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248 MARYLAND MANUAL Appropriations 1973 1974 General Funds............... $9,490 $9,686 STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS President: Arthur J. Blaney, D.V.M., 1977 James E. McClellan, D.V.M., 1974; E. Edgar Ruebush, V.M.D., 1976; Harry L. Schultz, Jr., V.M.D., 1978. Secretary-Treasurer: Victor 1. Sorgen, D.V.M., 1975 Parole Plaza Office Building, Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 267-1161 The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, established by Chapter 273, Acts of 1894, is composed of five members appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture from a list submitted to the Governor by the Maryland Veterinary Medical Association for five-year terms. Each member must be a li- censed veterinarian engaged in active practice. The Board passes upon the qualifications of candidates for licenses to practice veterinary med- icine in the State and examines such persons. It may conduct hearings and pass upon complaints of illegal or unethical practices and may in- stitute proceedings in the courts against those engaged in illegal prac- tice (Agriculture Article, sees. 2-301 to 2-313). Appropriations 1974 General Funds ................................. $9,505 MARYLAND TOBACCO AUTHORITY Chairman: John A. Schillinger, 1974 Francis J. Schultz, 1974; Alfred H. Tolzman, 1974; Jack Hoyert, 1975; Marcellas Hance, 1975; J. Anderson King, 1975; Howard R. Cooksey, 1976; Victor E. Marine, 1976. T. Reid Hutching, Executive Secretary Upper Marlboro, Md., 20870 Telephone: 627-3503 The Maryland Tobacco Authority, created by Chapter 61, Acts of Special Session of 1947, is composed of eight members appointed by the Governor for three-year terms. The Board elects its own Chairman. 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 legislation to provide more effective handling of tobacco. Along with the buyers and commission agencies it has a voice in fixing marketing periods, and it assures the accuracy of weights and measures used by tobacco com- mission-selling agencies. The Authority also licenses commission agen- cies and purchasers, and collects a fee from the owner of tobacco sold at a commission agency. It uses the funds so collected. From time to time a representative of the Tobacco Authority visits manufacturers in foreign countries, as well as in the United States, to develop markets for Maryland tobacco (Agriculture Article, sees. 7-201 to 7-209). Appropriations 1973 1974 Special Funds ............... $26,960 $28,071. Staff: 2. |
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