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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 15.18.04.02" title_num="15" subtitle_num="18" chapter_num="04" heading="Registration of Compost.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Registration.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Except as provided by this regulation, a person shall register with the Department each brand or classification of compost before the compost is sold or distributed within the State.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A person applying for registration shall submit the following information to the Department:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A completed registration application form provided by the Department;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A copy of the product label and any other labeling describing the product; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The registration fee of $15 for each brand or classification in bulk or in a package of more than 10 pounds, or $30 for each brand or product in a package of 10 pounds or less.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The following compost products are not subject to registration or regulation under this chapter:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Compost produced on a residential property by the owner or tenant for noncommercial use;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Compost from normal farm operations, not for sale or distribution, for use only on an owner's farm or leased farm as a part of an agronomic, horticultural, or silvicultural operation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Compost produced by a government agency to be given without charge to a person or for use by that agency on land that the agency owns or manages; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Any product from solid waste that is composted merely to reduce the product's volume before disposal as a solid waste.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Registration Renewal.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>By February 1 of each year, a registrant shall renew the registration with the Department for each brand or classification of compost distributed.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A person shall apply for renewal of a registration by submitting the following information to the Department:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A completed registration renewal application form provided by the Department;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A copy of the product label, and any other printed materials describing the product, if the label has been altered or changed since the product was last registered, or if 5 years have passed since the product label was last submitted to the Department with the registration renewal application; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A registration fee of $15 for each compost brand or classification in bulk or in a package of more than 10 pounds, or $30 for each brand or product in a package of 10 pounds or less.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Proof of Claim. The Department may require a registrant to provide proof of any claim made on the registration application, the product label or labeling, or any other claim.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>