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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Fertilizer Use Act of 2011 [SB-487]
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.
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Medical Marijuana - Affirmative Defenses - Maryland Medical Marijuana Model [SB-308]
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.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Maryland Livestock and Poultry Care Advisory Board [SB-254]
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.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Agriculture - Waste Kitchen Grease [HB-881]
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.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Agriculture - Invasive Plants - Prevention and Control [HB-831]
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.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Agriculture - Maryland Standard of Identity for Honey [HB-809]
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.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay Phosphorus Reduction Act of 2011 [HB-706]
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.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay Nitrogen Reduction Act of 2011 [HB-687]
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.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Maryland Livestock and Poultry Care Advisory Board [HB-676]
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.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Agriculture - Pesticides - Use Reporting [HB-660]
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.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Agriculture - Pesticides - Regulation of Atrazine [HB-659]
Prohibiting the use, distribution, or sale of atrazine, including a pesticide that contains atrazine, in the State.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Fertilizer Use Act of 2011 [HB-573]
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.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Maryland Food and Nutrition Policy Council - Department of Agriculture [HB-441]
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.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Weights and Measures - Registration Fees [HB-293]
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.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Public Health - Maryland Medical Marijuana Model Program Work Group [HB-291]
Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to convene a Work Group to develop a model program, including draft legislation, to facilitate patient access to marijuana for medical purposes; providing for the membership and staffing of the Work Group; providing for the designation of the chair of the Work Group; requiring the Secretary to make a report to specified committees of the General Assembly on the Work Group's findings and proposed legislation on or before December 1, 2011; etc.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Agriculture - Sewage Sludge - Timing of Winter Application [HB-24]
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.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Aquaculture [HB-1053]
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.
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Texas 82nd Legislature Regular Session
Relating to summer nutrition programs provided for by school districts. [SB-89]
Relating to summer nutrition programs provided for by school districts.
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Texas 82nd Legislature Regular Session
Relating to certain requirements for certain sponsoring organizations and other institutions participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program. [SB-77]
Relating to certain requirements for certain sponsoring organizations and other institutions participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
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Texas 82nd Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the sale or transportation of certain desert plants; providing a penalty. [SB-616]
Relating to the sale or transportation of certain desert plants; providing a penalty.