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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Agriculture - Commercial Feed - Arsenic Prohibition [SB-207]
Prohibiting a person from using, selling, or distributing specified commercial feed intended for use as poultry feed that contains roxarsone or any other additive that contains arsenic; providing for the termination of the Act under specified circumstances; requiring the State Department of Agriculture to provide a specified notification; and providing for a delayed effective date.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/01/2012
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Agriculture - Maryland Standard of Identity for Honey [SB-193]
Establishing a Maryland standard of identity for honey; requiring the standard to be applied to specified products; authorizing the designation of specified products as honey; requiring specified products to be distinguished from pure honey under specified circumstances; authorizing specified persons to file an action to enforce the Act in a specified court; authorizing the court to order specified relief under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Secretary of Agriculture - Farm Food Safety [SB-142]
Authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a farm quarantine for a specified purpose on a farm infected or infested with a pathogen; authorizing the Secretary to examine specified practices in accordance with specified standards, designate a specified person to conduct a specified inspection, and accept specified assistance from specified federal agencies; requiring the Secretary to deny access to specified information subject to a specified exception; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education
Approved By The Governor on 04/10/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Voluntary Agricultural Nutrient and Sediment Credit Certification Program [SB-118]
Authorizing the Department of Agriculture to establish requirements for the voluntary certification and registration of sediment credits on agricultural land under the Voluntary Agricultural Nutrient Credit Certification Program; clarifying the authority of the Department of the Environment to establish specified requirements under specified circumstances; and altering the intent of the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education
Approved By The Governor on 04/10/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Maryland Horse Industry Board - Licensing [SB-108]
Repealing and altering requirements related to licensure and inspection of horse establishments by the Maryland Horse Industry Board; repealing specified fees; increasing fees; altering grounds for license suspension or revocation by the Board or the Secretary of Agriculture; increasing a fine; requiring the Board to provide the opportunity for a hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act under specified circumstances; authorizing the Board to issue a subpoena; repealing obsolete provisions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education
Approved By The Governor on 04/10/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Agriculture - Total Maximum Daily Load - Regulations [HB-464]
Prohibiting the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Environment, and the Department of Natural Resources from adopting regulations to help the State meet the agricultural sector requirements of the Total Maximum Daily Load for the Chesapeake Bay unless New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia achieve or exceed the percentage reduction of nitrogen and the percentage reduction of phosphorus that the State has achieved from 2009 levels under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Rudolph
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 03/05/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Agriculture - Sewage Sludge - Timing of Winter Application [HB-412]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture to adopt regulations establishing criteria for the timing of the winter application of sewage sludge that are the same as or substantially similar to the criteria adopted for the timing of the winter application of animal manure; and providing for a delayed effective date.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anthony O'Donnell
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2012
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Agriculture - Commercial Feed - Arsenic Prohibition [HB-167]
Prohibiting a person from using, selling, or distributing specified commercial feed intended for use as poultry feed that contains roxarsone or any other additive that contains arsenic; authorizing a person to use, sell, or distribute specified commercial feed that contains histostat; providing for the termination of the Act under specified circumstances; requiring the State Department of Agriculture to provide a specified notification; and providing for a delayed effective date.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Agriculture - Maryland Standard of Identity for Honey [HB-159]
Establishing a Maryland standard of identity for honey; requiring the standard to be applied to specified products; authorizing the designation of specified products as honey; requiring specified products to be distinguished from pure honey under specified circumstances; authorizing specified persons to file an action to enforce the Act in a specified court; authorizing the court to order relief under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Special Order Until Later Today (senator Brinkley) Adopted on 04/06/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture - Animal Waste Technology Fund [HB-1304]
Repealing provisions relating to financial assistance for animal waste technology projects from the Maryland Economic Development Assistance Fund; establishing an Animal Waste Technology Fund in the Department of Agriculture; establishing the purpose and goal of the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Income Tax - Tax Credit for Wineries and Vineyards [HB-1128]
Allowing a credit against the State income tax for specified qualified expenditures at specified wineries and specified vineyards; requiring the Maryland Department of Agriculture to administer the tax credit; providing for the maximum amount of tax credits that may be issued by the Department each year; requiring the Comptroller to adopt specified regulations; applying the tax credit to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011; defining terms; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Afzali
Hearing 3/9 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2012
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Relating to certain state fiscal matters; providing penalties. [SB-1]
Relating to certain state fiscal matters; providing penalties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Pitts
Signed By The Governor on 07/19/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Commission on Organic and Locally Grown Agricultural Products [SB-939]
Establishing a Commission on Organic and Locally Grown Agricultural Products; specifying the membership, chairs, staff, and duties of the Commission; specifying that a member of the Commission may not receive compensation, but is entitled to reimbursement; requiring the Commission to analyze, study, and make recommendations regarding ways the State can promote the development, sale, and use of organic and locally grown agricultural products; requiring the Commission to make a report to the Governor and the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Manno
Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs on 03/21/2011
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Natural Resources - Aquaculture [SB-847]
Making the Department of Natural Resources responsible for the employment of the State's Aquaculture Coordinator; transferring specified seafood-related programs, funds, and organizations from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Natural Resources; altering the membership of the Aquaculture Review Board; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue water column leases under specified circumstances; altering provisions relating to the issuance of submerged land leases; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
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Agriculture - Pesticides - Use, Release, Sale, and Purchase Reporting [SB-785]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture to adopt specified regulations regarding reporting on the use, release, sale, and purchase of pesticides; declaring specified findings of the General Assembly; requiring a person that uses, releases, sells, or purchases pesticides to submit specified reports to the Department; requiring the reports to contain specified information; requiring pesticide use and release reports to cover the preceding calendar year and be submitted annually beginning on March 1, 2013; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs Withdrawn on 04/01/2011
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Task Force on the Establishment of a Statewide Spay/Neuter Fund [SB-639]
Establishing a Task Force on the Establishment of a Statewide Spay/Neuter Fund; specifying the membership, chair, and staff of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to review specified spay/neuter programs, collect and review specified data, and make recommendations regarding a spay/neuter fund; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and specified committees of the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2012; terminating the Act at the end of June 30, 2012; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Approved By The Governor on 05/10/2011
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Agriculture - Waste Kitchen Grease [SB-607]
Requiring, with specified exceptions, a person to register annually with the Department of Agriculture before transporting waste kitchen grease; requiring a specified person to submit a specified application to the Department in the form required by the Department; requiring the application to include specified information and fees; requiring the Department to register specified applicants and issue each registrant specified items; requiring each registrant to carry a certificate when transporting waste kitchen grease; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Approved By The Governor on 05/10/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Agriculture - Pesticides - Regulation of Atrazine Study [SB-582]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with specified stakeholders, to study the feasibility of prohibiting the use, distribution, or sale of atrazine in the State, including a pesticide that contains atrazine; requiring the Department to report its findings to the Governor and committees of the General Assembly by December 15, 2011; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs Withdrawn on 03/21/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay Phosphorus Reduction Act of 2011 [SB-546]
Prohibiting low phosphorous fertilizers from being used on established turf; prohibiting specialty fertilizers from being labeled for specified uses on or after April 1, 2012; providing an exception; requiring the Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the University of Maryland, to adopt regulations on or after April 1, 2012, that require signs to be posted where specialty fertilizer is sold or distributed; requiring the sign to contain specified information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Hearing 3/8 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2011
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Chesapeake Bay Nitrogen Reduction Act of 2011 [SB-544]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the University of Maryland, to adopt regulations requiring specified signs to be posted where specialty fertilizer is sold or distributed on or after April 1, 2012; requiring the sign to contain specified information; prohibiting specified specialty fertilizers from being labeled for specified uses on or after April 1, 2012; prohibiting specified fertilizers from being sold or distributed for use on established lawns, grass, or turf on or after April 1, 2012; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/8 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2011