OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

Lewis R. Riley, Secretary of Agriculture

50 Harry S Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 841-5880

The Secretary of Agriculture is the chief execu-
tive officer of the Department. The Secretary is
appointed by the Governor with Senate advice and
consent. Responsible for daily operations, the Dep-
uty Secretary is appointed by the Secretary with the
Governor's approval. The Secretary of Agriculture
also appoints the State Chemist, the State Veteri-
narian, and the Chief of Weights and Measures.
The Secretary serves on the Governor's Execu-
tive Council; the Governor's Council on the
Chesapeake Bay; the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area
Commission; the Chesapeake Bay Trust; the Gov-
ernor's Pesticide Council; and the Board of Re-

gents, University of Maryland System. The Secre-
tary also serves on the Maryland Agricultural Land
Preservation Foundation; the Task Force on Mary-
land's Dairy Industry; the Maryland Food Center
Authority; the Seafood Marketing Advisory Com-
mission; the State Soil Conservation Committee;
the Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board; the State
Use Industries Advisory Committee; the Maryland
Winery and Grape Growers' Advisory Board; the
Interagency Economic Growth, Resource Protec-
tion, and Planning Committee; and the Interde-
partmental Advisory Committee for Minority
Affairs.
The Office of the Secretary includes the principal
counsel; intergovernmental and public information
functions; internal audit; Chesapeake Bay Agricultural
Programs; Marketing and Agricultural Development;
and Aquaculture Development and Seafood Marketing
(Code Agriculture Article, secs. 2-101 through 2-108).