Terms Used In Maryland Code, AGRICULTURE 8-1011

  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • 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
(a) In accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, on notice and opportunity to be heard, the Department may suspend or permanently revoke the certification of:

(1) An agricultural operation certified under this subtitle; and

(2) A person certified as a verifier under this subtitle.

(b) A certification for an agricultural operation or a verifier issued under this subtitle may be suspended or permanently revoked according to procedures established by regulation if the certification holder violates:

(1) This subtitle; or

(2) A regulation adopted by the Department under this subtitle, including a regulation establishing other good cause for suspension or revocation.