Archive for March, 2011
Legislative Update from the Farm Bureau
Maryland Farm Bureau has provided the following information on bills which may be of interest to the equestrian community. HB 1129 – Maryland Contributory Negligence Act This bill puts into law the standard of contributory negligence that has been used for years in Maryland as result of case law. The bill defines “contributory negligence” as the [...]
Job Opening: State Stable Inspector
The Maryland Department of Agriculture has finally released its official version of a “help wanted” ad. As regular Equiery readers know, the doyenne of the Maryland State Stable Inspectors, Beverly Raymond, retired in December after close to forty years on the job. Government being government, it took a little while for the position to receive [...]
Are Rural Legacy Lands In Jeopardy?
Equiery Reader, Horseowner, Trail Rider and Foxhunter Meriwether Morris has an urgent message for all Maryland horsemen. Dear Fellow Horsemen and Women: Your help is urgently needed to help protect the Rural Legacy Programs in Maryland, which are under threat by incompatible development. At the moment across Maryland, many counties permit inappropriate industrial and commercial development on [...]
Sunday Hunting Poised to Pass in Harford & Carroll Counties
UPDATE MARCH 23, 2011 Sunday Hunting advocates continue to success expand Sunday Hunting bit by bit in Maryland, and now it looks like Sunday Hunting will likely be expanded in Carroll and Harford Counties. The House will soon hear Senate Bill 468 (the Carroll County Sunday Hunting legislation), where it is likely to get a [...]
Contact Your Legislator About Race Track Renewal Funds
UPDATE On March 16, 2011, The Baltimore Sun published an editorial arguing against the Race Track Renewal Fund legislation. The Sun also published an editorial by Steuart Pittman (Dodan Farm, Davidsonville and the president of the Maryland Horse Council) arguing in favor of the legislation. The title The Sun gave to Mr. Pittman’s editorial incorrectly [...]
Penn Wants Out of Laurel/Pimlico; Says It Will Revive Rosecroft
UPDATE March 24, 2011 Senate Bill 373 (which would prohibit the kind of fighting we had over the slots license for Anne Arundel), which passed the Senate and crossed into the House, will be heard on March 29 in the House. Its companion bill in the House, HB 868, received a favorable report (with amendments) [...]
2011 Maryland Legislative Session: Misc. Bills
HEAD: The Maryland Legislative Session There is barely one month left in the 2011 Maryland legislative session. We have reported and will continue to report in more detail on racing and Sunday hunting bills in separate blog posts. Here is a quick summary of other bills that if they were to pass, could affect the [...]
