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§ 6-501. State Chemist Fund

West's Annotated Code of MarylandAgricultureEffective: July 1, 2014

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Agriculture
Title 6. Commercial Feed and Fertilizer and Agricultural Liming Materials (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5. State Chemist Fund (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2014
MD Code, Agriculture, § 6-501
§ 6-501. State Chemist Fund
Currentness
Fund defined
(a) In this section, “Fund” means the State Chemist Fund.
Nature of Fund
(b) The Fund is created as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Department for the purpose specified in this section.
Contents of Fund
(c) The Fund shall consist of any registration, inspection, or late fees or any penalties collected under this title or under Title 5, Subtitle 1 of this article.
Use of Fund
(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Fund may be used only to defray partially the cost of inspection, sampling, analysis, and other expenses necessary for administering this title or Title 5, Subtitle 1 of this article.
(2) Of each annual registration fee and each terminal registration fee collected under § 5-105 of this article, at least $10 shall be used only for activities of the Department relating to the collection, analysis, and reporting of data on pesticide use in the State.
Unexpended or unencumbered money in Fund
(e) At the end of a fiscal year, any unexpended or unencumbered money in the Fund, up to a maximum of $375,000, may not revert to the General Fund of the State.
Money expended on collection, analysis, and reporting of data on pesticide use
(f) Money expended from the Fund for activities of the Department relating to the collection, analysis, and reporting of data on pesticide use in the State is supplemental to and is not intended to take the place of funding that otherwise would be appropriated for such activities.

Credits

Added by Acts 2013, c. 27, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013. Amended by Acts 2014, c. 546, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2014, c. 547, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014.
MD Code, Agriculture, § 6-501, MD AGRIC § 6-501
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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