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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 20 - SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION › Chapter 15.20.12 - Agricultural Nutrient and Sediment Credit Certification Program › Section 15.20.12.11 - Enforcement

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A. Suspension or
				Revocation of Credit Certification.
(1) The
				Department may suspend or revoke certification of an agricultural nonpoint
				source nutrient credit for any violation of Agriculture Article, Title 8,
				Subtitle 9, Annotated Code of Maryland, any violation of this chapter, or the
				following:
(a) Failure to adopt or install
				any practice or activity certified pending implementation in conformity with
				standards and specifications or to differ substantially from the original
				credit generation proposal;
(b)
				Failure to maintain any practice or activity as required by the operation's
				SCWQP;
(c) Failure to take timely
				steps to remedy any deficiencies reported by the verifier, in response to a
				corrective action order by the Department, or as a result of a Department
				review;
(d) Failure to sell credits
				during their certified lifespan; and
(e) Performance of any other action or
				failure to act in such a manner that the Department determines provides other
				good cause to suspend or revoke the certification.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.02 - Organic Product Standards › Section 15.22.02.01 - Scope

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A. The purpose of
				these regulations is to establish standards that producers, processors,
				distributors, and retailers shall follow in order to have products which they
				have either produced or are handling certified as organic under the Department
				of Agriculture's organic certification program.
B. Producers are required to implement an
				organic farm plan which concentrates on sustainable farming practices. These
				practices include the use of cover crops, recycled animal and plant matter,
				beneficial insects, crop rotation, and green manures to build and maintain soil
				fertility and to control major pests.
C. These regulations also denote what the
				processor, distributor, and retailer shall do in order to have products they
				are marketing as organic under the Department's program continue in that
				status, such as the implementation of an organic handling plan.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.02 - Organic Product Standards › Section 15.22.02.02 - Organic Farm Plan

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A producer shall manage a farm in accordance with an organic
				  farm plan that meets the requirements of this subtitle.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.02 - Organic Product Standards › Section 15.22.02.03 - Soil Management

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A. Soil
				Fertility. A producer shall promote soil fertility.
B. Crop Rotation.
(1) A producer shall rotate all crops, except
				crops that are:
(a) Perennials;
(b) Included in a permaculture
				system;
(c) Grown in containers;
				or
(d) Grown on a nonrotating basis
				as approved by the Department as part of the farm plan.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.02 - Organic Product Standards › Section 15.22.02.04 - Soil Amendments and Fertilizers

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A. A producer may use any of the substances
				or practices in §B of this regulation.
B. A producer shall follow label
				instructions, when applicable, when using the following substances:
(1) Adjuvants and wetting agents
				(organic);
(2) Animal
				manures;
(3) Biodynamic
				preparations;
(4) Blood
				meal;
(5) Bone meal;
(6) Boron/borax;
(7) Chelates and fritted trace
				elements;
(8) Composts;
(9) Diatomaceous earth;
(10) Dolomite;
(11) Epsom salts;
(12) Fallowing;
(13) Fish emulsion;
(14) Fish meal;
(15) Gibberellic acid and other naturally
				occurring growth regulators;
(16)
				Green manures;
(17)
				Greensand;
(18) Ground oyster,
				clam, lobster, crab shells;
(19)
				Gypsum;
(20) Hoof and horn meal
				(low lead);
(21) Kelp or seaweed
				meals, extracts, and algae;
(22)
				Legumes as cover crops;
(23)
				Limestone;
(24) Microbial compost
				or soil inoculants;
(25)
				Micronutrients (dry and foliar);
(26) Molybdenum (various);
(27) Mulches;
(28) Peat moss;
(29) Perlite;
(30) Potassium sulfate;
(31) Rock or colloidal phosphate (low heavy
				metals);
(32) Sawdust;
(33) Sulfate of iron, manganese, and
				molybdenum;
(34) Sulfate of zinc,
				boron, copper;
(35) Sulfur
				(elemental);
(36) Sul po mag
				(langbeinite);
(37)
				Vermiculite;
(38) Wood
				ashes;
(39) Worm castings;
				or
(40) Any other substance or
				practice approved by the Department.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.02 - Organic Product Standards › Section 15.22.02.05 - Seeds, Seedlings, and Planting Stock

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A. A producer may grow a crop conventionally
				on the same farm used to grow a certified product only if the crop grown
				conventionally is visually different from those crops grown
				organically.
B. A producer shall
				use plant propagules produced according to the organic standards as provided in
				this subtitle.
C. Seeds and
				Planting Stock.
(1) General Rule. To the
				extent feasible, a producer shall use organically produced seeds and planting
				stock, including:
(a) Bulbs;
(b) Plant material derived through tissue
				culture; and
(c) Tubers.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.02 - Organic Product Standards › Section 15.22.02.06 - Irrigation

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A. In areas where
				irrigation is necessary or desired, a producer shall include in the application
				for a certification permit and the farm plan an analysis of water quality and
				soil salinization.
B. A producer
				who irrigates and who is suspected by the Department to have a water-quality or
				soil-salinization problem shall:
(1) Retest
				for water quality or soil salinization, as required by the Department;
				and
(2) Submit tissue-test results
				for at least one edible crop produced each year until a residue from water
				contaminated with a substance prohibited by this subtitle is not found in the
				crop, and at least every third year after that.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.02 - Organic Product Standards › Section 15.22.02.07 - Tillage and Weed Control

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A. A
				producer may use, subject to applicable label instructions:
(1) Timely mechanical or hand
				cultivation;
(2) Crop rotations and
				use of smother crops;
(3)
				Mowing;
(4) Mulches
				(organic);
(5) Practices that
				prevent introduction of weed seeds into fields, such as mowing borders,
				cleaning equipment, and use of weed-free inputs;
(6) Companion cropping or
				intercropping;
(7) Electrical or
				flame weeding equipment;
(8)
				Grazing;
(9) Row covers;
(10) Isolation techniques;
(11) Biological agents or
				predators;
(12) Cover
				cropping;
(13) Soap-based
				herbicides; or
(14) Control of
				Maryland designated noxious weeds, as required by Agriculture Article, Title 9,
				Subtitle 4, Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.02 - Organic Product Standards › Section 15.22.02.08 - Pest and Disease Control

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A. A
				producer may use the following practices and substances consistent with
				applicable label instructions:
(1) Adjuvants
				and wetting agents (organic);
(2)
				Allelochemics (attractants, deterrents, repellants, locomotor stimulants, and
				convalescents);
(3) Bacillus
				thuringiensis (B.t.);
(4)
				Beneficial insects, predators, parasites;
(5) Biological pesticides and emulsifiers or
				synergists;
(5-1) Cryolite;
(6) Cultural practices (timing,
				environments);
(7) Diatomaceous
				earth;
(8) Dormant oils;
(9) Elemental sulfur or liquid
				sulfur;
(10) Fiber row
				covers;
(11) Fungicidal
				soaps;
(12) Garlic, hot peppers, or
				pureed plants;
(13) Growth
				regulators, only if organically derived;
(14) Herbal or plant-derived controls (deer
				repellent);
(15) Hydrogen
				peroxide;
(16) Insect extracts or
				purees;
(17) Lime sulfur, including
				calcium polysulfide;
(18)
				Mechanical or electrical controls;
(19) Microbial or viral agents;
(20) Micronutrients, with toxicity to be
				avoided;
(21) Natural barriers,
				which include fencing and protective coatings from approved natural products;
(21-1) Neem;
(21-2) Pesticides from naturally occurring organisms;
(22) Pheromones;
(23) Physical barriers;
(24) Pyrethrums, if from a botanical
				source;
(25) Quassias;
(26) Resistant varieties;
(27) 1 percent Rotenone;
(28) Ryania;
(29) Ryania, pyrethrum, and rotenone blends,
				if from a botanical source;
(30)
				Sabadilla;
(31) Seed
				inoculants;
(32) Soaps;
(33) Sound;
(34) Summer oils;
(35) Supplemental feeding or management
				techniques;
(36) Timing of
				plantings;
(37) Trapping
				substances;
(38) Tree
				seals;
(39) Vacuuming;
(40) Viral sprays; or
(41) Vitamins.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.02 - Organic Product Standards › Section 15.22.02.09 - Buffer Zone

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A. Except as
				otherwise provided in this chapter, a producer shall maintain at least a
				25-foot buffer zone separating land in a farm unit being managed organically
				from other land.
B. A producer may
				be required by the Department to maintain a buffer zone wider than 25 feet and
				to take other precautionary measures if the use of the adjacent land presents a
				threat to the organic status of the farm unit.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.02 - Organic Product Standards › Section 15.22.02.10 - Fertility Testing and Monitoring

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A. The Department may conduct soil and tissue
				tests at the producer's expense to determine fertility or to evaluate a
				producer's soil management methods.
B. At the producer's expense, the Department
				may test for heavy metals or other suspected contaminants in the soil and
				subsoil of any field that receives substantial amounts of manure from off-farm
				sources.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.02 - Organic Product Standards › Section 15.22.02.11 - Handling and Processing Organic Commodities

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A. A processor, packager, manufacturer, or
				distributor shall handle organic products in accordance with the approved
				organic handling plan and shall comply with the requirements of §§B-E
				of this regulation.
B. Cleaning and
				Processing.
(1) A processor, packager,
				manufacturer, or distributor shall ensure that:
(a) Commodities certified by the Department
				meet all other applicable United States, Maryland, and local government
				specifications, inspection standards, and health regulations;
(b) Before packaging or processing, all
				commodities are mechanically cleaned to remove used seeds, stones, straws,
				insects, dust, metal, dirt, and other foreign material in accordance with
				applicable federal standards;
(c)
				Processing facilities meet all other applicable federal, State, and local
				health requirements; and
(d)
				Processed flour does not exceed 43°C as it leaves the milling
				process.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.02 - Organic Product Standards › Section 15.22.02.12 - Post-Harvest Handling

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A. Upon
				prior written approval by the Department, a producer, shipper, packer, or other
				handler of organic products may:
(1) Apply
				disinfectants, as specified by the Department, to storage containers and
				handling equipment; or
(2) Apply
				post-harvest sulfur-based fungicides or botanical insecticides.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.03 - Organic Products Certification › Section 15.22.03.01 - Organic Certification Program

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A. The Department shall supervise and
				administer the Maryland Organic Certification Program.
B. Under the program, a product shall be
				classified as either Maryland certified organic or Maryland organic
				certification pending. To obtain the Maryland certified organic classification,
				the product shall meet the standards established under Regulation .02A of this
				chapter, including the requirement that it be grown on land on which a
				substance or practice prohibited under this subtitle has not been applied
				during the immediately preceding 3 years. To obtain the Maryland organic
				certification pending classification, the product shall meet the standards
				established under Regulation .02B of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.03 - Organic Products Certification › Section 15.22.03.02 - What May be Certified

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A.
				Maryland Certified Organic. The Department may certify a product as Maryland
				certified organic only if:
(1) It is grown on
				land which:
(a) Is organically farmed as
				provided under this subtitle,
(b)
				Is located in Maryland,
(c) Has not
				had a substance or practice prohibited under this subtitle applied to it during
				the immediately preceding 3 years, counting back from the date of harvest of
				the certified product, and
(d)
				Except as provided for in Regulation .05E of this chapter, has passed through
				the transitional phase; and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.03 - Organic Products Certification › Section 15.22.03.03 - Permits

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A. In order to
				sell, market, advertise, or package a product as organic under the Department's
				certification program, the product's producer, processor, distributor, and
				retailer shall obtain a permit from the Department.
B. A permit that a producer, processor,
				distributor, or retailer obtains under this chapter is valid for 1 calendar
				year.
C. Transfer of Permit. A
				permit that the Department has issued under this chapter is not
				transferable.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.03 - Organic Products Certification › Section 15.22.03.04 - Permit Application Procedure

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An organic producer, processor, distributor, or retailer who
				  applies for a permit under this chapter shall:
A. Submit a completed application to the
				Department, as provided under Regulation .05 of this chapter if the applicant
				is a producer, or as provided under Regulation .07 of this chapter if the
				applicant is a processor, distributor, or retailer;
B. Pay prescribed fees as provided under
				Regulation .11 of this chapter;
C.
				Be inspected by the Department as provided under Regulation .08 of this
				chapter;
D. Perform required soil
				and residue tests as provided under Regulation .09 of this chapter, if
				applicable; and
E. Maintain and
				make available to the Department all records required under Regulation .05 of
				this chapter if the applicant is a producer, or as provided under Regulation
				.07 of this chapter if the applicant is a processor, distributor, or
				retailer.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.03 - Organic Products Certification › Section 15.22.03.06 - Organic Farm Plan

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The producer-applicant shall ensure that the organic farm
				  plan contains all of the following information:
A. The farm size, number of farm units, and
				farm equipment available;
B. A map
				showing details of:
(1) The location of each
				farm unit, and
(2) Any road, farm
				lane, building, or other crop near each farm unit;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.03 - Organic Products Certification › Section 15.22.03.07 - Processor, Distributor, and Retailer Requirements

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A. Application and Questionnaire.
(1) A processor, distributor, or retailer
				applicant shall complete an application on a Departmental form which includes a
				plan for maintaining the organic quality of products and which covers all
				applicable post-harvest aspects of processing and handling.
(2) A processor shall notify the Department
				on a Departmental form each time the processor substantially changes the state
				of the product, such as when fruit is processed into jelly.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.03 - Organic Products Certification › Section 15.22.03.08 - Inspections

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A. Upon receipt of
				an application and verification of documents submitted by an applicant under
				Regulations .05 and .06 of this chapter, the Department shall conduct an
				initial inspection of a farm unit or business facility.
B. The Department shall conduct an annual
				on-site inspection of each farm or business facility that has obtained a
				certification permit under this subtitle.
C. A person who conducts an inspection under
				this subtitle may not:
(1) Carry out any
				inspection in which the inspector or any person employed by the inspector has,
				or has had during the immediately preceding 4 years, a commercial interest,
				including the provision of consultancy services in the activity
				inspected;
(2) Accept payment,
				gifts, or favors of any kind, other than prescribed fees, from the business
				inspected; or
(3) Provide advice
				concerning organic practices or techniques for a fee, other than fees
				established under this subtitle.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.03 - Organic Products Certification › Section 15.22.03.09 - Testing of Certified Organic Products

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A. A producer-applicant for a permit to use
				the Maryland organic certification logos on organic products shall submit to
				the Department all required test results.
B. When the Department deems it appropriate,
				the Department may collect from each farm unit or business facility tissue
				samples to test for pesticide residues or nitrogen levels. Each permit holder
				shall pay the Department a fee for the tests performed. Random screening tests
				shall be conducted by the Department, as determined necessary.
C. The Department may perform specific
				analytical tests, at the permit holder's expense, on any organic product
				suspected of being in violation of this subtitle.
D. If the Department determines that a
				product sold or labeled as organically produced under this subtitle contains
				any detectable residue of a substance prohibited by this subtitle, the
				Department shall conduct an investigation to determine if this subtitle has
				been violated.
E. If an
				investigation conducted under §D of this regulation indicates that a
				substance prohibited by this subtitle was intentionally applied, or if the
				residue level is greater than 5 percent of the residue tolerance established by
				the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the product may not be sold
				or labeled as organically produced under this subtitle.
F. If, during an inspection of a farm or
				business facility, a Department inspector becomes aware of a violation of
				applicable laws relating to food safety, the inspector shall report the
				violation to the appropriate health agency.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.03 - Organic Products Certification › Section 15.22.03.10 - Renewal Applications

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A permitted producer, processor, distributor, or retailer may
				  renew a certification permit by:
A.
				Submitting a renewal application;
B. Paying a renewal fee;
C. Certifying, when applicable, that the
				certified farm unit or certified organic handling operation has not produced or
				handled any agricultural product sold or labeled as organically produced except
				in accordance with this subtitle; and
D. Otherwise complying with the requirements
				of this subtitle.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.03 - Organic Products Certification › Section 15.22.03.11 - Application and Renewal Fees

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A.
				Producer-Applicant Fees.
(1) Application Fee.
				An applicant for farm unit eligibility shall pay an initial application fee of
				$150 to the Department.
(2)
				Inspection Fee.
(a) Amount. An applicant for
				a certification permit shall pay:
(i) An
				inspection fee at an established on-site hourly rate for the Department
				inspector;
(ii) Established mileage
				rates for the Department inspector and the volunteer inspector; and
(iii) Costs of required tests performed by
				the Department.
(b)
				Required Deposit. The applicant shall pay the Department a $300 deposit which
				shall be applied toward the inspection and testing costs. If the applicant is
				rejected by the Department or chooses to withdraw the application, the deposit
				shall be refunded by the Department, except for the costs already incurred by
				the Department plus $10. If the total costs of certification are less than the
				deposit, the Department shall refund the excess deposit to the applicant. If
				the total costs of certification are greater than the deposit, the applicant
				shall pay any extra costs to the Department.
(3) Renewal Fee. After entry into the
				certification program, a producer shall pay the Department a 1-year renewal fee
				of $100.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.03 - Organic Products Certification › Section 15.22.03.12 - Action on Application

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A.
				Initial Determination. After receipt of all required verification documents,
				including inspection reports and the results of any required laboratory
				analyses, the Department shall determine whether to grant or deny the requested
				permit, and then notify the applicant of its decision.
B. Denial of Application. The Department may
				not grant a permit to an applicant if the:
(1) Requirements of this subtitle have not
				been met;
(2) Application or
				verification documents contain insufficient or false information upon which to
				make a determination of eligibility; or
(3) Applicant has violated any provisions of
				this subtitle.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.03 - Organic Products Certification › Section 15.22.03.13 - Logos

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The Department has adopted the following logos for use on
				  products that meet the requirements of this subtitle:
A. Maryland Certified Organic Logo.
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B.
				Maryland Organic Certification Pending Logo.
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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.03 - Organic Products Certification › Section 15.22.03.14 - Use of Logos

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A. Conditions
				of Use. A person possessing an approved permit under this subtitle may use the
				Maryland certified organic or Maryland organic certification pending logo,
				whichever is appropriate, on containers, labels, tags, signs, stickers, decals,
				or other packaging, promotional, or informational materials subject to the
				requirements of this subtitle and the approval of the Department.
B. Use of Maryland Certified Organic Logo. A
				product meeting the requirements of Regulation .02A of this chapter may be sold
				or labeled using the Maryland certified organic logo.
C. Use of Maryland Organic Certification
				Pending Logo. A product meeting the requirements of Regulation .02B of this
				chapter may be sold or labeled using the Maryland organic certification pending
				logo.
D. Prohibited Use. Unless the
				product meets the requirements of this subtitle, it may not be represented as
				being either Maryland certified organic or Maryland organic certification
				pending.
E. Use by Retailers and
				Distributors.
(1) The Department may grant
				permission to market Maryland certified organic or Maryland organic
				certification pending products to retailers and distributors who agree to
				comply with the requirements of this subtitle.
(2) Permitted retailers shall conspicuously
				display the certification permit to sell Maryland certified organic products in
				each store where the product is offered for sale.
(3) A certified retailer may use a
				Department-approved sign to identify only certified products by a producer
				holding a Maryland approved certification permit.
(4) Certified retailers shall adopt measures
				to ensure that products bearing a Maryland organic logo are easily identifiable
				to consumers and clearly distinguishable and separated from similar products
				that are not Maryland certified organic.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.03 - Organic Products Certification › Section 15.22.03.15 - Recordkeeping by the Department

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A.
				The Department shall maintain a list of producers, processors, distributors,
				and retailers who possess a certification permit.
B. The Department shall maintain all records
				concerning certification of agricultural products for at least 10
				years.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.03 - Organic Products Certification › Section 15.22.03.16 - Organic Certification Advisory Committee

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A. Composition and Appointment. The Maryland
				Organic Certification Advisory Committee is composed of the following 12
				members who are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Secretary:
(1) One consumer of organic
				products;
(2) Four producers of
				organic products;
(3) One handler
				of organic products;
(4) One
				representative of a recognized organic industry group;
(5) Four experts, at least one of whom is
				from the University of Maryland, in associated and related fields with
				knowledge of, and interest in, organic agriculture; and
(6) One member of the Maryland Agricultural
				Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.03 - Organic Products Certification › Section 15.22.03.17 - Revocation or Suspension of Permit to Use Maryland Logos

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A. The Secretary may suspend or revoke any
				permit to use the Maryland logo if a permit holder violates any provision of
				this subtitle.
B. In an emergency,
				the Secretary may suspend a permit immediately upon finding a threat to public
				health, safety, or welfare.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.03 - Organic Products Certification › Section 15.22.03.18 - Enforcement and Complaint Investigation

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A person who believes that any provision of this subtitle has
				  been violated may file a written complaint with the Department setting forth
				  the facts and circumstances of any alleged violation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.03 - Organic Products Certification › Section 15.22.03.19 - Hearings and Appeals

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A.
				Hearings.
(1) If a person is charged by the
				Secretary with a violation of this subtitle, the Secretary shall give the
				person charged an opportunity to be heard pursuant to State Government Article,
				Title 10, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(2) The Department shall hold a hearing
				promptly following an emergency suspension.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.03 - Organic Products Certification › Section 15.22.03.20 - Violation of Regulations

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A violation of this subtitle is a misdemeanor punishable as
				  provided in Agriculture Article, §§
									12-101 and
				  12-102, Annotated Code of
				  Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.03 - Organic Products Certification › Section 15.22.03.21 - Public Access

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Certification documents and laboratory analyses that pertain
				  to certification are subject to inspection as provided under State Government
				  Article, §§
									10-611 -10-630,
				  Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.04 - Production Standards for Organic Animal Products › Section 15.22.04.01 - Scope

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This chapter provides production standards for producers of
				  certified organic animal products, including meat, dairy, and eggs, pursuant to
				  the Maryland Organic Certification Program.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.04 - Production Standards for Organic Animal Products › Section 15.22.04.02 - Certification

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All animal products marketed or labeled, or both, as organic
				  shall be produced on land or in facilities by organic animal producers
				  certified by the Maryland Department of Agriculture, in accordance with COMAR
				  15.22.03, or an official organic certifying agent recognized by the Department.
				  Producers of organic animal products seeking certification as organic food
				  producers may apply for certification.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.04 - Production Standards for Organic Animal Products › Section 15.22.04.04 - Organic Farm Plan

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A. A
				certified organic animal producer shall follow COMAR 15.22.02 in the
				development and the use of a farm plan for producing products under a system of
				organic management.
B. The plan
				shall address the following:
(1) Feed
				sources;
(2) Nutrient
				management;
(3) Animal
				health;
(4) Animal
				management;
(5) Animal
				identification;
(6)
				Shelter;
(7) Living
				conditions;
(8) Records;
(9) Disease prevention and treatment;
				and
(10) Parasite prevention and
				control.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.04 - Production Standards for Organic Animal Products › Section 15.22.04.05 - Certification Application, Inspection, Use of Logo, and Fees

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Organic animal producers shall follow regulations concerning
				  certification, application, inspection, fees, and use of logo, as required
				  under COMAR 15.22.03. The Department shall follow regulations on initial
				  determination and denial of application, in accordance with COMAR
				  15.22.03.12A.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.04 - Production Standards for Organic Animal Products › Section 15.22.04.06 - Record Keeping

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A. Organic
				livestock producers shall ear tag or otherwise individually identify organic
				livestock, with the exception of poultry and aquaculture, which may be
				identified by flock and school, respectively.
B. Organic livestock producers shall maintain
				the following records from birth or purchase of livestock animals, and for 5
				years after the sale of the organic animal products or slaughter of organic
				livestock:
(1) All disease and pest
				management materials administered, including:
(a) Animal identification;
(b) Dates of administration;
(c) Types of materials;
(d) Dosages given; and
(e) Sources of materials;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.04 - Production Standards for Organic Animal Products › Section 15.22.04.07 - Feed

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A. All certified
				organically produced livestock shall be fed 100 percent certified organic feed
				and approved feed supplements and additives, as defined in this
				regulation.
B. The following feed
				supplements and additives are approved for addition to organic feed, and may be
				from any source, provided the additive or its components are not prohibited
				under any other chapter of the organic program regulations:
(1) Amino acids (chelated or
				nonchelated);
(2)
				Enzymes;
(3) Fish meal, crab meal,
				and fish and crab byproducts;
(4)
				Mineral oil;
(5)
				Minerals;
(6) Salt; and
(7) Vitamins.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.04 - Production Standards for Organic Animal Products › Section 15.22.04.08 - Emergency Feed

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When an organic feed shortage results from emergency
				  conditions, such as poor weather, road closures, crop failures due to drought,
				  or area quarantine, the organic livestock producer may feed nonorganic feed to
				  livestock for a limited period, provided:
A. The organic feed shortage is temporary and
				unforeseeable due to conditions beyond the producer's control;
B. The organic livestock producer makes every
				reasonable effort to locate organically certified feed, and maintains a record
				of every such effort, using feed in the following order:
(1) Certified organic feed;
(2) Noncertified organic (transitional) feed;
				and
(3) Conventional
				feed;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.04 - Production Standards for Organic Animal Products › Section 15.22.04.09 - Disease and Pest Management

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A.
				For animals to be considered "organically produced," the organic producer shall
				implement an organic disease and pest management program. A producer may not
				use the term "certified organic" unless the producer has an organic disease and
				pest management program approved by the Department.
B. The required organic disease and pest
				management program shall emphasize prevention, and shall include strategies for
				disease prevention and treatment and for parasite control. Organic animal
				producers shall market only healthy animals and animal products, and may not
				deny treatment to an animal so it may be labeled or sold as certified
				organic.
C. Approved disease and
				pest management materials and practices include:
(1) Botanical insecticides for external
				parasite control and for fly management, only if labeled for such
				use;
(2) Homeopathic, naturopathic,
				and herbal remedies;
(3) Iodine,
				alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, copper sulfate, lime, lye, alkali carbonate,
				caustic potash, bleach, and potassium permanganate, used as disinfectants or
				cleaners, or both;
(4) Vaccinations
				against endemic disease, including coccidiosis vaccination (poultry);
(5) Sodium hypochlorite (bleach), used on
				machinery and facilities;
(6)
				Steam-sterilized equipment;
(7)
				Pasture rotation; and
(8)
				Quarantine of ill animals and new animals on the farm.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.04 - Production Standards for Organic Animal Products › Section 15.22.04.10 - Living Conditions

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A. An
				organic livestock producer shall establish and maintain livestock living
				conditions in a manner that promotes the health and natural behavior of the
				animal.
B. An animal shall be
				provided access to shade, shelter, exercise areas, fresh air, and direct
				sunlight suitable to the species, its stage of production, the climate, and the
				environment.
C. A ruminant shall be
				provided access to pasture.
D.
				Bedding shall:
(1) Be clean and dry;
				and
(2) If typically consumed by
				the animal species, comply with Regulation .07 of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.04 - Production Standards for Organic Animal Products › Section 15.22.04.11 - Products from Bovine Animals, Swine, Lamb, Sheep, Goats, Rabbits, and Ratites

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Organic meat products produced from bovine animals, swine,
				  lamb, sheep, goats, rabbits, and ratites shall be organically reared and
				  managed:
A. From birth to slaughter;
				or
B. At least the last 90 percent
				of their lives before slaughter, and preferably from birth to
				slaughter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.04 - Production Standards for Organic Animal Products › Section 15.22.04.12 - Poultry and Poultry Products

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Organic poultry products shall meet the following
				  criteria:
A. Birds raised for meat
				production shall be fed 100 percent certified organic feed from the time the
				animals are 2 days old;
B. Laying
				hens and fowl shall be acquired or raised, or both, in one of two ways:
(1) Raised on 100 percent certified organic
				feed from 2-day old chicks; or
(2)
				Raised from started pullets that are managed nonorganically, provided they are
				managed organically within an approved farm plan for 56 days immediately prior
				to the sale of eggs as organic;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.04 - Production Standards for Organic Animal Products › Section 15.22.04.13 - Aquaculture Products

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Organic aquaculture products shall meet the following
				  criteria:
A. Aquaculture stock shall
				be fed 100 percent certified organic feed from fingerling size, except that
				naturally occurring food, such as minnows and brine shrimp, are permitted as
				feed in combination with certified feed, as specified in the farm plan;
				and
B. The aquafarm shall be
				managed in accordance with COMAR 15.22.03, and include provisions for record
				keeping, disease control, and water testing or management, or both.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.04 - Production Standards for Organic Animal Products › Section 15.22.04.14 - Dairy Products

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A. The
				following substances may not be administered to dairy animals managed
				organically:
(1) Antibiotics, within 90 days
				before organic milk production; and
(2) Biotech milk enhancers, including
				BST.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.04 - Production Standards for Organic Animal Products › Section 15.22.04.15 - Manure Management

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Operators of organic farms shall conform to the Maryland
				  Nutrient Management Program regulations on manure management, as provided in
				  COMAR 15.20.07.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 22 - ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES › Chapter 15.22.04 - Production Standards for Organic Animal Products › Section 15.22.04.16 - Regulations Under COMAR 15.22.03 To Be Followed by Organic Animal Producers

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Organic animal producers shall follow regulations, as
				  provided under COMAR 15.22.03, concerning:
A. Revocation or suspension of permit to use
				Maryland logos;
B. Enforcement and
				complaint investigation;
C.
				Hearings and appeals;
D. Violations
				of regulations; and
E. Public
				access.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES › Subtitle 01 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 16.01.01 - Definitions; Rules of Construction › Section 16.01.01.02 - Rules of Construction

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A. In General. In interpreting and applying this title, the following rules of construction apply.
B. Gender. Words denoting one gender include and apply to the other genders as well.
C. Number. The singular includes the plural and vice versa.
D. Time Computations.
(1) Computation of Time After an Act, Event, or Default.
(a) In computing any period of time prescribed by this title, the day of the act, event, or default after which the designated period of time begins to run is not included.
(b) If the period of time allowed is more than 7 days, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays are counted.
(c) If the period of time allowed is 7 days or less, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays are not counted.
(d) The last day of the period so computed is included unless it is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES › Subtitle 01 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 16.01.02 - Scope of Title › Section 16.01.02.01 - Department's Role

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A. Statewide Responsibility. The Department of Juvenile Services is responsible for the administration of juvenile services throughout the State.
B. Operational Autonomy.
(1) The Department is operationally autonomous from agencies that administer adult services.
(2) The Department is responsible only for:
(a) Persons within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court; and
(b) Those youths who have been ordered by a juvenile court to be detained in a juvenile facility pending a transfer determination.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES › Subtitle 01 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 16.01.02 - Scope of Title › Section 16.01.02.02 - Application to Public and Private Programs

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A. In General. Except as otherwise expressly provided, this title and all standards in this title apply to all facilities and other programs, including those provided by or purchased from the private sector.
B. Compliance Required. All programs, public or private, and their employees shall comply with all rules, regulations, codes of conduct, standards, and procedures contained in or adopted under this title.
C. Monitoring Activities. Monitoring activities by the Department or, to the extent of their jurisdiction, by juvenile justice monitors apply to all facilities and other programs, including those provided by or purchased from the private sector.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES › Subtitle 01 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 16.01.02 - Scope of Title › Section 16.01.02.03 - Private-Sector Residential Facilities

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A. Additional Requirements. Private-sector residential programs shall also conform, as applicable, to COMAR 14.31.05-COMAR 14.31.07.
B. Rule of Construction. To the extent any provision of this title, as applied to private-sector providers, is inconsistent with any provision of a regulation listed in §A of this regulation, the latter prevails.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES › Subtitle 01 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 16.01.02 - Scope of Title › Section 16.01.02.04 - Role of Outside Agencies

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A. Delineation Required. The role and function of any public or private agency providing services to the Department or to any youth under the jurisdiction of the Department shall be delineated in a written directive, contract, or memorandum of understanding that specifies the agency's responsibilities and relation to the Department and its program managers.
B. Annual Review. Each directive, contract, or memorandum of understanding shall be reviewed annually and updated as needed.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES › Subtitle 01 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 16.01.03 - Adoption, Amendment, or Repeal of Regulations › Section 16.01.03.01 - In General

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A. Authority of Department. The Department may adopt, amend, or repeal regulations, on a regular or an emergency basis, as prescribed by the Administrative Procedure Act.
B. Notice and Opportunity for Comment. The Department shall:
(1) Provide public notice of the proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal; and
(2) Afford interested persons an opportunity to submit written data, views, or argument.