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<section article="gag" article_name="Agriculture" number="9-102" title_number="9" title_name="Regulation and Supervision of Seeds, Turf Grass, Sod, Potatoes, Ginseng and Noxious Weeds" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Maryland Turf Grass Law">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Secretary shall inspect, sample, analyze, test, and examine sod, plugs, and sprigs offered or exposed for sale within the State for planting purposes, at any time and place and to the extent he deems necessary, to determine whether the sod, plugs, or sprigs are in compliance with the provisions of this subtitle. He shall notify promptly the person who transported, sold, offered or exposed the sod for sale, of any violation.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Following a public hearing and public notice, the Secretary may adopt rules and regulations governing the methods of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Labeling, inspecting, sampling, analyzing, testing, and defining prohibitive and restrictive noxious weeds;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Examining sod, plugs, or sprigs, and the tolerances to be followed in the administration of this subtitle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Other rules and regulations necessary.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Secretary shall direct the sod certification program in the State.</text>
  </level>
</section>
