# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 01 — Procedures

### Chapter 17 — Fees for Food Protection, Public Pools, Public Spas, Public Spray Grounds, and Youth Camp Programs

**Authority:** Health-General Article, §§2-104, 14-403, 14-403.1, 14-407(B)(4), 21-301, 21-308, 21-309, 21-309.1, 21-403, 21-412, 21-808, and21-812, Annotated Code of Maryland

**Administrative History:** Effective date:

**Administrative History:** Regulations .01 and .02 adopted as an emergency provision effective November 1, 2004 (31:23 Md. R. 1649); adopted permanently effective February 14, 2005 (32:3 Md. R. 290)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .01 amended effective April 13, 2015 (42:7 Md. R. 567)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02 amended effective January 26, 2009 (36:2 Md. R. 100)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02 amended as an emergency provision effective January 3, 2014 (41:2 Md. R. 88); amended permanently effective May 12, 2014 (41:9 Md. R. 521)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02 amended effective April 13, 2015 (42:7 Md. R. 567); August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 953)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02B amended as an emergency provision effective April 5, 2011 (38:10 Md. R. 612)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02B amended effective June 27, 2011 (38:13 Md. R. 755)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02C amended as an emergency provision effective June 1, 2006 (33:15 Md. R. 1273); amended permanently effective September 25, 2006 (33:19 Md. R. 1560)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02C amended as an emergency provision effective October 1, 2010 (37:23 Md. R. 1607); amended permanently effective January 24, 2011 (38:2 Md. R. 83)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02C amended effective September 17, 2012 (39:18 Md. R. 1196); December 21, 2015 (42:25 Md. R. 1542)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02E, F adopted effective September 17, 2012 (39:18 Md. R. 1196)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02H adopted as an emergency provision effective January 6, 2025 (52:2 Md. R. 65); amended permanently effective April 14, 2025 (52:7 Md. R. 321)

#### Regulation .01 Scope.

*COMAR 10.01.17.01*

This chapter applies to entities regulated by the Office of Food Protection and the Office of Healthy Homes and Communities.

#### Regulation .02 Fees.

*COMAR 10.01.17.02*

The following fees are established by the Secretary:

A. Annual permit or inspection fee for:

  (1) Bobtailer — $50;

  (2) Bulk milk hauler/sampler — $50;

  (3) Certified industry dairy farm inspector — $10;

  (4) Distribution station — $25;

  (5) Farmstead cheese processor — $100;

  (6) Milk processor — $100;

  (7) Milk tank truck cleaning facility — $25;

  (8) Milk transportation company — $5, plus $5 for each milk tank truck;

  (9) Receiving station — $25; and

  (10) Transfer station — $25;

B. Annual youth camp application fee based on estimated camper days, that is, the estimated average number of campers enrolled each day multiplied by the estimated number of days a camp intends to operate during a camp season, for:

  (1) Except as specified in §B(2) of this regulation:

    (a) On or before December 31, 2016, day camp:

      (i) 1 to 500 camper days — $200;

      (ii) 501 to 2,000 camper days — $525;

      (iii) 2,001 to 5,000 camper days — $700; and

      (iv) Greater than 5,000 camper days — $900;

    (b) Effective January 1, 2017, day camp:

      (i) 1 to 500 camper days — $190;

      (ii) 501 to 2,000 camper days — $500;

      (iii) 2,001 to 5,000 camper days — $665; and

      (iv) Greater than 5,000 camper days — $855; and

    (c) Residential camp:

      (i) 1 to 700 camper days — $500;

      (ii) 701 to 5,000 camper days — $1,000;

      (iii) 5,001 to 16,000 camper days — $1,500; and

      (iv) Greater than 16,000 camper days — $2,000; or

  (2) For a youth camp that is in good standing as defined in COMAR 10.16.06.02:

    (a) On or before December 31, 2016, day camp:

      (i) 1 to 500 camper days — $50;

      (ii) 501 to 2,000 camper days — $130;

      (iii) 2,001 to 5,000 camper days — $175; and

      (iv) Greater than 5,000 camper days — $225;

    (b) Effective January 1, 2017, day camp:

      (i) 1 to 500 camper days — $45;

      (ii) 501 to 2,000 camper days — $125;

      (iii) 2,001 to 5,000 camper days — $165; and

      (iv) Greater than 5,000 camper days — $215; and

    (c) Residential camp:

      (i) 1 to 700 camper days — $125;

      (ii) 701 to 5,000 camper days — $250;

      (iii) 5,001 to 16,000 camper days — $375; and

      (iv) Greater than 16,000 camper days — $500.

C. Annual license fee for:

  (1) Food processing plants:

    (a) Bakery plant — $150;

    (b) Cannery — $150;

    (c) Charity deer processing plant, as defined in COMAR 10.15.04 — no fee;

    (d) Civic or nonprofit organizations that process meat for human consumption no more than three times a year for 5 days or less each time — $150;

    (e) Confectionary plant — $150;

    (f) Crab meat plant — $150;

    (g) Ice manufacturing plant — $150;

    (h) Shellfish:

      (i) Shucking, packing, or repacking plant — $150;

      (ii) Shipping or reshipping plant — $150; or

      (iii) Seasonal shellstock shipping or reshipping plant — $100;

    (i) Food manufacturing plant — $150;

    (j) A food warehouse or distribution center that distributes:

      (i) Potentially hazardous food — $150; or

      (ii) Only non-potentially hazardous food — $150;

    (k) Bottled water plant — $150;

    (l) Soft drink manufacturing plant — $150;

    (m) Frozen food manufacturing plant — $150;

    (n) Seasonal food manufacturing plant — $35;

    (o) On-farm home processing plant — $30; and

    (p) Producer mobile farmer’s market unit — $100; and

  (2) Frozen dessert mix or frozen dessert plant with manufacturing capacity of:

    (a) 0 to 25,000 gallons — $10;

    (b) 25,001 to 100,000 gallons — $50;

    (c) 100,001 to 250,000 gallons — $100;

    (d) 250,001 to 500,000 gallons — $150; and

    (e) Over 500,000 gallons — $200;

D. Except for a local subdivision with delegated authority, plan review fee for food processing plants:

  (1) Bakery plant — $300;

  (2) Bottled water plant — $300;

  (3) Cannery — $300;

  (4) Charity deer processing plant — no fee;

  (5) Civic or nonprofit organizations that process meat for human consumption no more than three times a year for 5 days or less each time — $150;

  (6) Confectionary plant — $300;

  (7) Crab meat plant — $300;

  (8) Food manufacturing plant — $300;

  (9) Food manufacturing plant operating in another licensed food establishment — $200;

  (10) Food warehouse or distribution center — $300;

  (11) Frozen food manufacturing plant — $300;

  (12) Ice manufacturing plant — $300;

  (13) On-farm home processing plant — no fee;

  (14) Producer mobile farmer’s market unit — no fee;

  (15) Seasonal food manufacturing plant — no fee; and

  (16) Shellfish:

    (a) Shucking, packing, or repacking plant — $300;

    (b) Shipping or reshipping plant — no fee; or

    (c) Seasonal shellstock shipping or reshipping plant — no fee;

E. Plan review fee for a food service facility that is a retail chain or a franchise operation planning to construct two or more facilities in the State from a single uniform set of plans — $300;

F. Food process or hazard analysis critical control point plan review:

  (1) In a retail facility or a food processing plant — $200; or

  (2) In a bona fide civic or nonprofit organization that processes meat for human consumption no more than three times a year for 5 days or less each time — $150; and

G. Except for a local subdivision with delegated authority, application review fee for:

  (1) Construction of a public pool or spa — $300;

  (2) Alterations at a public pool or spa — $200; and

  (3) Replacements at a public pool or spa — $50.

H. Criminal History Record Checks. Fees for criminal history record checks for youth camp personnel in accordance with COMAR 10.16.06.21 shall be:

  (1) $20 per background criminal history record check processed for a camp; and

  (2) Paid by a youth camp licensee annually.