Md. Code Ann., Agric. § 10-2002
Established; purpose
Effective Oct 1, 2025Added by Acts 2017, c. 395, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 396, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 574, § 1, eff. June 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 575, § 1, eff. June 1, 2019; Acts 2022, c. 480, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2025, c. 39, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 40, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.State of Maryland
- (a) There is a Maryland Farms and Families Program in the Department.
- (b) The purpose of the Program is to double the purchasing power of food-insecure Maryland residents with limited access to fresh fruits and vegetables and to increase revenue for farmers through redemption of federal nutrition benefits at Maryland farmers markets.
Added by Acts 2017, c. 395, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 396, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 574, § 1, eff. June 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 575, § 1, eff. June 1, 2019; Acts 2022, c. 480, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2025, c. 39, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 40, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.