State Agencies

ation of Soil Conservation Districts; and four soil
conservation district supervisors representing the
four geographic areas of the State who are
appointed for four-year terms by the Secretary of
Agriculture from recommendations made by the
districts to be represented.

The State Soil Conservation Committee has or-
ganized Soil Conservation Districts in all counties
of the State. The Committee coordinates the work
of the twenty-four Soil Conservation Districts in
Maryland to further the application of scientifi-
cally sound and practical conservation measures
to the lands in Maryland, which will result in a
retardation of erosion and the advancement of
soil and water conservation. The Committee dis-
tributes to the districts such funds as are avail-
able for use in implementing the soil conservation
district program.

The State Committee also assists Districts in
securing the advice and help of State and federal
agencies that have resources that can be brought
to bear on soil and water problems and on cer-
tain phases of related land use programs and
problems, including watershed protection and
flood prevention, siltation of streams and reser-
voirs, shore erosion control, highway erosion con-
trol, forest and woodland conservation and devel-
opment, the protection and development of
wildlife, and the development of public land areas
(Code Agriculture Article, secs. 8-101 through
8-501).

INSPECTOR OF TOBACCO

STATE TOBACCO WAREHOUSE

Vacancy, State Inspector of Tobacco

Cheltenham 20623
Office: Parole Plaza Office Building
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 269-2161

The Inspector of Tobacco, an office established
by Chapter 314, Acts of 1898, is appointed by
the Secretary of Agriculture with the approval of
the Governor. He must be a resident of one of
the tobacco-growing counties and a tobacco
grower or a duly qualified tobacco dealer. The
Inspector of Tobacco inspects and grades tobacco
grown, sold, or stored within the State of Mary-
land. He also supervises the State Tobacco Ware-
house and all property connected therewith in
Cheltenham (Code Agriculture Article, secs.
7-301 through 7-326).

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TOBACCO AUTHORITY

Chairperson: Alfred H. Toizman, 1983

Dr. John H. Hoyert, 1981; Joseph S. Perrie, Sr.,
1981; John A. Prouty, 1981; Howard R.
Cooksey, 1982; John E. Hall, 1982; James P.
Bowling, Sr., 1983; Earl Griffith, 1983.

John A. Schillinger, Executive Secretary

State Tobacco Warehouse
Cheltenham 20623 Telephone: 782-4594

The Maryland Tobacco Authority, created by
Chapter 61, Acts of the Special Session of 1947,
is composed of eight members appointed by the
Governor for three-year terms. The Authority
elects its own chairperson.

The Authority may investigate and study any
phase of tobacco marketing or production in the
State, provide information about the tobacco price
structure, and make recommendations for legisla-
tion to provide more effective handling of tobacco.
Along with the buyers and commission agencies, it
has a voice in fixing marketing periods, and it as-
sures the accuracy of weights and measures used
by tobacco commission selling agencies. The Au-
thority also licenses commission agencies and pur-
chasers, and collects a fee from the owners of to-
bacco sold at a commission agency.

From time to time a representative of the
Tobacco Authority visits manufacturers in foreign
countries, as well as in the United States, to de-
velop markets for Maryland tobacco (Code Agri-
culture Article, secs. 7-201 through 7-209).

STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY
MEDICAL EXAMINERS

President: Dr. Arthur H. Peck, V.M.D., 1984
Vice-President: Dr. Eugene Holmes, D.V.M., 1985

Carol Johnson, 1981; Alvin E. Friedman, 1982;
Joseph R. McCrea, D.V.M., 1983; Dr. Fred T.
Lewis, D.V.M., 1984.

Secretary-Treasurer: Dr. James B. Rutledge, Jr.,
D.V.M., 1984

Parole Plaza Office Building
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 269-2331

The State Board of Veterinary Medical Exam-
iners, established by Chapter 273, Acts of 1894,