Md. Code Ann., Agric. § 5-102
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Effective Jul 1, 2019Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 6, § 1. Amended by Acts 1989, c. 370; Acts 1997, c. 635, § 9, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1997, c. 636, § 9, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2019, c. 510, § 4, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 511, § 4, eff. July 1, 2019.State of Maryland
- (a) The State Chemist shall administer the provisions of this subtitle subject to the supervision of the Secretary.
- (b) The Secretary may cooperate with and enter into agreements with any other agency of the State, any other state, the United States, or with the Association of American Pesticide Control Officials, Inc. to carry out the provisions of this subtitle and to secure uniform rules and regulations.
(c) The Secretary shall develop a comprehensive pesticide data program that includes:
- (1) The number and types of enforcement actions taken; and
- (2) Figures for the number, types, and uses of pesticides in Maryland.
- (d) The Secretary shall issue a report on the comprehensive pesticide data program to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, by January 1, 1990 and by January 1 of each subsequent year.
Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 6, § 1. Amended by Acts 1989, c. 370; Acts 1997, c. 635, § 9, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1997, c. 636, § 9, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2019, c. 510, § 4, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 511, § 4, eff. July 1, 2019.
Formerly Art. 48, §§ 129, 139.