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1762 LAWS OF MARYLAND [Ch. 6
(D) "VOTES", WITH RESPECT TO A REFERENDUM ON THE
QUESTION OF AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT ON A PARTICULAR
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY, MEANS ANY PERSON ENGAGED IN
THE PRODUCTION OF THE COMMODITY, AND INCLUDES THE
OWNER OF THE FARM ON WHICH THE COMMODITY IS PRODUCED,
TENANTS, AND SHARECROPPERS.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language
derived in part from Art. 66C, §83J and
added to provide a specific definition of the
persons who are intended to vote in a
referendum under this subtitle and to be
represented by a certified agency.
SEC. 10-102. DECLARATION OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT;
EFFECT OF PASSAGE OF FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MARKETING
ACT OF 1946.
(A) DECLARATION OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
IT IS DECLARED TO BE IN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC
WELFARE THAT THE MARYLAND FARMERS WHO ARE PRODUCERS OF
LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, FIELD CROPS, INCLUDING NURSERY
STOCK, BULBS, AND FLOWERS; AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS HAVING A DOMESTIC OR FOREIGN MARKET, SHALL BE
PERMITTED AND ENCOURAGED TO ACT JOINTLY AND IN
COOPERATION WITH GROWERS, HANDLERS, DEALERS, AND
PROCESSORS OF THESE PRODUCTS IN PROMOTING AND
STIMULATING, BY ADVERTISING AND OTHER METHODS, THE
INCREASED PRODUCTION, AND DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN USE AND
SALE OF ANY AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.
(B) EFFECT OF PASSAGE OF FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL
MARKETING ACT OF 1946.
THE PASSAGE BY THE SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS OF A LAW
DESIGNATED AS PUBLIC LAW 733, AND, PARTICULARLY TITLE
II OF THAT ACT, CITED AS "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT
OF 1946", MAKES IT IMPORTANT FOR PRODUCERS, HANDLERS,
PROCESSORS, AND OTHERS CONCERNED WITH SPECIFIC
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES TO ASSOCIATE THEMSELVES IN
ACTION PROGRAMS, SEPARATELY, AND WITH PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE AGENCIES, TO OBTAIN THE GREATEST AND MOST
IMMEDIATE BENEFITS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL
LAW, IN RESPECT TO RESEARCH, STUDIES, AND PROBLEMS OF
MARKETING, TRANSPORTATION, AND DISTRIBUTION.
(C) RIGHT TO LEVY ASSESSMENTS ON COMMODITIES OR
ACREAGE DECLARED IN PUBLIC INTEREST.
IT IS DECLARED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND
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