1742                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [Ch. 6

TRANSPORTED, SOLD, OFFERED OR EXPOSED THE SEED FOR
SALE, OF ANY VIOLATION OF THIS SUBTITLE;

(3)    PRESCRIBE, AND AFTER PUBLIC HEARING
FOLLOWING REASONABLE NOTICE, ADOPT RULES AND
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE METHODS OF INSPECTING,
SAMPLING, ANALYZING, TESTING, AND EXAMINING
AGRICULTURAL, VEGETABLE, HERB, FLOWER, TREE, AND SHRUB
SEED, AND THE TOLERANCES TO BE FOLLOWED IN
ADMINISTERING THIS SUBTITLE, AND ANY OTHER RULE OR
REGULATION NECESSARY TO ENFORCE THIS SUBTITLE;

(4)    [[TO]] PRESCRIBE, AND AFTER PUBLIC
HEARING FOLLOWING REASONABLE NOTICE, ADOPT OR AMEND BY
RULE OR REGULATION A PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED NOXIOUS
WEED LIST.

(5)     [[TO]] PRESCRIBE, AND AFTER PUBLIC
HEARING FOLLOWING REASONABLE NOTICE, ADOPT RULES AND
REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING REASONABLE STANDARDS OF
GERMINATION FOR [[VEGETABLE]] SEED;

(6)     ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN OR MAKE
PROVISIONS FOR LABORATORY AND FIELD TESTING OF SEEDS,
TO EMPLOY QUALIFIED PERSONS, AND [[TO]] INCUR EXPENSES
NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THESE PROVISIONS;

(7)    MAKE OR PROVIDE FOR MAKING PURITY
ANALYSES, GERMINATION TESTS, AND EXAMINATIONS OF SEEDS
FOR FARMERS AND DEALERS ON REQUEST;

(8)       PRESCRIBE RULES AND REGULATIONS
GOVERNING THE ANALYSES, TESTS, AND EXAMINATIONS;

(9)    FIX AND COLLECT CHARGES FOR THE
ANALYSES, TESTS, AND EXAMINATIONS;

(10)    PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF THE ANALYSES,
TESTS, AND EXAMINATIONS MADE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS SUBTITLE, TOGETHER WITH ANY OTHER INFORMATION
DEEMED ADVISABLE;

(11)    COOPERATE WITH THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN SEED LAW ENFORCEMENT; AND

(12)    DIRECT SEED CERTIFICATION WORK IN THE
STATE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 48, §157(a) and (b) of the Code. The
first sentence is proposed for deletion