1. (a) The following positions and units are included within the Department:

   1. (1) The Maryland Agricultural Fair Board;
   2. (2) The Chief of Weights and Measures;
   3. (3) The State Chemist;
   4. (4) The State Veterinarian;
   5. (5) The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners;
   6. (6) The State Soil Conservation Committee;
   7. (7) The Maryland Agricultural Commission;
   8. (8) The Maryland Horse Industry Board;
   9. (9) The Maryland Winery and Grape Growers' Advisory Board;
   10. (10) The Seafood Marketing Advisory Commission; and
   11. (11) The State Specialist for Value-Added Agriculture.
2. (b) The Secretary shall appoint the State Chemist, State Veterinarian, State Specialist for Value-Added Agriculture, and Chief of Weights and Measures.
3. (c) The Department also includes any other position or unit which is declared within the Department pursuant to law.

Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 6, § 1. Amended by Acts 1975, c. 185; Acts 1980, c. 85; Acts 1980, c. 618, § 2; Acts 1987, c. 55; Acts 1987, c. 308, § 2; Acts 1988, c. 6, § 1; Acts 1988, c. 534, § 1; Acts 1992, c. 29; Acts 1993, c. 28, § 1; Acts 2001, c. 29, § 1, eff. April 10, 2001; Acts 2005, c. 405, § 1, eff. June 1, 2005; Acts 2009, c. 18, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2011, c. 411, § 3, eff. July 1, 2011; Acts 2013, c. 171, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2017, c. 101, § 2, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2023, c. 435, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 436, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.

Formerly Art. 41, § 431; Art. 48, §§ 9, 117, 129; Art. 66C, § 437; Art. 97, § 4.