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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 15.22.03.03" title_num="15" subtitle_num="22" chapter_num="03" heading="Permits.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In order to sell, market, advertise, or package a product as organic under the Department's certification program, the product's producer, processor, distributor, and retailer shall obtain a permit from the Department.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A permit that a producer, processor, distributor, or retailer obtains under this chapter is valid for 1 calendar year.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Transfer of Permit. A permit that the Department has issued under this chapter is not transferable.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>