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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor H.B. 1717
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House Bill No. 1717
AN ACT concerning
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - On-Farm Food Home
Processing Facility - License and Fee
FOR the purpose of authorizing certain on-farm feed home processing facilities to
obtain a certain license for a certain fee each year; defining a certain term;
declaring the intent of the General Assembly; and generally relating to a license
and fee for an on-farm feed home processing facility.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article — Health - General
Section 21-308
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2005 Replacement Volume and 2005 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Health - General
21-308.
(A) IN THIS SECTION, "ON-FARM FOOD HOME PROCESSING FACILITY" MEANS
A HOME OR DOMESTIC KITCHEN LOCATED ON AN INDIVIDUAL'S FARM THAT
MANUFACTURES AND PROCESSES FOODS FOR COMMERCIAL SALE.
[(a)] (B) (1) For any license issued for which the authority to conduct a
program under this subtitle has been delegated to a county health department:
(i) A county governing body or the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore City may provide for a license fee schedule based on the anticipated cost of
licensing, inspecting, and regulating food establishments and may provide for
exemptions from the license fee schedule; and
(ii) All license fees shall be paid to the local health department or
chief financial officer of the county governing body or Baltimore City.
(2) Except in Baltimore City, Montgomery County, and Prince George's
County, a license fee under this subsection may not exceed:
(i) $300; or
(ii) $70 for a seasonal food processing operation that:
1. Uses only food that is grown on the property of the
licensee; and
2. Is in operation for not more than a 3-month continuous
period in the calendar year.
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