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*sb0162*
SENATE BILL 162
M4 5lr0616
(PRE–FILED)
By: Senator Simonaire
Requested: June 7, 2024
Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 2, 2025
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Agriculture – Departmental Authority Over Identification, Inspection, and Sale 2
of Cantaloupes – Repeal 3
FOR the purpose of repealing the Department of Agriculture’s authority over the 4
identification, inspection, and sale of cantaloupes; and generally relating to 5
cantaloupes. 6
BY repealing 7
Article – Agriculture 8
Section 10–901 through 10–909 and the subtitle “Subtitle 9. Cantaloupes” 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2016 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That Section(s) 10–901 through 10–909 and the subtitle “Subtitle 9. Cantaloupes” of 13
Article – Agriculture of the Annotated Code of Maryland be repealed. 14
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 15
October 1, 2025. 16