# COMAR Title 09 — Maryland Department of Labor

## Subtitle 12 — Division of Labor and Industry

### Chapter 41 — Wage and Hour Law

#### Regulation .06 First Processing.

*COMAR 09.12.41.06*

A. “First processing” means the procedure by which the form of a product or commodity is changed from its original state.

B. “First processing” does not refer to an employer who acts as a wholesaler, broker, factor, or other middleman in the chain from producer to consumer.