Section 6-401 – Penalty in Lieu of Refusing or Cancelling Registration
(a) Instead of refusing or cancelling a registration, the Secretary may impose an administrative penalty on any person who violates any provision of this title. (b) The penalty imposed under this section may not exceed $2,000. (c) All penalties collected under this section shall be paid into the State Chemist Fund under § 6–501 of this title. (d) The […]
Section 6-501 – State Chemist Fund
(a) In this section, “Fund” means the State Chemist Fund. (b) The Fund is created as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Department for the purpose specified in this section. (c) The Fund shall consist of any registration, inspection, or late fees or any penalties collected under this title or under Title 5, Subtitle 1 of this article. […]
Section 6-223 – Regulation of Fertilizer and Its Application
(a) Except for enforcement provided under § 8–803.5(g) of this article, the Department has the exclusive authority to establish standards regulating fertilizer and its application to turf. (b) A local government entity may not adopt laws, regulations, rules, ordinances, or standards regulating fertilizer and its application to turf. (c) Subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not […]
Section 6-224 – Restrictions on Use and Sale of Fertilizer
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any specialty fertilizer labeled for use on turf, when applied in accordance with the instructions on the container, may not: (1) Result in an application of: (i) More than 0.7 pounds per 1,000 square feet of water–soluble nitrogen; or (ii) More than 0.9 pounds per 1,000 square feet of […]
Section 6-301 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Agricultural liming materials” means any substance that contains calcium and magnesium in condition and quantity suitable for use in neutralizing soil acidity, or that is used as an ingredient or reagent in the preparation of any fungicide or insecticide. (c) “Distributor” means a person who imports, […]
Section 6-302 – Rules and Regulations
The Secretary may adopt and enforce reasonable rules and regulations relating to the sale of agricultural liming materials or gypsum necessary to carry into effect the full intent and meaning of this subtitle.
Section 6-304 – Samples; Right of Entry
(a) The Secretary may collect samples of agricultural liming materials and gypsum to have them analyzed. (b) The Secretary has full access, ingress, and egress to and from any place of business, any quarry, kiln, factory, barn, building, land, or vessel used for manufacturing, storing, transporting, or selling agricultural liming materials or gypsum. The Secretary may open […]
Section 6-305 – Annual Filing Statement; Registration and Inspection Fees
(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a distributor shall register with the Secretary by February 1 of each year each brand or trade name of agricultural liming material or gypsum before distributing the liming material or gypsum in the State. The application for registration shall be accompanied by a copy of the […]
Section 6-306 – Semiannual Distribution Statements; Cancellation of Registration
(a) Each registrant who distributes agricultural liming materials or gypsum in the State shall file by January 31 and July 31 of each year, a semiannual statement setting forth the number of net tons of agricultural liming material or gypsum distributed in the State during the six month period ending the last day of the previous […]
Section 6-307 – Information Statement
(a) Any agricultural liming material or gypsum distributed in the State shall have attached to it or be accompanied by an invoice as provided in § 6–308 of this subtitle bearing a plainly printed statement giving the following information: (1) Name of the manufacturer or importer, and the address of the manufacturer’s or importer’s principal office; (2) Name […]