Md. Code, Agriculture § 10-101
This is the official text of Md. Code, Agriculture § 10-101, part of Maryland’s Code, Agriculture — regulates farming and agricultural commerce.
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§10–101.
Official statutory text
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) “Agricultural commodity” means livestock, poultry, field crops, including nursery stock, bulbs, and flowers; and other agricultural products having a domestic or foreign market.
(c) “Certified agency” means any association, board, council, or other entity authorized by the Secretary to conduct a referendum under this section among the persons qualifying as voters.
(d) “Voter”, with respect to a referendum on the question of an annual assessment on a particular agricultural commodity, means any person engaged in the production of the commodity, and includes the owner of the farm on which the commodity is produced, tenants, and sharecroppers.
(b) “Agricultural commodity” means livestock, poultry, field crops, including nursery stock, bulbs, and flowers; and other agricultural products having a domestic or foreign market.
(c) “Certified agency” means any association, board, council, or other entity authorized by the Secretary to conduct a referendum under this section among the persons qualifying as voters.
(d) “Voter”, with respect to a referendum on the question of an annual assessment on a particular agricultural commodity, means any person engaged in the production of the commodity, and includes the owner of the farm on which the commodity is produced, tenants, and sharecroppers.
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