Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 20 - SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION › Chapter 15.20.07 - Agricultural Operation Nutrient Management Plan Requirements › Section 15.20.07.06 - Record-Keeping and Reporting Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Operator Reporting Requirements-Plan
				Development.
(1) An operator shall submit to
				the Department a summary of the nutrient management plan for the agricultural
				operation in a form that the Department requires when it is first developed to
				meet requirements of this chapter, according to the deadlines provided by
				Regulation .04A and B of this chapter.
(2) A nutrient management plan submitted to
				the Department by an operator for the first time shall include:
(a) A statement agreeing to cooperate with
				the Department to establish a reasonable time to evaluate compliance with the
				plan, by reviewing records and visiting the farm site or sites, as provided in
				§B(2) of this regulation;
(b)
				Descriptive information of the agricultural operation provided on a Department
				form, including the owner or operator, location of the operation, type of
				agricultural operation, and name of the individual preparing the
				plan;
(c) A summary section of the
				plan indicating all nutrient recommendations during the plan period, as
				provided by COMAR
				15.20.08.04F;
(d) Soil analysis information; and
(e) A clearly recognizable map or aerial
				photograph identifying location and boundaries of the agricultural operation,
				individual field boundaries or management units, and acreage.
(3) Following the first submission
				of required nutrient management plan information to the Department, all
				operators subject to this chapter shall file by March 1 of each year an annual
				implementation report The report shall be submitted on a form that the
				Department requires, and shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) A summary of basic information
				identifying the operator and characterizing the farm operation to include any
				changes in information on the agricultural operation that was provided in the
				reporting form for the first submitted plan;
(b) Total acreage managed under a nutrient
				management plan by crop and total nutrients applied by crop;
(c) If the operator, in conjunction with the
				agricultural operation, uses or produces animal manure, the following
				information:
(i) The amount of animal manure
				imported to or exported from the operator's farm;
(ii) For any animal manure that was imported,
				including manure received through a manure broker, the name and location of the
				sending farm; and
(iii) For any
				animal manure that was exported, the name and location of the farm, alternative
				use facility, or manure broker that received the manure; and
(d) A statement verifying that:
(i) The information provided is true and
				accurate; and
(ii) A valid nutrient
				management plan will be followed during the current cropping season and
				upcoming cropping year.
(4) The Department shall keep, and shall
				protect the confidentiality of, all nutrient management plan information
				submitted, so as to protect the identity of the person for whom the plan was
				developed.