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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 15.20.06.05" title_num="15" subtitle_num="20" chapter_num="06" heading="Record-Keeping and Reporting Requirements.">
  <text>A person who for-hire applies nutrients to agricultural land shall:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Keep records when applying nutrients, to document that the applicator is:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Certified by the Department as a nutrient management consultant;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Certified as a nutrient management consultant by an entity with a reciprocal certification program with the Department; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Supervised by a person complying with requirements in §A(1)(a) or (b) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Make and keep for at least 3 years a record in a form approved by the Department that includes:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The type and amount of nutrients applied to the plants or to the land;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The crop acreage receiving a nutrient application;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The location of the nutrient application;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The timing of the application or applications; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>An analysis of the nutrient content of any fertilizer applied to the plants, the land, or the crop acreage.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Make available for inspection, at the Department's request, the records required by §A(1) and (2) of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>