§ 2-106. Positions and units within Department

   (a) Positions and units enumerated. -- The following positions and units are included within the Department:

   (1) The Maryland Agricultural Fair Board;

   (2) The Chief of Weights and Measures;

   (3) The State Chemist;

   (4) The State Veterinarian;

   (5) The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners;

   (6) The State Soil Conservation Committee;

   (7) The Maryland Agricultural Commission;

   (8) The Maryland Horse Industry Board; and

   (9) The Maryland Winery and Grape Growers' Advisory Board.

(b) Appointments. -- The Secretary shall appoint the State Chemist, State Veterinarian, and Chief of Weights and Measures.

(c) Other positions or units. -- The Department also includes any other position or unit which is declared within the Department pursuant to law.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 41, § 431, art. 48, § 9, 117, 129, art. 66C, § 437, art. 97, § 4; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 6, § 1; 1975, ch. 185; 1980, ch. 85; ch. 618, § 2; 1987, ch. 55; ch. 308, § 2; 1988, ch. 6, § 1; ch. 534, § 1; 1992, ch. 29; 1993, ch. 28, § 1; 2001, ch. 29, § 1; 2005, ch. 405, § 1; 2009, ch. 18, § 2; 2011, ch. 411, § 3; 2013, ch. 171, § 2.