Regulation .04 Ethics Law Restrictions.

Any Department employee who owns or operates a farm is subject to all applicable provisions of the Ethics Law.

For example, the Ethics Law, in part, prohibits employees from participating in matters in which the employee or a relative has a financial or other interest under State Government Article, §15-501, Annotated Code of Maryland.

The Ethics Law contains restrictions on:

The Ethics Law precludes employees from intentionally using the prestige of their position to benefit themselves or others, under State Government Article, §15-606, Annotated Code of Maryland, and State Government Article, §2-307, Annotated Code of Maryland.

The Ethics Law precludes disclosure or use of confidential information acquired by reason of the employee's public position and not yet available to the public:

In accordance with State Government Article, §15-601, Annotated Code of Maryland, employees may be subject to financial disclosure provisions and may be required to file annual statements if identified as being required to file under that section.