Ch. 430

2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

FISCAL YEAR 2005, THE COSTS OF THE COMMISSION INCLUDE THE ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS INCURRED BY THE DEPARTMENT ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION. THE
AMOUNT TO BE PAID BY THE COMMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS WILL BE CALCULATED IN THE SAME MANNER AS INDIRECT
COSTS FOR FEDERAL GRANTS, LESS OVERHEAD COSTS PAID DIRECTLY BY THE
COMMISSION.

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(a)     [(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)] (1) 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)] (2) 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) $150 $300; or

(ii) $35 $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.

(3) A seasonal food processing operation may obtain a food establishment
license for a fee of $35 $70 under paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection only twice in a
calendar year.]

(b)     For any other food establishment license[:

(1) The Department], THE SECRETARY shall establish a license fee
[schedule based on the anticipated cost of licensing, inspecting, and regulating food
establishments] IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2-104 OF THIS ARTICLE.

[(2) All fees collected shall go into the General Fund.

(3) A license fee may not exceed $150.]

21-309.

(d) The Department may renew a license if the licensee:

(1) Has complied with this subtitle and the regulations adopted under
this subtitle;

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