Farmland
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Task Force to Study the Impact of Hauling Grain, Poultry, and Dairy on State Highways [SB-573]
Establishing a Task Force to Study the Impact of Hauling Grain, Poultry, and Dairy on State Highways; providing that the purpose of the Task Force is to study and make recommendations regarding the impact of short and long distance truck hauling of the specified products, including safety impacts, infrastructure needs, and associated costs the State Highway Administration incurs; requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2016; etc.
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Agriculture - Commercial Feed - Exemption [SB-526]
Altering the defined term "commercial feed" as used in the Maryland Commercial Feed Law to exempt specified materials.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Allegany County and Garrett County - Black Bears - Baiting [SB-524]
Prohibiting a person from taking or attempting to take black bears in Allegany County and Garrett County by the aid of baiting or within 150 yards of a baited area if the person knows or reasonably should know that the area is a baited area; and providing that the Act does not prohibit the taking of black bears on specified crops, grain crops, or lands.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Charles County and St. Mary's County - Deer Management Permit - Firearms [SB-401]
Authorizing an individual who holds a Deer Management Permit in Charles County and St. Mary's County to use a shotgun or breech loading center fired rifle approved by the Department of Natural Resources to hunt deer throughout the year, including all deer hunting seasons, in the locations and under the conditions set forth in the permit.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Agricultural Land Transfer Tax - Calculation [SB-306]
Altering the definition of "agricultural land transfer tax" and defining "total rate of tax" to provide that, for purposes of specified provisions of law concerning the calculation of the agricultural land transfer tax, the tax does not include a specified surcharge; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Neonicotinoid Pesticides - Restrictions on Sales and Use (Pollinator Protection Act of 2016) [SB-198]
Prohibiting a person from selling, on or after January 1, 2018, a neonicotinoid pesticide unless the person also sells a restricted use pesticide; prohibiting a person from using a neonicotinoid pesticide on or after January 1, 2018, unless the person is a certified applicator or a person working under specified circumstances; requiring the Department of Agriculture to incorporate pollinator habitat expansion and enhancement practices into the State's Managed Pollinator Protection Plan; requiring a specified report; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Government - Office of Legislative Audits - Alterations in Audit Requirements [SB-116]
Altering the time period during which the Office of Legislative Audits and the Legislative Auditor are required to audit specified State funds, programs, authorities, units, and a specified local liquor board; requiring the audit of each unit of State government to be conducted at an interval ranging from 3 to 4 years unless the Legislative Auditor determines, on a per case basis, that more frequent audits are required; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Talbot County - Deer Management Permit - Firearms [SB-1113]
Authorizing an individual who holds a Deer Management Permit in Talbot County to use a shotgun or breech loading center fired rifle, approved by the Department of Natural Resources, to hunt deer throughout the year under specified circumstances; and authorizing the Department to authorize an individual to hunt deer on Sundays in Talbot County under specified circumstances.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Agriculture - Young Farmers Advisory Board - Membership [SB-110]
Increasing the membership of the Young Farmers Advisory Board from 12 to 20 individuals.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Farm Labor Contracting - State License Requirement - Repeal [SB-100]
Repealing the requirement that an individual, except under specified circumstances, be licensed by the Commission of Labor and Industry before performing a farm labor contracting service in the State for consideration; repealing a specified provision of law authorizing the Commissioner to require a farm labor contractor to post a surety bond or other security; requiring a person who performs a farm labor contracting service in the State to have a farm labor contractor certificate of registration from the U.S. Department of Labor; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Government - Office of Legislative Audits - Alterations in Audit Requirements [HB-84]
Altering the time period during which the Office of Legislative Audits and the Legislative Auditor are required to audit specified State funds, programs, authorities, units, and a specified local liquor board; requiring the audit of each unit of State government to be conducted at an interval ranging from 3 to 4 years unless the Legislative Auditor determines, on a per case basis, that more frequent audits are required; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Agricultural Land Transfer Tax - Calculation [HB-833]
Altering the definition of "agricultural land transfer tax" and defining "total rate of tax" to provide that, for purposes of specified provisions of law concerning the calculation of the agricultural land transfer tax, the tax does not include a specified surcharge; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Allegany County and Garrett County - Black Bears - Baiting [HB-755]
Prohibiting a person from taking or attempting to take black bears in Allegany County and Garrett County by the aid of baiting or within 150 yards of a baited area if the person knows or reasonably should know that the area is a baited area; and providing that the Act does not prohibit the taking of black bears on specified crops, grain crops, or lands.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Gross Weight and Axle Load - Poultry [HB-698]
Exempting a specified combination of vehicles with a trailer or semitrailer from specified gross weight limits; establishing the gross weight limit for a specified combination of vehicles with a trailer or semitrailer that are carrying poultry under specified circumstances; and authorizing a specified combination of vehicles with a trailer or semitrailer to have a specified axle load limit tolerance and gross weight limit tolerance under specified circumstances.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Environment - Solid Waste, Recycling, and Anaerobic Digestion [HB-61]
Providing that a person may operate an anaerobic digestion facility only in accordance with specified requirements, regulations, orders, and permits; requiring a permit for a sewage treatment works where anaerobic digestion takes place to include conditions relating to the anaerobic digester and related equipment and infrastructure; exempting an anaerobic digestion facility located on a farm from specified requirements; requiring the Department to convene and consult with a stakeholder workgroup to develop specified regulations; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Gross Vehicle Weight - Agricultural Products [HB-486]
Establishing a 15% tolerance from the gross vehicle weight limits for specified vehicles used in specified agricultural activities during harvest time under specified circumstances.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Agriculture - Industrial Hemp - Agricultural or Academic Research [HB-443]
Authorizing the Department of Agriculture or an institution of higher education to grow or cultivate industrial hemp if the industrial hemp is grown or cultivated for agricultural research or academic research purposes; requiring a site used by the Department or an institution of higher education to grow or cultivate industrial hemp to be certified by and registered with the Department; authorizing the Department to adopt specified regulations; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Neonicotinoid Pesticides - Restrictions on Sales and Use (Pollinator Protection Act of 2016) [HB-211]
Prohibiting a person from selling, on or after January 1, 2018, a neonicotinoid pesticide unless the person also sells a restricted use pesticide; prohibiting a person from using a neonicotinoid pesticide on or after January 1, 2018, unless the person is a certified applicator or a person working under specified circumstances; requiring the Department of Agriculture to incorporate pollinator habitat expansion and enhancement practices into the State's Managed Pollinator Protection Plan; requiring a specified report; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Talbot County - Deer Management Permit - Firearms [HB-1596]
Authorizing an individual who holds a Deer Management Permit in Talbot County to use a shotgun or breech loading center fired rifle, approved by the Department of Natural Resources, to hunt deer throughout the year under specified circumstances; and authorizing the Department to authorize an individual to hunt deer on Sundays in Talbot County under specified circumstances.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Program Open Space Trust Fund Act of 2016 [HB-1464]
Establishing the Program Open Space Trust Fund; requiring specified appropriations from the General Fund to the Fund to repay specified appropriations or transfers from the Fund to the General Fund; providing that the Fund is a continuing, nonlapsing fund not subject to specified provisions of law; providing for the uses, purposes, sources of funding, and investment of money of the Fund; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; etc.