offer or expose for sale within the State, sod for planting purposes:        (1)    Not labeled in accordance with the provisions of this subtitle;        (2)    Having an incomplete, false, or misleading label or claim;        (3)    Which has been falsely advertised or advertised in a misleading manner;        (4)    Containing prohibited noxious weeds in any amount;        (5)    Containing restricted noxious weeds except as prescribed by rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle;        (6)    To which there is affixed names or terms that create an incomplete or misleading impression as to the kind, variety, history, productivity, quality, or origin of the sod;        (7)    Represented to be “inspected”, “approved”, “certified”, “registered”, or “foundation” unless it has been produced, processed, and labeled in accordance with procedures and rules and regulations of an officially recognized certifying agency;        (8)    Which in the form of turf sod, or turf plugs, do not contain at least one-half inch of sod and roots and which do not remain intact after folding, rolling or plugging; or        (9)    Containing destructively injurious insects, other animal pests, or plant diseases.    (b)    A person may not alter or substitute sod in any manner that may defeat the purpose of the provisions of this subtitle.    (c)    A person may not disseminate any false or misleading advertisement in any manner concerning sod, sod mixtures, plugs, or sprigs.    (d)    A person may not fail to comply with, or supply false information in reply to a “stop-sale order”, or remove tags attached to or dispose of sod, sod mixtures, plugs, or sprigs held under the order, except as specified by the enforcement officer.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  9-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 9 - Regulation and Supervision of Seeds, Turf Grass, Sod, Potatoes, Ginseng and Noxious Weeds|Subtitle 1 - Maryland Turf Grass Law|Section 9-108 - Exemptions

    The production, processing, and labeling requirements of this subtitle do not apply to breeder and foundation generations of turf-grass variety at the Maryland Agriculture Experiment Station.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  9-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 9 - Regulation and Supervision of Seeds, Turf Grass, Sod, Potatoes, Ginseng and Noxious Weeds|Subtitle 1 - Maryland Turf Grass Law|Section 9-109 - Prosecution of Violations

    If the Secretary has reason to believe that any person has violated any provision of this subtitle, he may institute judicial proceedings in the county in which the violation occurred. The Secretary may file information with the Attorney General for prosecution. However, no prosecution under this subtitle may be instituted without first affording the person against whom proceedings are contemplated an opportunity to appear personally or by counsel before the Secretary to introduce evidence.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  9-110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 9 - Regulation and Supervision of Seeds, Turf Grass, Sod, Potatoes, Ginseng and Noxious Weeds|Subtitle 1 - Maryland Turf Grass Law|Section 9-110 - Short Title

    This subtitle shall be cited as the Maryland Turf Grass Law.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  9-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 9 - Regulation and Supervision of Seeds, Turf Grass, Sod, Potatoes, Ginseng and Noxious Weeds|Subtitle 2 - Regulation of Sale and Transportation of Seed|Section 9-202 - Duties of Secretary

    The Secretary shall:         (1)    Inspect, sample, analyze, test, and examine any seed transported, sold, offered, or exposed for sale in the State for planting purposes, at any time and place and to any extent he deems necessary to determine whether the agricultural, vegetable, herb, flower, tree, or shrub seed complies with the provisions of this subtitle;        (2)    Notify promptly the person who transported, sold, offered or exposed the seed for sale, of any violation of this subtitle;        (3)    Prescribe, and after public hearing following reasonable notice, adopt rules and regulations governing the methods of inspecting, sampling, analyzing, testing, and examining agricultural, vegetable, herb, flower, tree, and shrub seed, and the tolerances to be followed in administering this subtitle, and any other rule or regulation necessary to enforce this subtitle;        (4)    Prescribe, and after public hearing following reasonable notice, adopt or amend by rule or regulation a prohibited and restricted noxious weed list;        (5)    Prescribe, and after public hearing following reasonable notice, adopt rules and regulations establishing reasonable standards of germination for seed;        (6)    Establish and maintain or make provisions for laboratory and field testing of seeds, to employ qualified persons, and incur expenses necessary to comply with these provisions;        (7)    Make or provide for making purity analyses, germination tests, and examinations of seeds for farmers and dealers on request;        (8)    Prescribe rules and regulations governing the analyses, tests, and examinations;        (9)    Fix and collect charges for the analyses, tests, and examinations;        (10)    Publish the results of the analyses, tests, and examinations made under the provisions of this subtitle, together with any other information deemed advisable;        (11)    Cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture in seed law enforcement; and        (12)    Direct seed certification work in the State.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  9-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 9 - Regulation and Supervision of Seeds, Turf Grass, Sod, Potatoes, Ginseng and Noxious Weeds|Subtitle 2 - Regulation of Sale and Transportation of Seed|Section 9-203 - Right of Entry; Issuance and Enforcement of "Stop-Sale" Order

    (a)    The Secretary may enter upon any private or public premises during regular business hours in order to have access to seeds subject to this subtitle or any rule or regulation adopted under it.    (b)    The Secretary may issue and enforce a written or printed stop-sale order to the owner or custodian of any lot of seed the Secretary finds in violation of any provision of this subtitle. The order prohibits sale of the seed until the Secretary has evidence that the seed is in compliance with the law.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  9-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 9 - Regulation and Supervision of Seeds, Turf Grass, Sod, Potatoes, Ginseng and Noxious Weeds|Subtitle 2 - Regulation of Sale and Transportation of Seed|Section 9-204 - Wholesale Seedsman's Permit

    (a)    No person may engage in the business of a wholesale seedsman in the State unless he first obtains a permit.    (b)    He shall apply to the Secretary on a form determined and furnished by the Secretary. The application shall be verified by the oath of the applicant or, if the applicant is a corporation, by the oath of some of its officers.    (c)    Upon payment of a $100 permit fee, the Secretary shall issue to the applicant a wholesale seedsman permit for an annual period beginning July 1 each year.    (d)    Out-of-state wholesale seedsmen doing business in the State shall obtain a permit in the same manner.    (e)    Any permit issued under this subtitle may be revoked or suspended by the Secretary upon satisfactory proof that the seedsman has violated any provision of this subtitle or any of the rules and regulations adopted under it. A permit may not be revoked or suspended until the holder has been given an opportunity for a hearing by the Secretary.    (f)    The Secretary may issue a stop-sale order to any wholesale seedsman who offers or exposes seed for sale without holding a valid permit.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  9-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 9 - Regulation and Supervision of Seeds, Turf Grass, Sod, Potatoes, Ginseng and Noxious Weeds|Subtitle 2 - Regulation of Sale and Transportation of Seed|Section 9-205 - Records

    (a)    Each wholesaler whose name appears on the label or who handles agricultural, vegetable, herb, tree, shrub, or flower seeds subject to this subtitle shall maintain for two years a complete record of each lot of agricultural, vegetable, herb, tree, shrub, or flower seed handled. He shall keep for one year a file sample of each lot of seed after final disposition of the lot.    (b)    Every record and sample pertaining to the shipment involved shall be accessible for inspection by the Secretary during customary business hours.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  9-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 9 - Regulation and Supervision of Seeds, Turf Grass, Sod, Potatoes, Ginseng and Noxious Weeds|Subtitle 2 - Regulation of Sale and Transportation of Seed|Section 9-206 - Labeling Requirements -- Treated Seeds

    (a)    Each container of treated agricultural, vegetable, herb, flower, tree, or shrub seeds which is sold, offered or exposed for sale, or transported in the State shall bear or have attached in a conspicuous place a plainly written or printed label or tag in the English language, giving the following information for any seed named and treated as defined in this subtitle:        (1)    A word or statement indicating that the seed is treated;        (2)    The commonly accepted, coined, chemical, or abbreviated chemical (generic) name of the applied substance; and        (3)    If the substance in the amount present with the seed is harmful to human or other vertebrate animals, a caution statement, such as “Do not use for food or feed or oil purposes”, the caution for mercurials and similarly toxic substances shall be a poison statement or symbol.    (b)    A separate label containing the required information statement may be used.    (c)    The statement may not be modified or denied in the labeling or on another label attached to the container.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  9-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 9 - Regulation and Supervision of Seeds, Turf Grass, Sod, Potatoes, Ginseng and Noxious Weeds|Subtitle 2 - Regulation of Sale and Transportation of Seed|Section 9-207 - Labeling Requirements -- Agricultural Seeds

    (a)    Each container of agricultural seeds which is sold, offered or exposed for sale, or transported in the State for planting purposes shall bear or have attached in a conspicuous place a plainly written or printed label or tag in the English language, except when the scientific name is the commonly accepted name, giving the following information:        (1)    The name and address of the person who labeled the seed or who sells, offers, or exposes the seed for sale within the State;        (2)    Commonly accepted name of (i) kind, or (ii) kind and variety, of each agricultural seed component in excess of 5 percent of the whole, and the percentage by weight of each in the order of its predominance;        (3)    Where more than one component is required to be named, the word “mixture” or the word “mixed” shall be shown conspicuously on the label;        (4)    Origin of alfalfa, red clover, orchard grass, white clover, and field corn (except hybrid corn), but if the origin is unknown, that fact shall be stated;        (5)    Lot number or other identification;        (6)    Percentage by weight of seeds other than that required to be named on the label;        (7)    Percentage by weight of inert matter;        (8)    Percentage by weight of every weed seed;        (9)    The name and number of each kind of restricted noxious weed seed: per ounce in Group 1 and per pound in Group 2 when present singly or collectively in any amount but the amount may not exceed 16 per ounce in Group 1 and 16 per pound in Group 2.    Group 1: Agropyron spp., agrostis spp., alfalfa, bermuda grass, brassica spp., orchard grass, alsike and white clover, crimson clover, dallis grass, fescues, flax, foxtail millet, lespedezas, poa spp., red clover, reed canary grass, rhodes grass, ryegrass, sweet clover, smooth brome, timothy, and any other agricultural seed of similar size and weight, or mixtures within this group;    Group 2: Barley, buckwheat, oats, proso, rye, sorghums, sudan grass vetches, wheat, and any other agricultural seed of a size and weight similar to or greater than those within this group, or any mixture within this group; and        (10)    For each named agricultural seed (i) percentage of germination, exclusive of hard seed, (ii) percentage of hard seed, if present, and (iii) the calendar month and year the test was completed to determine such percentages. Following (i) and (ii) the additional statement: “total germination and hard seed” may be stated, if desired. However, if the total of (i) and (ii) is stated, the total shall be subject to the tolerance that applies to a percentage of germination of like magnitude.    (b)    Every determination for purity, germination, and noxious weed seed is subject to the tolerance and method of determination prescribed in the rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  9-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 9 - Regulation and Supervision of Seeds, Turf Grass, Sod, Potatoes, Ginseng and Noxious Weeds|Subtitle 2 - Regulation of Sale and Transportation of Seed|Section 9-208 - Labeling Requirements -- Vegetable and Herb Seeds

    Each container of vegetable or herb seeds which is sold, offered or exposed for sale, or transported in the State for planting purposes shall bear or have attached in a conspicuous place a plainly written or printed label or tag in the English language, except when the scientific name is the commonly accepted name, giving the following information:         (1)    For containers of at least 1 pound --            (i)    Lot number or other lot identification;            (ii)    Name of kind and variety of seed;            (iii)    Percentage of germination, exclusive of hard seed;            (iv)    Percentage of hard seed, if present;            (v)    The month and year the test was completed to determine the percentages; and            (vi)    The name and address of the person who labeled the seed or who sells, or offers or exposes the seed for sale in the State.        (2)    For containers less than 1 pound --            (i)    The name of kind and variety of seed;            (ii)    The year for which the seed is packaged or the germination percentage and date;            (iii)    For seed which germinates less than the standard last established by the Secretary under this subtitle:                1.    Percentage of germination, exclusive of hard seed,                2.    Percentage of hard seed, if present,                3.    The month and year the test was completed to determine such percentages, and                4.    The words “below standard” in not less than 8-point type; and            (iv)    The name and address of the person who labeled the seed or who sells, offers or exposes the seed for sale in the State.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  9-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 9 - Regulation and Supervision of Seeds, Turf Grass, Sod, Potatoes, Ginseng and Noxious Weeds|Subtitle 2 - Regulation of Sale and Transportation of Seed|Section 9-209 - Labeling Requirements -- Flower, Tree and Shrub Seeds

    Each container of flower, tree, and shrub seeds which is sold or offered or exposed for sale in the State for planting purposes shall bear or have attached in a conspicuous place a plainly written label or tag in the English language, except when the scientific name is the commonly accepted name, giving the following information:         (1)    Name of kind and variety of seed; and        (2)    The year for which the seed is packaged or the germination percentage and date.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  9-209.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 9 - Regulation and Supervision of Seeds, Turf Grass, Sod, Potatoes, Ginseng and Noxious Weeds|Subtitle 2 - Regulation of Sale and Transportation of Seed|Section 9-209.1 - Labeling Requirements -- Lawn and Turf Grass Seed

    Cool season lawn and turf grass seed shall be labeled with a sell by date that may not be more than 15 months from the month following the date of the test.