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<section article="gag" article_name="Agriculture" number="6-208" title_number="6" title_name="Commercial Feed and Fertilizer and Agricultural Liming Materials" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Fertilizer Law">
  <level label="a">
    <text>For each brand and grade of commercial fertilizer and for each soil conditioner distributed in the State, the annual registration fee is $15 and the annual inspection fee is 25 cents per ton except:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>For each brand and grade of commercial fertilizer and each soil conditioner distributed in packages of 10 pounds or less, the annual registration fee is $30, notwithstanding any other registration or inspection fee; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>For each brand and grade of commercial fertilizer and each soil conditioner distributed in packages of 10 pounds or less and in packages over 10 pounds, the annual $30 registration fee applies, and only the portion distributed in packages over 10 pounds is subject to the inspection fee of 25 cents per ton.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Mixed-to-order, buyer’s mixture, or custom-mix fertilizer is exempted from the registration fee, but the inspection fee shall be paid.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Distribution of fertilizer materials to manufacturers or exchange between them is exempted.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
