Md. Code Regs. 15.01.09.01

Current through Register Vol. 52, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Section 15.01.09.01 - Purpose

A. The purpose of this chapter is to require a person who advertises a particular agricultural product as local or locally grown to disclose certain information about the particular product. It applies to any person who, in advertising a particular agricultural product for sale in this State, represents the particular product to be local or locally grown, including, but not limited to, wholesalers, retail stores, farmers markets, and restaurants.

B. The purpose of the disclosure is to allow a consumer to make his or her own determination as to whether an agricultural product advertised as local conforms to the consumer's own definition of local or locally grown.