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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 15.18.04.07" title_num="15" subtitle_num="18" chapter_num="04" heading="Compost Tonnage Reporting.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Tonnage Reporting Statement.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The registrant of each compost product shall submit to the Department:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A semiannual written statement of the tonnage for each brand or classification of compost distributed in this State; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Except as provided in §A(3) of this regulation, an inspection fee of 25 cents for each ton distributed.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>This statement and inspection fee shall include each sale for the periods of January 1 through June 30 and July 1 through December 31 of each year.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Through September 30, 2022, if the registrant is a private entity, the registrant is exempt from submitting an inspection fee of 25 cents for each ton of commercial compost distributed in this State.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Failure to File Statement or Pay Fee. If a registrant fails to file a tonnage report and the inspection fee is not paid within 31 days after the end of the semiannual period, a collection fee amounting to 10 percent of the amount, or a minimum of $10, may be assessed against the registrant. The amount of fees due constitute a debt and may become the basis of a judgment against the registrant.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>