(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Advertisement” means any representation relating to sod within the scope of this subtitle and disseminated in any manner or by any means. (c) “Brand” means the name, term, design, or trademark under which any person offers sod for sale. (d) The terms “certified”, “approved”, “inspected”, “registered”, “foundation”, […]
(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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
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.
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 […]
(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 […]
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.
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 […]
This subtitle shall be cited as the Maryland Turf Grass Law.
