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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture - Weights and Measures - Registration Fees [SB-94]
Altering the cap on specified fees for registering specified weights and measures used for commercial purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education
First Reading Education Health And Environmental Affairs on 01/13/2010
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Agriculture - Pest Control - Fees and Registration [SB-93]
Clarifying the authority of the Department of Agriculture to charge a fee for a pest control examination retaken after the initial examination; requiring a person who operates a pest control business to register annually specified employees with the Department of Agriculture; establishing specified employee registration and renewal fees; and requiring the payment of a specified late fee under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Secretary of Agriculture - Farm Quarantine [SB-90]
Authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a farm quarantine and to issue appropriate orders necessary to control or restrict the use of specified farmland, crops, livestock, poultry, or farm products; requiring the Secretary to consult with the Governor, the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the Secretary of the Environment before establishing a quarantine; requiring the Secretary to give specified notice of a quarantine and to provide procedures to alter or remove a quarantine; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
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Maryland Winery Modernization Act [SB-858]
Authorizing the Comptroller to issue a farmer's market permit to specified alcoholic beverages license holders; specifying that a permit may be used only at a specified time and place and for specified purposes; requiring the licensee to notify the local licensing board of the issuance of a permit; requiring the Comptroller to report to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2010, on the viability and efficacy of permitting direct shipment of wine to consumers in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Public Health - Medical Marijuana [SB-627]
Making marijuana a Schedule II controlled dangerous substance; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to issue a specified request for proposals to select authorized growers of marijuana for medical use; providing for specified requirements of authorized growers; prohibiting an authorized grower from holding any other permit issued under a specified provision of law or being a physician who prepares a specified written certification; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Garagiola
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/07/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives [SB-569]
Altering provisions relating to net energy metering to allow eligible customer-generators generating electricity from cellulosic feedstock to recover accrued generation credit for electricity fed back to the grid; requiring, on or after specified dates and after a specified certification, that specified percentages of the total diesel sold by volume in the State be biodiesel produced from feedstock grown in the United States; requiring the Comptroller to adopt regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/9 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/24/2010
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Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides - Release Reporting [SB-359]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture to adopt specified regulations regarding reporting on the release of fertilizers and pesticides; declaring specified findings of the General Assembly; requiring a person that releases fertilizers and pesticides to submit a specified report to the Department; requiring the report to contain specified information; requiring the report to cover the preceding calendar year and be submitted annually beginning on March 1, 2012; requiring the Department to establish the format of the report; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs on 03/22/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Nutrient Trading - Voluntary Agricultural Nutrient Credit Certification Program [HB-974]
Authorizing the State Department of Agriculture to establish requirements for the voluntary certification and registration of nutrient credits on agricultural land; establishing specified certification and registration requirements; authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to suspend or revoke the approval or certification of credits under specified circumstances; declaring the intent of the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides - Release Reporting [HB-930]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture to adopt specified regulations regarding reporting on the release of fertilizers and pesticides; declaring specified findings of the General Assembly; requiring a person that releases fertilizers and pesticides to submit a specified report to the Department; requiring the report to contain specified information; requiring the report to cover the preceding calendar year and be submitted annually beginning on March 1, 2012; requiring the Department to establish the format of the report; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna Gaines
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 03/01/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Maryland Winery Modernization Act [HB-921]
Authorizing the Comptroller to issue a farmer's market permit to specified alcoholic beverages license holders; specifying that a permit may be used only at a specified time and place and for specified purposes; requiring the licensee to notify the local licensing board of the issuance of a farmer's market permit; limiting the number of permits that the Comptroller may issue; altering the scope of the Class 4 limited winery license; authorizing a licensee to exercise specified privileges; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
First Reading Education Health And Environmental Affairs on 03/23/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives [HB-827]
Altering provisions relating to net energy metering to allow eligible customer-generators generating electricity from cellulosic feedstock to recover accrued generation credit for electricity fed back to the grid; requiring, on or after specified dates and after a specified certification, that specified percentages of the total diesel sold by volume in the State be biodiesel produced from feedstock grown in the United States; requiring the Comptroller to adopt regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/12/2010
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Agriculture - Sludge - Timing of Winter Application [HB-813]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture to adopt regulations establishing criteria for the timing of the winter application of sludge that are the same as or substantially similar to the criteria adopted for the timing of the winter application of animal manure.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/26/2010
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Public Health - Medical Marijuana [HB-712]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to issue a specified request for proposals to select authorized growers of marijuana for medical use; providing for specified requirements of authorized growers; requiring the Department to establish a specified registration program to authorize specified entities to distribute marijuana for medical purposes; authorizing the Department to charge a reasonable fee for the issuance of a specified permit; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 02/18/2010
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Environment - Pharmaceutical Disposal Act [HB-649]
Prohibiting a health care facility and specified individuals acting on behalf of or under the direction or supervision of a health care facility from discharging, disposing of, flushing, pouring, or emptying an unused medication into a wastewater system; providing for an exception for the disposal of specified medications by specified health care facilities; requiring the Department of the Environment to enforce health care facility compliance with specified requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Hearing Cancelled on 02/18/2010
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Agriculture - Commercial Fertilizer - Surcharge [HB-621]
Imposing a surcharge rate of $5 on each ton of commercial fertilizer distributed in the State; exempting low phosphorous fertilizer from the surcharge; requiring distributors to pay the surcharge before distributing commercial fertilizer in the State; and requiring the Department of Agriculture to distribute the revenue from the surcharge to the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 02/18/2010
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Department of Agriculture - Advertising Agricultural Products as Locally Grown [HB-421]
Authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to adopt standards under specified conditions to regulate the use of the terms "locally grown" and "local" to advertise or identify an agricultural product; requiring the Secretary to convene and consult an advisory group including representatives of farmers, food distributors, retail stores, food service industries, and restaurants before adopting standards; and prohibiting a person from knowingly advertising or identifying an agricultural product in violation of standards.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Secretary of Agriculture - Mosquito Control - Enforcement Authority [HB-420]
Authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture under specified circumstances to issue and serve a mosquito abatement order on a specified person; authorizing the Secretary to bring action for injunctive relief under specified circumstances; establishing penalties for any person who violates a mosquito abatement order issued by the Secretary; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Agriculture - Honey - Standards [HB-1553]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture to adopt regulations to establish specified standards for products sold as honey; requiring the State standards for products sold as honey to be consistent with a specified standard for honey under the Codex Alimentarius of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization; and defining the term "honey".
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Stull
Hearing 3/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Maryland Organic Transition Investment Pilot Program - Extension of Sunset [HB-1551]
Extending the termination date of the Maryland Organic Transition Investment Pilot Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Manno
Hearing 3/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture - Invasive Plants - Labeling and Notice [HB-1360]
Designating specified species of plant as invasive plants; authorizing the Department of Agriculture to designate specified additional species of plant as invasive species if the species meet specified criteria; prohibiting a person, except as provided under the Act, from selling or offering for sale in the State, or from planting or supplying as part of a specified landscaping service in the State, invasive plants; establishing specified labeling, signage, and notice requirements for invasive plants; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/19/2010