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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Agriculture - Pesticides - Use, Release, Sale, and Purchase Reporting [SB-785]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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 G 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Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs Withdrawn on 04/01/2011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]
[Animals ]
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 C Astle
Approved By The Governor on 05/10/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Agriculture - Waste Kitchen Grease [SB-607]
[Agriculture ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Food ]
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 Carter 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]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
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 C. 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]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Water ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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 C Astle
Hearing 3/8 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay Nitrogen Reduction Act of 2011 [SB-544]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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 C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/8 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Fertilizer Use Act of 2011 [SB-487]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing labeling requirements for specialty fertilizer used on specified turf; exempting organic fertilizer sold to specified fertilizer applicators from a specified prohibition; requiring the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the University of Maryland, to establish a professional fertilizer applicator certification program; establishing specified maximum limits for nitrogen and phosphorus in fertilizer; prohibiting a person from selling specified fertilizer; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Medical Marijuana - Affirmative Defenses - Maryland Medical Marijuana Model [SB-308]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing that, in a prosecution for the use or possession of marijuana, or the use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia related to marijuana, it is an affirmative defense that the defendant used or possessed marijuana or drug paraphernalia related to marijuana because the defendant has a debilitating condition, the condition is severe and resistant to conventional medicine, and marijuana is likely to provide the defendant with therapeutic or palliative relief from the condition; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Approved By The Governor on 05/10/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Maryland Livestock and Poultry Care Advisory Board [SB-254]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
Establishing the Maryland Livestock and Poultry Care Advisory Board; establishing the membership and charge of the Board; requiring the Board to elect the chair of the Board; providing for the terms of the members and chair of the Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs Withdrawn on 03/14/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Agriculture - Waste Kitchen Grease [HB-881]
[Agriculture ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Food ]
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 and display a certificate when transporting waste kitchen grease; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Robinson
Approved By The Governor on 05/10/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Agriculture - Invasive Plants - Prevention and Control [HB-831]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Invasive Plants Advisory Committee in the Department of Agriculture; providing for the membership and charge of the Committee; requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to adopt regulations relating to invasive plants by October 1, 2012; prohibiting specified activities involving specified invasive plants under specified circumstances; authorizing the Secretary to take specified action upon finding invasive plants; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Robinson
Approved By The Governor on 04/12/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Agriculture - Maryland Standard of Identity for Honey [HB-809]
[Agriculture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
Establishing a 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 a person who has suffered specified damages to bring a specified action to recover damages in a specified court; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay Phosphorus Reduction Act of 2011 [HB-706]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Water ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/21/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay Nitrogen Reduction Act of 2011 [HB-687]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/21/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Maryland Livestock and Poultry Care Advisory Board [HB-676]
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[Animals ]
Establishing the Maryland Livestock and Poultry Care Advisory Board; establishing the membership and charge of the Board; requiring the Board to elect the chair of the Board; providing for the terms of the members and chair of the Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy L. Afzali
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 03/14/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Agriculture - Pesticides - Use Reporting [HB-660]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture to establish a public information program on specified uses of pesticides in the State; requiring the Department to collect specified pesticide use information from specified persons and prepare a report at least every 5 years; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs on 04/07/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Agriculture - Pesticides - Regulation of Atrazine [HB-659]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting the use, distribution, or sale of atrazine, including a pesticide that contains atrazine, in the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/14/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Fertilizer Use Act of 2011 [HB-573]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing labeling requirements for specialty fertilizer used on specified turf; exempting organic fertilizer sold to specified fertilizer applicators from a specified prohibition; requiring the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the University of Maryland, to establish a professional fertilizer applicator certification program; establishing specified maximum limits for nitrogen and phosphorus in fertilizer; prohibiting a person from selling specified fertilizer; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Ann Frush
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Maryland Food and Nutrition Policy Council - Department of Agriculture [HB-441]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
Creating the Maryland Food and Nutrition Policy Council in the Department of Agriculture; providing for the composition and staffing of the Council; providing that a member of the Council may not receive compensation but may be reimbursed for specified expenses; authorizing the Council to appoint specified nonvoting affiliate members; specifying the duties of the Council; and requiring the Council to make specified reports.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen W Lafferty
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 03/14/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Weights and Measures - Registration Fees [HB-293]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Prohibiting an unspent or unencumbered balance in the Weights and Measures Fund from reverting to the General Fund; and altering the cap on specified fees for registering specified scales and meters.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011