Ch. 200

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article - Agriculture
10-303.

(a)  The Board shall encourage and foster agriculture in the
State through promotion and assistance of agricultural fairs,
exhibits, or other activities. For this purpose, the Board,
subject to approval of the Secretary, has exclusive, complete
control of the distribution and expenditure of all funds
allocated to it pursuant to the provisions of Article 78B of this
Code for the payment of premium awards; promotional, educational
activities, or other activities, either in connection with a bona
fide agricultural fair, exhibit, or activity, as the Board
determines, and for one State fair each year, as designated by
the Board; and the Board shall administer the distribution of the
grant provided in § 19 (a) of Article 78B to the Maryland State
Fair and Agricultural Society, Inc.

(b)  The Board, subject to approval of the Secretary shall
adopt rules and regulations to govern the conduct,
qualifications, and requirements of agricultural fairs, exhibits,
or activities to which allocations or distributions are made.

(c)  No agricultural fair, exhibit, or activity may receive
any financial assistance from the Board, unless it has met all
qualifications and requirements as set forth in the rules and
regulations. The decision of the Board, after approval of the
Secretary, shall be final with respect to every question relating.
to whether any agricultural fair, exhibit, or activity shall be
entitled to financial assistance under the provisions of this
section.

[(d) Before January 1 of the year preceding the fiscal year
in which a State grant is authorized to be paid to the Maryland
State Fair and Agricultural Society, Inc., the Society shall
submit a report to the Board of Public Works and, subject to §
2-1312 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly
outlining the current progress and plans for the following year
for the construction, expansion, relocation, replacement, and
modernization of the Society's facilities and equipment used in
conducting the State Fair. Copies of the report, shall be
distributed to the Secretary of Agriculture, the State Fair Board
and the Department of Fiscal Services.]                                                 

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED., That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1987.

Approved April 29, 1987.

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