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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Wayne A. Cawley, Jr., Secretary of Agriculture
Robert L. Walker, Deputy Secretary
Richard H. Carter, Assistant Secretary
Dr. Charles W. Puffinberger, Assistant Secretary
Craig A. Neilsen, Principal Counsel

 

 

50 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis 21401

Telephone: 841-5880
Information: Baltimore/Annapolis 841-5700
Washington, D.C. area 261-8106

 

The Department of Agriculture traces its origin to the Maryland Agricultural College, chartered in
1856. (The College was consolidated in 1920 with the University of Maryland.) Trustees of the college
served as the State Board of Agriculture (Chapter 326, Acts of 1888). This board was abolished when
the Department of Agriculture was created in 1972 (Chapter 342, Acts of 1972). In the same year, the
following agencies were abolished and their functions transferred to the Department: the State Horticul-
tural Department, the State Entomologist, the State Pathologist, the State Horticulturist, the Depart-
ment of Drainage, the State Drainage Engineer, and the Maryland State Department of Markets (Code
Agriculture Article, sees. 2-101 through 2-107).

The Department of Agriculture consists of the Office of the Secretary, Office of Animal Health and
Consumer Services, Office of Plant Industries and Resource Conservation, and Office of Marketing and
Agricultural Development. The Department also includes a Board of Review, and the Maryland Agri-
cultural Commission. The Secretary appoints the State Chemist, State Veterinarian, and the Chief of
Weights and Measures.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

Douglas H. Wilson, Chief, Administrative Services

50 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 841-5881

The Office of the Secretary is responsible for the
overall executive direction and leadership of the
Department.

The Secretary is the chief executive officer for
the Department and is appointed by the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Senate.

This office includes the Office of the Assistant
Attorney General, internal audit and public infor-
mation functions, and the centralized administra-
tive functions of the Administrative Services Sec-
tion, including fiscal services, data processing,
personnel, and central services (Code Agriculture
Article, sees. 2-101 through 2-108).

BOARD OF REVIEW

Angelo F. Palmisano, Chairperson, 1987

Paul A. Crowl, 1987; J. Walter Hastings, Jr.,
1987; John C. Herbst, 1988; Margaret G. Prouty,
1988; Charles E. Brown, 1990; Roger L.
Richardson, 1990.

(Code Agriculture Article, sees. 2-401 through
2-^05).

MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL
COMMISSION

Chairperson: Paul V. Twining, Jr., 1987

Edward Allen, 1987; Alan L. Brauer, Sr., 1987;
G. Walter Ewalt, 1987; Thomas G. Mason, 1987;
Norman G. Fischer, 1988; Samuel B. Foard, Jr.,
1988; Edward W. Quidas, Jr., 1988; W. Drew
Stabler, 1988; John W. Strickland, 1988; Henry

 



 
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