# COMAR Title 15 — Maryland Department of Agriculture

## Subtitle 01 — Office of the Secretary

### Chapter 18 — Farmers' Market Nutrition Program — Appeal Procedure

#### Regulation .05 Time Limit for Requesting a Hearing.

*COMAR 15.01.18.05*

A. Except a farmer participating in the WIC FMNP, a person who is the subject of an adverse action listed in Regulation .03 of this chapter (for example, the SFMNP applicant or recipient, a local agency, or a farmer participating in the SFMNP) shall file a written request for a hearing with the Department within 30 days from the date that the Department mails or otherwise issues the notice of the action.

B. A farmer participating in the WIC FMNP shall file a written request for a hearing with the Maryland Department of Health within 10 days from the date that the Department mails or otherwise issues the notice of action.

C. The Department shall consider a request for a hearing filed on the earlier of the dates it is:

  (1) Received by the Department, such as by delivery by the person; or

  (2) Postmarked by the United States Postal Service.