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§ 9-204. Wholesale seedsmen

West's Annotated Code of MarylandAgriculture

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Agriculture
Title 9. Regulation and Supervision of Seeds, Turf Grass, Sod, Potatoes, Ginseng and Noxious Weeds
Subtitle 2. Regulation of Sale and Transportation of Seed
MD Code, Agriculture, § 9-204
§ 9-204. Wholesale seedsmen
Currentness
Permit
(a) No person may engage in the business of a wholesale seedsman in the State unless he first obtains a permit.
Application
(b) He shall apply to the Secretary on a form determined and furnished by the Secretary. The application shall be verified by the oath of the applicant or, if the applicant is a corporation, by the oath of some of its officers.
Fee
(c) Upon payment of a $100 permit fee, the Secretary shall issue to the applicant a wholesale seedsman permit for an annual period beginning July 1 each year.
Out-of-state permit
(d) Out-of-state wholesale seedsmen doing business in the State shall obtain a permit in the same manner.
Revocation or suspension; hearing
(e) Any permit issued under this subtitle may be revoked or suspended by the Secretary upon satisfactory proof that the seedsman has violated any provision of this subtitle or any of the rules and regulations adopted under it. A permit may not be revoked or suspended until the holder has been given an opportunity for a hearing by the Secretary.
Stop-sale order
(f) The Secretary may issue a stop-sale order to any wholesale seedsman who offers or exposes seed for sale without holding a valid permit.

Credits

Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 6, § 1. Amended by Acts 1992, c. 32; Acts 2004, c. 430, § 4, eff. July 1, 2004.
Formerly Art. 48, § 155.
MD Code, Agriculture, § 9-204, MD AGRIC § 9-204
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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