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Ch. 485 2000 LAWS OF MARYLAND
Article — Agriculture Section 8-803.5 Annotated Code of Maryland (1999 Replacement Volume and 1999 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Agriculture 8-704.1. (a) In this section, "Service" means the [Poultry Litter] MANURE Matching
Service. (b) The Department shall create a [Poultry Litter] MANURE Matching
Service. (c) The purpose of the Service is to develop transfer programs and marketing
techniques to promote and facilitate the transfer of poultry [litter] AND LIVESTOCK
MANURE. (d) The Service shall be implemented in conjunction with the Poultry Litter
Transportation Pilot Project set forth in § 8-704.2 of this subtitle. (e) The Governor shall include in the annual budget bill sufficient funds to
carry out this section. 8-704.2. (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) "Commercial poultry producer" means any entity that contracts with
a farmer to raise poultry for the producer on property owned or leased by the farmer. (3) "Pilot Project" means the [Poultry Litter] MANURE Transportation
Pilot Project. (b) It is the intent of the General Assembly that: (1) For a 4-year period the State and the commercial poultry producers
shall facilitate the prompt transportation of poultry litter from farms in all areas of
the State that experience phosphorus overenrichment; (2) THE STATE SHALL FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF LIVESTOCK
MANURE FROM FARMS IN ALL PARTS OF THE STATE THAT EXPERIENCE
PHOSPHORUS OVERENRICHMENT. [(2)] (3) The Pilot Project shall encourage voluntary participation to
achieve the removal of poultry litter produced by at least 20% of the poultry in the
four lower Eastern Shore counties in Maryland; and [(3)] (4) The Pilot Project shall be implemented in conjunction with the
[Poultry Litter] MANURE Matching Service set forth in § 8-704.1 of this subtitle.
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