Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
AGRICULTURE |
TITLE 10. PROMOTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS |
SUBTITLE 1. PROMOTION OF USE AND SALE OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY |
§ 10-101. Definitions
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(a) In general. -- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) Agricultural commodity. -- "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. -- "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. -- "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.