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 […]
Section 10-110 – Use of Assessment
The collected assessments shall be paid into the certified agency treasury to be used together with any other funds from other sources, including donations from any person and grants from the State or governmental agencies, to promote and stimulate, by advertising and other methods, the increased domestic and foreign use and sale of the agricultural […]
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 […]
Section 10-111 – Deduction of Assessments by Purchasers of Agricultural Commodities
(a) As an alternate method for the collection of assessments under § 10–110 of this subtitle, and upon the request of a certified agency, the Secretary shall notify, by registered letter, any person engaged in the business of purchasing any agricultural commodity in the State that the assessments shall be deducted by the purchaser, or the […]
Section 10-112 – Collection of Assessments From Producers of Tree Fruits
As an alternate method for the collection of assessments provided for in § 10–110 of this subtitle, the certified agency representing the producers of peaches, apples, or other tree fruits may establish the names and addresses of the persons qualifying as voters, and number of trees or acres of trees and certify them to the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]