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H.B. 1012
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violator may also be ordered by a court to pay restitution. Therefore, this bill
duplicates existing law.
For the above reasons, I have vetoed House Bill 1012.
Sincerely,
Parris N. Glendening
Governor
House Bill No. 1012
AN ACT concerning
Agriculture - Crimes - Form Product and Agricultural Research Protection
Act
FOR the purpose of prohibiting a person from willfully and maliciously damaging or
destroying an agricultural research operation or product certain farm products;
establishing certain criminal and civil penalties for the willful and malicious
damage or destruction of an agricultural research operation or product certain
farm products; requiring certain compensation to certain persons; defining
certain terms; and generally relating to the damage or destruction of an
agricultural research operation or product certain farm products.
BY adding to
Article - Agriculture
Section 10-1601 to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 16. Destruction of
Agricultural Operations and Research Operations and Related Farm
Products"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1999 Replacement Volume and 2001 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Agriculture
SUBTITLE 16. DESTRUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH OPERATIONS AND
RELATED FARM PRODUCTS.
10-1601.
(A) (1) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.
(2) "AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH OPERATION" MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS,
AND EQUIPMENT OWNED OR LEASED BY A FARMER, PRIVATE RESEARCH FACILITY,
UNIVERSITY, OR ANY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY, USED IN
THE PRODUCTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT A FARM PRODUCT THAT IS BEING
USED FOR TESTING OR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
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