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<section article="gag" article_name="Agriculture" number="10-1002" title_number="10" title_name="Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Seafood and Aquaculture Products Marketing Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “Fund” means the Seafood and Aquaculture Products Marketing Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>There is a Seafood and Aquaculture Products Marketing Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The purpose of the Fund is to facilitate the marketing of seafood and aquaculture products.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Secretary shall administer the Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The Fund may receive proceeds from activities conducted by the Seafood and Aquaculture Products Marketing Program. These activities may include cookbook sales, poster sales, seafood festivals, and similar activities.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>The Fund consists of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Revenue distributed to the Fund under § 4–701 of the Natural Resources Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Proceeds from activities conducted by the Seafood and Aquaculture Products Marketing Program; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>The Fund may be used only for expenses related to seafood and aquaculture marketing.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>The Secretary shall adopt regulations to administer the Fund.</text>
  </level>
</section>
