§ 10–201
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Agric. § 10-201 (2026)
Title 10. Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products
Subtitle 2. Discrimination Against Agricultural Marketing Associations
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No buyer, handler, distributor, dealer, or agent, who purchases or contracts to purchase, from a producer field and livestock products produced on a farm may:
(1)
Use duress against, coerce, or boycott any producer of raw agricultural products in the exercise of his right to join and belong to a cooperative agricultural marketing association; or
(2)
Discriminate against a producer of raw agricultural products, solely by reason of the producer’s membership in or marketing contract with a cooperative agricultural marketing association.