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§ 14-309. Prohibited acts; penalties.

MD Agric Code § 14-309 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    (1)    A person may not knowingly:

(i)    Fail to comply with the Department’s plan for monitoring and regulating the production of hemp established under § 14–305 of this subtitle;

(ii)    Misrepresent or fail to provide the legal description of land on which hemp is produced;

(iii)    Produce hemp without a valid license; or

(iv)    Produce plants, or any part of a plant, that exceeds a delta–9–tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of 0.3% on a dry weight basis.

(2)    The Department shall report a person that knowingly violates this subtitle to the Attorney General and the U.S. Attorney.

(b)    (1)    If the Department determines that a person negligently violated this subtitle, the Department shall require the person to correct the violation, including requiring that:

(i)    The violation be corrected by a reasonable date; and

(ii)    The person report to the Department, at a frequency determined by the Department and for a period of not less than 2 calendar years, to verify compliance with this subtitle.

(2)    If a person is found by the Department to have negligently violated this subtitle three times in a 4–year period, the person may not produce hemp in the State for a period of 5 years beginning on the date of the third violation.

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