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<section article="gag" article_name="Agriculture" number="8-1011" title_number="8" title_name="Soil Conservation" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Maryland Agricultural Certainty Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, on notice and opportunity to be heard, the Department may suspend or permanently revoke the certification of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>An agricultural operation certified under this subtitle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A person certified as a verifier under this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A certification for an agricultural operation or a verifier issued under this subtitle may be suspended or permanently revoked according to procedures established by regulation if the certification holder violates:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>This subtitle; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A regulation adopted by the Department under this subtitle, including a regulation establishing other good cause for suspension or revocation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
