selling agencies. The Authority also licenses com-
mission agencies and purchasers and collects a fee
from the owners of tobacco sold at a commission
agency

To develop markets for Maryland tobacco, a
representative of the Tobacco Authority visits man-
ufacturers in foreign countries, as well as in the
United States.

The Authority is composed of eight members
appointed by the Governor for three-year terms
(Code Agriculture Article, secs. 7-201 through 7-
209, 7-401 through 7-418).

MARYLAND WINERY AND GRAPE
GROWERS' ADVISORY BOARD

Chairperson: Ann M. Milne, 1990

Appointed by Governor: Robert B. Deford III,
1989; Mark Taubenfeld, 1989; Michael Franklin,
1990; Bruno Quebedeaux, Jr., 1990; Alan P.
Zepp, 1990; Albert M. Copp, 1991; Roger C.
Wolf, 1991.

Ex officio: Wayne A. Cawiey, Jr., Secretary of
Agriculture

Contact: Henry A. Schmidt
841-5770

The Maryland Winery and Grape Growers' Ad-
visory Board was created in 1987 (Chapter 507,
Acts of 1987). The Board advises the Secretary of
Agriculture on the allocation of funds to promote
the production of Maryland grapes and wines.

The Board consists of nine members. Eight are
appointed to three-year terms by the Governor
upon recommendation of the Secretary of Agricul-
ture. The ninth member is the Secretary of Agricul-
ture who serves ex officio (Code Agriculture
Article, secs. 10-1001 through 10-1007).

OFFICE OF PLANT INDUSTRIES
AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION

Dr. Charles W. Fufiinberger, Assistant Secretary

50 Harry S Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401 841-5870

Formerly the Office of Plant Industries and Pest
Management, the Office of Plant Industries and
Resource Conservation was renamed in 1987. The
Assistant Secretary for Plant Industries and Re-
source Conservation supervises all phases of depart-
mental work programs related to plants, plant
pests, pest management, and pesticides. The Assis-
tant Secretary also coordinates Office activities with
other Department programs and with local, State,
and federal officials. In addition, the Assistant Sec-
retary manages cooperative agreements with local,
county, State, and federal agencies.

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Under the Office are the State Soil Conservation
Committee, Soil Conservation Administration, and
seven Sections: Forest Pest Management; Mos-
quito Control; Pesticide Regulation; Plant Protec-
tion; State Chemist; Turf and Seed; and Weed
Control.

STATE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
Chairperson: Floyd Allred, Jr., Cecil County, 1990

Soil Conservation District Supervisors: George H.
Godfrey, Queen Anne's County, 1988; W. Mitchell
Digges, Charles County, 1989; Paul Spurrier,
Frederick County, 1989.

Ex officio: Wayne A. Cawiey, Jr., Secretary of
Agriculture; Martin W. Walsh, Jr., Secretary of the
Environment; Torrey C. Brown, Secretary of Natural
Resources; Raymond J. Miller, Vice-President for
Agricultural Affairs, University of Maryland System;
Simpson W. Dunahoo, designee of Chairperson,
Maryland Agricultural Commission; Richard W.
Wright, President, Maryland Association of Soil
Conservation Districts.

Advisory nonvoting members: Dr. Craig S. Oliver,
Director, Cooperative Extension Service; Pearlie S.
Reed, State Conservationist, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture,
Soil Conservation Service.

Louise Lawrence, Executive Secretary

50 Harry S Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401 841-5863

Established in 1937, the State Soil Conservation
Committee has organized twenty-four soil conser-
vation districts covering the entire State except
Baltimore City (Chapter 436, Acts of 1937). The
Committee coordinates district work to apply sci-
entifically sound and practical conservation mea-
sures ("best management practices") to Maryland
lands. The goal is to retard erosion and nonpoint
source pollution and to conserve soil and water. For
each district, the Committee appoints four of the
five persons who serve on a board of soil conserva-
tion supervisors.

The State Committee helps districts secure aid
from State and federal agencies for soil and water
conservation, and certain phases of related land use
programs. Areas of concern include nonpoint
source pollution, watershed protection and flood
prevention, and siltation of streams and reservoirs.
They also involve shore erosion control, highway
erosion control, forest and woodland conservation
and development, the protection and propagation
of wildlife, and development of public land areas.

The Committee consists of six ex officio mem-
bers and five soil conservation district supervisors.
District supervisor members are appointed to five-
year terms by the Secretary of Agriculture from
recommendations made by the districts repre-