(a) A person may not represent any uncertified commodity as certified under this subtitle. (b) In addition to the denial, suspension, or revocation of a certificate issued under this subtitle, the Secretary may impose a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for a violation of this section. (c) Each uncertified commodity represented as certified constitutes a separate violation of this section. (d) Penalties collected by the Secretary under this section shall be paid into the General Fund of the State.
Maryland Legal Code