# Agriculture (GAG)

## Title 10. Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products

### Subtitle 5. Trademarks for Farm Products

#### Section 10-501

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

(b) "Farm product" means any agricultural, horticultural, vegetable, or fruit product of the soil, whether raw, canned, frozen, dried, pickled, or otherwise processed; livestock, meats, marine food products, poultry, eggs, dairy products; wool, hides, feathers, nuts, honey; and every product of farm, forest, orchard, garden, or water.

#### Section 10-502

The Secretary may:

(1) Devise and establish official trademarks or other insignia for farm products of the State and secure copyrights for them under the law of the United States or the State;

(2) Permit the use of official trademarks or other insignia on farm products of the State or on their containers and charge reasonable and necessary fees for this use;

(3) Prevent the unauthorized or improper use of official trademarks or other insignia and protect them from infringements; and

(4) Adopt rules and regulations and take any action necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subtitle.

#### Section 10-503

The Secretary may enter any building, vehicle, other enclosure, or conveyance in the State, where any farm product is produced, stored, sold, or shipped, or offered, exposed, packed, or transported for sale, or presented for intrastate or interstate shipment. He may examine any farm product found in any of these places, and may take for further examination samples of the farm products and their containers necessary to determine whether this subtitle is violated.

#### Section 10-504

The State's Attorney of any county in which any violation of this subtitle occurs shall prosecute any person accused of any violation of this subtitle. Upon the request of the Secretary, he shall institute and prosecute the action as may be proper.

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