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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Section 9.5-101 – Definitions
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Committee” means the Invasive Plants Advisory Committee. (c) “Invasive plant” means a terrestrial plant species that: (1) Did not evolve in the State; and (2) If introduced within the State, will cause or is likely to cause, as determined by the Secretary: (i) Economic harm; (ii) Ecological harm; (iii) Environmental harm; […]
Section 10-105 – Management of Referendum and Payment of Expenses; Determination and Announcement Before Referendum
(a) The certified agency shall arrange and manage any referendum conducted under the provisions of this article and shall bear all expenses in connection with the referendum. (b) Before calling and announcing a referendum, the certified agency shall determine and publicly announce through the public press at least 60 days before the date determined for the referendum: […]
Section 9.5-201 – Invasive Plants Advisory Committee Established
There is an Invasive Plants Advisory Committee in the Department.
Section 10-106 – Referendum on Area or Statewide Basis; Participation; Question
(a) Any referendum may be held either on an area or statewide basis, as determined by the certified agency before the referendum is called. (b) Any persons qualifying as a voter may participate in the referendum. (c) The voters shall vote upon the question of whether an annual assessment shall be levied for a period of five years […]
Section 9.5-202 – Membership
(a) The Committee consists of the following members: (1) As ex officio members: (i) The Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee; (ii) The Secretary of Natural Resources, or the Secretary’s designee; (iii) The Secretary of Transportation, or the Secretary’s designee; (iv) The Secretary of the Environment, or the Secretary’s designee; and (v) The Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at […]
Section 9.5-203 – Officers
From among its members the Committee shall elect annually a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary.