# Agriculture (GAG)

## Title 5. Pesticide and Pest Control

### Subtitle 1. Maryland Pesticide Registration and Labeling Law

#### Section 5-102

(a) The State Chemist shall administer the provisions of this subtitle subject to the supervision of the Secretary.

(b) The Secretary may cooperate with and enter into agreements with any other agency of the State, any other state, the United States, or with the Association of American Pesticide Control Officials, Inc. to carry out the provisions of this subtitle and to secure uniform rules and regulations.

(c) The Secretary shall develop a comprehensive pesticide data program that includes:

  (1) The number and types of enforcement actions taken; and

  (2) Figures for the number, types, and uses of pesticides in Maryland.

(d) The Secretary shall issue a report on the comprehensive pesticide data program to the General Assembly, in accordance with Sec. 2-1257 of the State Government Article, by January 1, 1990 and by January 1 of each subsequent year.

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