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§ 14-309. Prohibitions

West's Annotated Code of MarylandAgricultureEffective: June 1, 2019

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Agriculture
Title 14. Hemp (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Hemp Production (Refs & Annos)
Effective: June 1, 2019
MD Code, Agriculture, § 14-309
§ 14-309. Prohibitions
Currentness
Knowing violations
(a)(1) A person may not knowingly:
(i) Fail to comply with the Department's plan for monitoring and regulating the production of hemp established under § 14-305 of this subtitle;
(ii) Misrepresent or fail to provide the legal description of land on which hemp is produced;
(iii) Produce hemp without a valid license; or
(iv) Produce plants, or any part of a plant, that exceeds a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of 0.3% on a dry weight basis.
(2) The Department shall report a person that knowingly violates this subtitle to the Attorney General and the U.S. Attorney.
Negligent violation
(b)(1) If the Department determines that a person negligently violated this subtitle, the Department shall require the person to correct the violation, including requiring that:
(i) The violation be corrected by a reasonable date; and
(ii) The person report to the Department, at a frequency determined by the Department and for a period of not less than 2 calendar years, to verify compliance with this subtitle.
(2) If a person is found by the Department to have negligently violated this subtitle three times in a 4-year period, the person may not produce hemp in the State for a period of 5 years beginning on the date of the third violation.

Credits

Added by Acts 2019, c. 228, § 1, eff. June 1, 2019.
MD Code, Agriculture, § 14-309, MD AGRIC § 14-309
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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