# Agriculture (GAG)

## Title 16. Maryland Produce Safety Program

### Subtitle 1

#### Section 16-105

(a) The Secretary may:

  (1) Enter a covered farm, including a farm that has a qualified exemption, at a reasonable time, to inspect farm facilities, covered produce inventory, and any records that are required to be kept under Sec. 16-104 of this title;

  (2) Copy any record that is required to be kept under Sec. 16-104 of this title;

  (3) Take a reasonable sample of covered produce inventory to determine whether the farm is in compliance with the requirements of the Program; and

  (4) Enter a farm that claims it is not subject to the requirements of the Program, based on the average annual monetary value of produce sold by the farm during the previous 3-year period, to inspect and verify the farm's produce sales records.

(b)

  (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, if the Secretary finds that a farm is in violation of the requirements of the Program, the Secretary may issue and enforce a written or printed stop-sale order to the farm.

  (2) A stop-sale order issued by the Secretary under this subsection shall remain in effect until the Secretary:

    (i) Finds the farm to be in compliance with the requirements of the Program; and

    (ii) Provides a written release from the stop-sale order.

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