The following outlines current Notices of Public Comment, Notices of Emergency Action, Notices of Proposed Action, and Notices of Final Action that have been requested by the Maryland Secretary of Agriculture and published in the Maryland Register.
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Note: Notices of Final Action will stay on this page for six months. After that, all state regulations can be viewed at the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) site.
Notices of Public Comment
Notices of Emergency Action
COMAR 15.01.17 Hemp Farming Program - Emergency Status Extended
In August 2022, the AELR Committee approved MDA's request to grant emergency status to certain amendments to the Hemp Farming Program. Recently, the AELR Committee approved MDA's request to extend this Emergency Status until August 10, 2023. MDA is currently working on a Proposed Action to amend the regulations governing the Hemp Farming Program which, if adopted, will include all of the amendments in the Emergency Action plus additional amendments.
Notices of Proposed Action
On June 2, 2023 the Maryland Department of Agriculture proposed to amend Regulations .02, .04, .08, and .10, adopt new Regulations .11 and .21, amend and recodify existing Regulations .11—.15 to be Regulations .12—.16, and recodify existing Regulations .16—.19 to be Regulations .17—.20 under COMAR 15.01.07 Hemp Farming Program.
Notices of Final Action The following notice was published in the July 28, 2023 Maryland Register
On July 19, 2023, the Maryland Department of Agriculture adopted amendments to Regulation .02, .04, .08, and .10, adopt new Regulations .11 and .21, amend and recodify existing Regulations .11—.15 to be Regulations .12—.16, and recodify existing Regulations .16—.19 to be Regulations .17—.20 under under Comar 15.01.17 Hemp Farming Program. This action, which was proposed for adoption on June 2, 2023, has been adopted as proposed.
Effective Date: August 7, 2023
On February 8, 2023, the Maryland Department of Agriculture adopted amendments to Regulation .02 under COMAR 15.03.01 Commercial Weighing and Measuring Devices and Procedures for Testing Packaged Goods. This action, which was proposed for adoption in 49:18 Md. R. 832 (August 26, 2022), has been adopted as proposed.
Effective Date: March 6, 2023.
On February 8, 2023, the Maryland Department of Agriculture adopted amendments to Regulation .01 under COMAR 15.03.02 Packaging and Labeling. This action, which was proposed for adoption in 49:18 Md. R. 832—833 (August 26, 2022), has been adopted as proposed.
Effective Date: March 6, 2023.
On February 8, 2023, the Maryland Department of Agriculture adopted amendments to Regulations .02 and .05 under COMAR 15.14.10 Continuing Education Requirements. This action, which was proposed for adoption in 49:20 Md. R. 920—921 (September 23, 2022), has been adopted as proposed.
Effective Date: March 6, 2023.
On February 8, 2023, the Maryland Department of Agriculture adopted amendments to Regulations .02—.04 under COMAR 15.14.16, Continuing Education Requirements for Registered Veterinary Technicians. This action, which was proposed for adoption in 49:20 Md. R. 921—922 (September 23, 2022), has been adopted as proposed.
Effective Date: March 6, 2023.
