WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 137

fees; requiring certain information to be attached to or accompany certain
agricultural liming and gypsum materials; repealing obsolete language; authorizing
the Secretary of Agriculture to issue a stop sale order for agricultural liming material or
gypsum under certain circumstances; authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to issue
a stop sale order for agricultural liming material or gypsum under certain
circumstances; making stylistic changes; and generally relating to agricultural liming
materials and gypsum.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Agriculture

Section 6-305, 6-305, 6-307, and, 6-308, 6-309, and 6-311 , 6-309, and 6-311
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1985 Replacement Volume and 1992 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Agriculture

6-305.

(a)      [Every manufacturer or importer of each brand or trade name of agricultural
liming materials or gypsum, or both, who distributes agricultural liming materials or gypsum
shall register with the Secretary by February 1 of each year.] 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 statement of the composition of the brands of the materials AS required by §
6-307.

(b)     Each applicant for registration shall pay an annual $110 registration fee for
agricultural liming materials and gypsum sold or distributed in the State. In addition, each
registrant shall pay an inspection fee at the rate of 10 cents per ton sold in the State.

(c)      [If the registration and inspection fees for any brand of agricultural liming
materials or gypsum are paid by any other person, the distributor is not required to make these
payments.

(d)] Provided the product label has not been altered or changed, a distributor may not
be required to register the brand or trade name of an agricultural liming material or gypsum
which has been registered by another person under this subtitle.

6-305.

(a) [Every manufacturer or importer of each brand or trade name of agricultural
liming materials or gypsum, or both, who distributes agricultural liming materials or
gypsum shall register with the Secretary by February 1 of each year.] 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

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