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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 15.18.03.07" title_num="15" subtitle_num="18" chapter_num="03" heading="Inspection of Commercial Fertilizer or Soil Conditioner.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Secretary may sample without charge any commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner to determine if it complies with the requirements of the Maryland Commercial Fertilizer Law, Agriculture Article, §§6-201—6-221, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A sample of not less than 1 pound of a commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner shall be taken by the Secretary from containers, as follows:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>For a lot of five to ten containers a sample shall be taken from all containers;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For a lot of more than ten containers a sample shall be taken from only ten containers.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Ten core samples shall be taken by the Secretary from each bulk lot.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Each sample shall be taken from original unbroken bags or containers when the contents have not been damaged by exposure, water, or other conditions.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A homogeneous sample, as determined by the Secretary, may be taken from a liquid or fluid lot of commercial fertilizer.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>