§ 10-101

Maryland § 10-101

• Jurisdiction: Maryland
• Article gag: Agriculture
• Title: 10

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(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Agricultural commodity” means livestock, poultry, field crops, including nursery stock, bulbs, and flowers; and other agricultural products having a domestic or foreign market.

(c) “Certified agency” means any association, board, council, or other entity authorized by the Secretary to conduct a referendum under this section among the persons qualifying as voters.

(d) “Voter”, with respect to a referendum on the question of an annual assessment on a particular agricultural commodity, means any person engaged in the production of the commodity, and includes the owner of the farm on which the commodity is produced, tenants, and sharecroppers.