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<section article="gag" article_name="Agriculture" number="6-206" title_number="6" title_name="Commercial Feed and Fertilizer and Agricultural Liming Materials" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Fertilizer Law">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Secretary shall sample, inspect, test, and make analyses of any commercial fertilizer and soil conditioner distributed in the State at any time and place and to an extent the Secretary considers necessary to assure compliance with the provisions of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Secretary shall adopt the methods of sampling and analysis from sources, such as the journal of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists, or methods that insure representative sampling and accurate examination.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>In determining for administrative purposes whether a commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner is deficient in any component, the Secretary shall be guided solely by the official sample obtained and analyzed as provided by this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Secretary may enter any public or private premises, including any transportation vehicle, during regular business hours, to obtain access to commercial fertilizer or soil conditioners or to records relating to their distribution.</text>
  </level>
</section>
