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<section article="gag" article_name="Agriculture" number="5-111" title_number="5" title_name="Pesticide and Pest Control" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Maryland Pesticide Registration and Labeling Law">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Any pesticide distributed in the State may be proceeded against in the circuit court of any county, where it is found and seized for confiscation by libel of information, if the pesticide:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Is adulterated or misbranded;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Is not registered; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Fails to bear on its label the information required by this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>After entry of the decree of condemnation, the pesticide shall be destroyed or sold, as the court directs. If the pesticide is sold, the proceeds, less legal costs, shall be paid to and deposited in the fund established in § 6–501 of this article. The pesticide may not be sold contrary to the provision of this subtitle. Upon payment of costs and execution and delivery of a good and sufficient bond conditioned that the pesticide may not be disposed of unlawfully, the court may order the pesticide delivered to its owner for relabeling or reprocessing.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If a decree of condemnation is entered against the pesticide, court costs, fees, storage, and other proper expenses shall be awarded against any person, intervening as claimant of the pesticide.</text>
  </level>
</section>
