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Terms Used In Maryland Code, AGRICULTURE 1-1A-03

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) The Secretary may:

(1) Establish qualifications for a person requesting agricultural mediation services from the Department;

(2) Establish qualifications for an individual applying to serve as a mediator in the State agricultural mediation program;

(3) Contract with any qualified individual to provide mediation services for qualified mediation applicants; and

(4) Receive grants for purposes of defraying the costs of the State agricultural mediation program.

(b) The Secretary may adopt regulations to:

(1) Meet the requirements of the United States Department of Agriculture for establishing a federally certified State agricultural mediation program; and

(2) Implement the provisions of this subtitle.