# Agriculture (GAG)

## Title 1. Definitions; General Provisions

### Subtitle 1A. Agricultural Mediation Program

#### Section 1-1A-01

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) "Agricultural mediation" means a voluntary process in which a mediator helps private parties or government agencies resolve agriculturally related disputes in a confidential and nonadversarial setting.

(c) "Mediator" means an impartial person who is trained to help people find mutually acceptable solutions to shared problems and has no power to impose a solution.

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Md. Code Ann., Agric. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)