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<section article="gag" article_name="Agriculture" number="8-803.7" title_number="8" title_name="Soil Conservation" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Nutrient Management">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Department, in consultation with the University of Maryland, shall develop a program of public education that shall include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The dissemination of information regarding nutrient pollution;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Best management practices for fertilizer use;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Soil testing;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Proper interpretation of fertilizer label instructions; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The proper use and calibration of fertilizer application equipment.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The University of Maryland shall identify laboratories that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Follow the recommended soil testing procedures for the mid–Atlantic United States; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Provide a final report to a requestor of soil testing with the results of a soil test.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The University of Maryland shall review its fertilizer turf guidelines every 3 years and revise the guidelines as necessary, with consideration of plant nutrient requirements and established State goals to protect water quality in the waters of the State.</text>
  </level>
</section>
