File Code: Agriculture
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 687
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Young, Astle, Benson, Ferguson, Montgomery, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
- Entitled:
-
Chesapeake Bay Nitrogen Reduction Act of 2011
Requiring the Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the
University of Maryland, to adopt regulations requiring specified signs
to be posted where specialty fertilizer is sold or distributed on or
after April 1, 2012; requiring the sign to contain specified
information; prohibiting specified specialty fertilizers from being
labeled for specified uses on or after April 1, 2012; prohibiting
specified fertilizers from being sold or distributed for use on
established lawns, grass, or turf on or after April 1, 2012; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/4
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 2/9
- Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Senator Ronald N. Young, District 3
- Senator John C. Astle, District 30
- Senator Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Senator Bill Ferguson, District 46
- Senator Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Agriculture, Department of
- Chesapeake Bay
- Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Elec. Comm.; etc
- Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
- Contractors -see also- Heating & Cooling; Home Improvement
- Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement
- Dealers -see also- Motor Vehicle Dealers and Salesmen
- Fertilizers
- Hazardous and Toxic Substances -see also- Asbestos; Radiatn.
- Labeling
- Notices
- Pollution -see also- Sediment Control
- Rules and Regulations
- Signs and Billboards
- State Universities and Colleges
- Water
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Agriculture
- (
6-201 ,
6-201 ,
6-210 ,
6-210 ,
6-210 ,
6-223 ,
8-803.4
)
- Business Regulation
- (
8-502.1
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
None offered