Ch. 433

2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 13. 14. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 2004.

Approved May 26, 2004.

CHAPTER 433
(Senate Bill 182)

AN ACT concerning

Water Quality Improvement Act - Nutrient Management

FOR the purpose of adding a certain alternative to requirements for nutrient
management plans; altering requirements relating to filings concerning
nutrient management plans; eliminating the requirement that a certain farm
owner or operator grant the Department of Agriculture the right of entry for a
certain purpose; altering the term and fee for the renewal of certain licenses and
certificates; authorizing the Department to issue certain certificates for persons
operating a farm under certain circumstances; authorizing the Department to
procure the services of private certified nutrient management consultants to
develop nutrient management plans; authorizing the Department to review
certain plans and records under certain circumstances; providing for certain site
visits under certain circumstances; and generally relating to nutrient
management.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Agriculture

Section 8-801.1, 8-803, 8-803.1, and 8-806
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1999 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

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

Article - Agriculture

8-801.1.

(a) (1) Each nutrient management plan shall be developed considering
factors including:

(i) Levels of bioavailable nitrogen and phosphorus in the soil;

(ii) Levels of bioavailable nitrogen and phosphorus in all fertilizer
materials to be applied;

Total Reduction in
Previously
Authorized Debt

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8,663,000

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