Maryland Senate Bill 351 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-03 - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibiting a person from using the term "farmers market" to describe certain venues; prohibiting a person from selling farm and food products at a farmers market unless 75% of the products offered were grown or processed by the person or under the supervision of the person; authorizing a person operating or coordinating a farmers market to impose more stringent requirements than the provisions of the Act; establishing the Farmers Market Review Panel; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Panel; etc.

Agriculture - Farmers Markets - Advertising, Labeling, and Enforcement (Farmers Market Integrity Act)

Sen. Jason Gallion [R]	Sen. Jack Bailey [R]	Sen. Mary Carozza [R]	Sen. Bob Cassilly [R]
Sen. Katie Hester [D]	Sen. J.B. Jennings [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	Senate	Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn
2020-01-23	Senate	Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-23	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Agriculture	10	2101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Agriculture	10	2102	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Agriculture	10	2103	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Agriculture	10	2104	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0351?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0351f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0351_ehe.pdf