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<section article="gag" article_name="Agriculture" number="1-1A-03" title_number="1" title_name="Definitions; General Provisions" subtitle_number="1A" subtitle_name="Agricultural Mediation Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Secretary may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Establish qualifications for a person requesting agricultural mediation services from the Department;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Establish qualifications for an individual applying to serve as a mediator in the State agricultural mediation program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Contract with any qualified individual to provide mediation services for qualified mediation applicants; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Receive grants for purposes of defraying the costs of the State agricultural mediation program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Secretary may adopt regulations to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Meet the requirements of the United States Department of Agriculture for establishing a federally certified State agricultural mediation program; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Implement the provisions of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
