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sented (Code Agriculture Article, secs. 8-101
through 8-501).

SOIL CONSERVATION ADMINISTRATION
Rosemary RosweH, Administrator

50 Harry S Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401 841-5865

The Soil Conservation Administration directs
the Department's soil and water conservation pro-
gram and works to control soil erosion and agricul-
tural nonpoint source water pollution.

The Administration provides resources to the
twenty-four soil conservation districts in the State.
Financial assistance and State personnel are avail-
able to provide technical assistance to the agricul-
tural community By these programs, soil and water
conservation plans are developed for agricultural
landowners and farm operators, and agricultural
"best management practices" are promoted.

Through the Water Quality Cost-Share Pro-
gram, the Administration reduces water pollution
caused by nutrient and sediment erosion, animal
wastes, or agricultural chemicals. The Program pro-
vides financial assistance to individuals and land-
owners using agricultural "best management
practices".

The Administration also conducts the Agricul-
tural Water Management Program. To protect
water quality, the Program oversees the design,
construction, operation, and maintenance of agri-
cultural drainage projects by public drainage asso-
ciations. Financial aid is made available to these
associations through drainage maintenance cost-
share agreements.

FOREST PEST MANAGEMENT SECTION
Robert H. Tichenor, Jr., Chief

50 Harry S Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401 841-5922

Known as the Gypsy Moth Control Section
until 1987, the Forest Pest Management Section
protects forests by stopping insect, particularly
gypsy moth, infestation.

The gypsy moth is the most destructive forest
pest of the eastern United States. It harms trees in
wooded residential areas, parks, and recreation
areas. Consequently, the moth is the subject of a
State and a national quarantine program. This pest
has been present in Maryland since 1971. Despite
an active suppression program, the gypsy moth
continues threatening unprotected trees. The coop-
erative local, State, and federal program to manage
the modi is coordinated by the Annapolis office.
Branch offices are located in Cheltenham, Cumber-
land, Mt. Airy, and Bel Air.

MOSQUITO CONTROL SECTION
Dr. Stanley R. Joseph, Chief

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

The Mosquito Control Section conducts a state-
wide cooperatively funded program to provide
mosquito control services. Branch offices are lo-
cated in College Park, Salisbury, and Clements.
Environmentally compatible temporary methods
(adulticiding and larvaciding) and permanent
methods (water management) are used to control
mosquitoes. In addition to implementing control
measures, the Section monitors the environmental
impact of the program, develops effective control
methods, and conducts epidemiological investiga-
tions of mosquito-borne diseases (Code Agricul-
ture Article, secs. 5-401 through 5-405).

PESTICIDE REGULATION SECTION
Vacancy, Chief

50 Harry S Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401 841-5710

Formerly the Pesticide Applicators Law Section,
the Pesticide Regulation Section received its new
name in 1987. It regulates the use of pesticides in
Maryland. The Section licenses businesses engaged
in commercial application of pesticides; trains and
certifies commercial and private pesticide applica-
tors; and enforces the Pesticide Applicators Law
and Regulations. The Section also provides techni-
cal advice on the use of pesticides.

The Chief serves as the State's authority on
matters relating to pesticide use and application
(Code Agriculture Article, secs. 5-201 through 5-
211).

PLANT PROTECTION SECTION
Dr. William F. Gimpel, Jr., Chief

50 Harry S Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401 841-5920

The Plant Protection Section administers pro-
grams relating to nursery inspection, plant protec-
tion and quarantine, integrated pest management,
and nuisance bird control. The Section also oversees
programs for forest pest management, certified
plant production, inspection and registration of
honey bee colonies, and implementation of the
Interstate Pest Control Compact.

The Section serves as the State's authority on
plant pests and agricultural quarantines, and pro-
vides liaison for the Department with other State
and federal regulatory officials (Code Agriculture
Article, secs. 5-301 through 5-313,5-501 through
5-507, 5-701 through 5-716, 5-801 through 5-
805).