Md. Code, Agriculture § 5-312
This is the official text of Md. Code, Agriculture § 5-312, part of Maryland’s Code, Agriculture — regulates farming and agricultural commerce.
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§5–312.
Official statutory text
If any nurseryman, dealer, or agent of a carrier sells, ships, or delivers in the State any nursery stock infested or infected with dangerously injurious plant pests which upon examination by the Secretary is condemned, the nursery stock shall be destroyed, and the nurseryman, dealer, or agent shall forfeit the value of the stock and may not collect its value from the purchaser or consignee.
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