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Terms Used In Maryland Code, AGRICULTURE 10-1404

  • 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) A person may not represent any uncertified commodity as certified under this subtitle.

(b) In addition to the denial, suspension, or revocation of a certificate issued under this subtitle, the Secretary may impose a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for a violation of this section.

(c) Each uncertified commodity represented as certified constitutes a separate violation of this section.

(d) Penalties collected by the Secretary under this section shall be paid into the General Fund of the State.