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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 14 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES › Subtitle 40 - MARYLAND CENTER FOR SCHOOL SAFETY › Chapter 14.40.03 - Correction or Amendment of Public Records › Section 14.40.03.10 - Disclosure of Statement of Disagreement

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If a person in interest files a statement of disagreement
				  concerning a public record under Regulations .08 and .09 of this chapter, the
				  Center shall provide a copy of the statement whenever the Center discloses the
				  public record to a third party.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 14 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES › Subtitle 40 - MARYLAND CENTER FOR SCHOOL SAFETY › Chapter 14.40.03 - Correction or Amendment of Public Records › Section 14.40.03.11 - Administrative Review

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A. A person may
				request administrative review under this regulation if the Center:
(1) Has refused the person's request to
				correct or amend a public record under Regulation .07 of this
				chapter;
(2) Has rejected the
				person's statement of disagreement under Regulation .08 of this chapter;
				or
(3) Has not provided a statement
				of disagreement to a third party under Regulation .10 of this
				chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 14 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES › Subtitle 40 - MARYLAND CENTER FOR SCHOOL SAFETY › Chapter 14.40.04 - Certification and Training for School Security Employees and School Resource Officers › Section 14.40.04.01 - Definitions

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A. In this
				chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Center" means the Maryland Center for
				School Safety.
(2) "School resource
				officer" has the meaning stated in Education Article, §
										7-1501(j),
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(3)
				"School safety coordinator" means an individual or individuals in a school
				system, regardless of job title, who serve as:
(a) The head of safety or security for the
				school system; or
(b) The liaison
				between the Center, local law enforcement, and the local school system as
				required under Education Article, §
											7-1508(a),
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(4) School Security Employee.
(a) "School security employee" has the
				meaning stated in Education Article, §
											7-1501(k),
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(b)
				School security employee includes individuals :
(i) Employed by a local school system, either
				as salaried or contractual employees, to provide safety or security-related
				services at a public school; or
(ii) Assigned to a public school, whose job
				description includes safety or security related services as part of the
				individual's primary duties.
(c) School security employee does not
				include:
(i) A school resource
				officer;
(ii) Local law enforcement
				providing supplemental coverage to local school systems;
(iii) An employee of the school system not
				assigned to work in an individual public school as part of their duties;
				or
(iv) A school
				administrator.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 14 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES › Subtitle 40 - MARYLAND CENTER FOR SCHOOL SAFETY › Chapter 14.40.04 - Certification and Training for School Security Employees and School Resource Officers › Section 14.40.04.02 - School Safety Coordinator Certification

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A. The Center shall
				certify a school safety coordinator upon completion of the following training:
(1) The Center's curriculum for school safety
				coordinators and any annual updates;
(2) The National Incident Management System,
				Incident Command System, independent study courses 100, 200, 700, and 800;
				and
(3) Federal Emergency
				Management Agency (FEMA) independent study course, Multi-Hazard Emergency
				Planning for Schools.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 14 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES › Subtitle 40 - MARYLAND CENTER FOR SCHOOL SAFETY › Chapter 14.40.04 - Certification and Training for School Security Employees and School Resource Officers › Section 14.40.04.03 - School Resource Officers and School Security Employees Training

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A. A school
				resource officer or school security employee shall complete the Center's model
				curriculum or an approved local training, as required under Education Article,
				§
									7-1508, Annotated Code of
				Maryland.
B. A school resource
				officer or school security employee assigned or hired after the start of the
				school year will register and complete the model curriculum prior to the next
				school year and may begin work in a school:
(1) Following notification to the Center;
				and
(2) Following completion of the
				preliminary curriculum prescribed by the Center.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 14 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES › Subtitle 40 - MARYLAND CENTER FOR SCHOOL SAFETY › Chapter 14.40.05 - Critical Life Threatening Incidents › Section 14.40.05.01 - Purpose

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Pursuant to Education Article, §
									7-1510(g),
				  Annotated Code of Maryland, each local school system shall promptly inform the
				  Maryland Center for School Safety of any critical life-threatening incidents
				  that occur on school grounds.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 14 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES › Subtitle 40 - MARYLAND CENTER FOR SCHOOL SAFETY › Chapter 14.40.05 - Critical Life Threatening Incidents › Section 14.40.05.02 - Scope

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The provisions of this chapter apply during school hours,
				  inclusive of after-school activities and school-sanctioned events on school
				  grounds and while transporting students.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 14 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES › Subtitle 40 - MARYLAND CENTER FOR SCHOOL SAFETY › Chapter 14.40.05 - Critical Life Threatening Incidents › Section 14.40.05.03 - Definitions

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A. In this
				chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) Critical, life-threatening incident means
				an event which:
(a) Results in an individual
				being charged with a threat of mass violence directed at a school under
				Criminal Law Article, §
											3-1001, Annotated Code
				of Maryland;
(b) Meets the criteria
				for a threat of mass violence but does not result in criminal charges due to
				the age limitation under Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, §
											3-8A-03(f),
				Annotated Code of Maryland; or
(c)
				Occurs on school grounds and:
(i) Results in
				death or serious bodily injury; or
(ii) Requires activation of a school's
				emergency plans and substantially disrupts the normal or orderly operation of a
				school.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 14 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES › Subtitle 40 - MARYLAND CENTER FOR SCHOOL SAFETY › Chapter 14.40.05 - Critical Life Threatening Incidents › Section 14.40.05.04 - Notification

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A. A local
				school system experiencing a critical, life-threatening incident shall notify
				the Center of the incident as soon as practicable, but no later than 24 hours
				after the local school system knew or should have known that this was a
				critical, life-threatening incident or received notice that the individual was
				charged under Criminal Law Article, §
									3-1001, Annotated Code
				of Maryland.
B.The local school
				system or the Center will determine when an incident substantially disrupts the
				orderly operation of a school.
C.
				The local school system shall hold the after-action meeting and review required
				pursuant to Education Article, §
									7-1510(g)(2)(H),
				Annotated Code of Maryland, within 45 days of the occurrence of the
				incident.
D. The after-action
				meeting participants shall include:
(1) Center
				staff;
(2) School safety
				coordinator;
(3) Representatives
				from the school or school system involved in the response to or recovery from
				the incident; and
(4)
				Representatives from responding agencies.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.01 - Procedural Regulations › Section 15.01.01.01 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Contested case" means a proceeding
				before the Department as provided under the Administrative Procedure Act, State
				Government Article, Title 10, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(2) "Department" means the Maryland
				Department of Agriculture or any of its units.
(3) "Secretary" means:
(a) The Secretary of Agriculture or the
				Secretary's designee; and
(b) If a
				unit of the Department is authorized to conduct hearings, the head of that unit
				or the unit head's designee.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.01 - Procedural Regulations › Section 15.01.01.03 - Procedural Regulations-Contested Cases

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A. Notice of Agency Action.
(1) In a contested case, the Department shall
				give reasonable notice of the agency's action.
(2) The notice shall state:
(a) The facts that are asserted or if they
				cannot be stated in detail when the notice is given, the issues that are
				involved;
(b) The pertinent
				statutory and regulatory sections under which the Department is taking its
				action;
(c) The sanction proposed
				or potential penalty, if any, as a result of the Department's action;
(d) The opportunity of the recipient of the
				notice to request a hearing, specifying:
(i)
				What, if anything, the person shall do to receive a hearing; and
(ii) All relevant time requirements;
				and
(e) The direct
				consequences, sanction, or potential penalty, if any, of the recipient's
				failure to exercise in a timely manner the opportunity for a hearing or, if a
				hearing is scheduled, the recipient's failure to appear at that
				hearing.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.02 - Distribution of Funds for the Maintenance of Drainage Systems for Agricultural Land › Section 15.01.02.01 - Cost Sharing

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The Secretary of Agriculture may provide up to 50 percent of
				  the cost necessary to maintain drainage outlet systems for the draining of
				  agricultural land constructed pursuant to Article 25, §§ 52-59
				  (Public Drainage Associations) and §§ 169-218 (Public Watershed
				  Associations), Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.02 - Distribution of Funds for the Maintenance of Drainage Systems for Agricultural Land › Section 15.01.02.02 - Requirements for Application for Cost Sharing

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An association wishing to be considered for cost sharing
				  pursuant to this chapter shall make written application to the Secretary as
				  provided by the Department and shall conform to the following
				  requirements:
A. Each association
				shall be active with a currently elected board of managers.
B. Each association shall have adopted and
				implemented an operations and maintenance program which provides for the
				regular maintenance of that association's drainage outlet systems.
C. Each association, upon application for
				assistance, shall submit an operations and maintenance plan for the maintenance
				of drainage outlet systems, for which cost sharing is requested. This plan
				shall include cost estimates and shall have been approved by the local soil
				conservation district in the year of application.
D. Each association shall submit a written
				commitment indicating the source of the funds to be matched.
E. Each association shall have the continuing
				duty to keep all drainage improvements in good repair.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.02 - Distribution of Funds for the Maintenance of Drainage Systems for Agricultural Land › Section 15.01.02.03 - Criteria for Allocation of Cost Sharing Funds

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A. Cost sharing for the maintenance of
				drainage outlet systems for agricultural land will be limited to the control of
				vegetation and removal of channel obstructions as follows:
(1) Control of vegetation will be limited to
				control of herbaceous growth or removal of shrubs or small trees which do not
				exceed 4 inches in diameter at breast height.
(2) Movement of earth will be limited to:
(a) Cleaning of sediment traps or
				construction of sediment traps as is considered necessary by the soil
				conservation district.
(b) Removal
				of material which does not change the original design of the channel, or
				constitute a major channel reconstruction or realignment. The original design
				shall be maintained and removal of material may not exceed 6 inches below the
				original design grade of the channel.
(c) Placement of soil shall be as specified
				by the soil conservation district.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.03 - Approval of the Secretary of Agriculture for the Giving Away of Live Animals as Prizes › Section 15.01.03.01 - Permission of the Secretary

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A. The
				Secretary of Agriculture is responsible for approving the giving away of a live
				animal (vertebrate) in the following cases when given:
(1) As a prize or an inducement to enter a
				contest, game, or other competition; or
(2) As an inducement to enter a place of
				amusement;
(3) As an incentive to
				enter into a business agreement when an animal is offered for the purpose of
				attracting trade.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.03 - Approval of the Secretary of Agriculture for the Giving Away of Live Animals as Prizes › Section 15.01.03.02 - Requests for Approval

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A.
				Requests for approval to give an animal away shall be submitted in writing to
				the Secretary and shall provide details which clearly describe the following:
(1) The applicant's efforts to provide the
				animal with a sanitary environment;
(2) The type of food the animal will be
				provided and at what intervals the animal will be fed and, when appropriate,
				watered;
(3) What effort the
				applicant shall make to ensure that an animal is kept healthy and in good
				condition;
(4) The locations and
				dates where the giveaway is to occur, for example, the location of the fair and
				when the fair will take place; and
(5) When appropriate, a description of the
				container that the recipient will be provided to transport the
				animal.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.03 - Approval of the Secretary of Agriculture for the Giving Away of Live Animals as Prizes › Section 15.01.03.03 - Approval of Requests

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A. In
				deciding whether to give an applicant permission to give an animal away, the
				Secretary will judge each application on a case-by-case basis depending on the
				needs of each animal.
B. To receive
				the Secretary's approval of the request to give away live animals, the
				applicant shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) The applicant shall treat humanely all
				animals to be given away;
(2) The
				applicant may not give an animal to a person who does not want it;
(3) The applicant shall take steps to ensure
				that the animal is kept healthy and in good condition, including but not
				limited to the following:
(a) Provide the
				animal with a sanitary environment, for example, that the container holding the
				animal is cleaned regularly and maintained in a sanitary condition,
(b) When appropriate, provide potable water
				to the animal, and
(c) Feed the
				animal nutritious food in sufficient quantities;
(4) The applicant may not give away an animal
				that is not in good health;
(5) The
				applicant shall inform the recipient of an animal that the applicant will care
				for the animal until the recipient leaves the event in which the giveaway is
				occurring, for example, the fair;
(6) The applicant shall give the recipient or
				winner a coupon which may be used to redeem the animal at the time the
				recipient or winner departs from the event, for example, the fair;
(7) For each recipient of an animal, the
				applicant shall provide written instructions on how to care for the animal and,
				when appropriate, a suitable container to transport the animal; and
(8) The applicant shall permit the Secretary
				or the Secretary's agent to examine an animal that is to be given
				away.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.04 - Public Information Act Requests › Section 15.01.04.01 - Scope

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This chapter sets out procedures under the Public Information
				  Act for filing and processing requests to the Department of Agriculture for the
				  inspection and copying of public records of the Department.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.04 - Public Information Act Requests › Section 15.01.04.02 - Policy

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It is the policy of the Department to facilitate access to
				  the public records of the Department, when access is allowed by law, by
				  minimizing costs and time delays to applicants.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.04 - Public Information Act Requests › Section 15.01.04.03 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated
B. Terms Defined
(1) "Act" means the Public Information Act,
				General Provisions Article, §§ 4-101-4 -601, Annotated Code of
				Maryland
(2) "Applicant" has the
				meaning stated in General Provisions Article, §
										4-101(b),
				Annotated Code of Maryland
(3)
				"Board" has the meaning stated in General Provisions Article, §
										4-101(c),
				Annotated Code of Maryland
(4)
				"Copy" means any form of reproduction using a photocopying machine or other
				reproduction technology, including a paper copy an electronic copy, a printout,
				or an image.
(5) "Custodian" has
				the meaning stated in General Provisions Article, §
										4-101(d),
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(6)
				"Department" means the Department of Agriculture.
(7) Indigent has the meaning stated in
				General Provisions Article, §
										4-206(a)(2),
				Annotated Code of Maryland
(8)
				"Metadata" has the meaning stated in General Provisions Article, §
										4-205(a),
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(9)
				"Official custodian" has the meaning stated in General Provisions Article,
				§
										4-101(f),
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(10)
				"PIA Coordinator" means the Department employee who is responsible for
				accepting requests for public records.
(11) "Public Access Ombudsman" means the
				official appointed under General Provisions Article, Title 4, Subtitle 1B, to
				resolve disputes under the Act
(12)
				"Public record" has the meaning stated in General Provisions Article, §
										4-101(j),
				Annotated Code of Maryland
(13)
				"Reasonable fee" has the meaning stated in General Provisions Article, §
										4-206(a)(3),
				Annotated Code of Maryland
(14)
				"Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(15) "Working day" means a day other than
				Saturday, Sunday, or a State holiday
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.04 - Public Information Act Requests › Section 15.01.04.04 - Secretary as Official Custodian

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Unless otherwise provided by law, the Secretary is the
				  official custodian of the public records of the Department
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.04 - Public Information Act Requests › Section 15.01.04.05 - Who May Request Public Records

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Any person may request to inspect or copy public records of
				  the Department
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.04 - Public Information Act Requests › Section 15.01.04.06 - Necessity for Written Request

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A.
				Inspection.
(1) Except as otherwise provided
				in this chapter, the custodian shall make public records of the Department
				available for inspection by an applicant without demanding a written
				request
(2) The custodian shall
				require a written request if the custodian reasonably believes that:
(a) The Act or any other law may prevent the
				disclosure of one or more public records to the applicant; or
(b) A written request will materially assist
				the Department in responding.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.04 - Public Information Act Requests › Section 15.01.04.07 - Contents of Written Request

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A written request shall:
A. Contain the applicant's name and
				address;
B. Be signed by the
				applicant; and
C. Reasonably
				identify, by brief description, the public record sought
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.04 - Public Information Act Requests › Section 15.01.04.08 - Addressee

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A request to inspect or copy a public record of the
				  Department shall be addressed to the custodian of the record If the custodian
				  is unknown, the request may be addressed to the Secretary or the PIA
				  Coordinator
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.04 - Public Information Act Requests › Section 15.01.04.09 - Response to Request

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A.
				Custodian's Initial Responsibilities.
(1) If
				the custodian decides to grant a request for inspection, the custodian shall
				produce the public record for inspection:
(a)
				Immediately; or
(b) Within a
				reasonable time period, not to exceed 30 days after the date of the request, if
				that period is needed to retrieve the public record and conduct any necessary
				review.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.04 - Public Information Act Requests › Section 15.01.04.10 - Notice to and Consideration of Views of Person Potentially Affected by Disclosure

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A. Unless
				prohibited by law, the custodian may provide notice of a request for inspection
				or copying of any public record of the Department to any person, who in the
				judgment of the custodian, could be adversely affected by disclosure of that
				public record.
B. The custodian may
				consider the views of the potentially affected person before deciding whether
				to disclose the public record to the applicant.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.04 - Public Information Act Requests › Section 15.01.04.11 - Electronic Records

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A. Except
				as provided in §§C and D of this regulation, the custodian shall
				provide an applicant with a copy of the public record in a searchable and
				analyzable electronic format if:
(1) The
				public record is in a searchable and analyzable electronic format;
(2) The applicant requests a copy of the
				public record in a searchable and analyzable electronic format; and
(3) The custodian is able to provide a copy
				of the public record, in whole or in part, in a searchable and analyzable
				electronic format that does not disclose information that is exempt from
				disclosure under the Act.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.04 - Public Information Act Requests › Section 15.01.04.12 - Public Record Destroyed or Lost

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If the custodian knows that a requested public record has
				  been destroyed or lost, the custodian shall promptly:
A. Notify the applicant that the public
				record is not available; and
B.
				Explain the reasons why the public record cannot be produced.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.04 - Public Information Act Requests › Section 15.01.04.13 - Review of Denial

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A. If the
				custodian denies a request to inspect or copy a public record of the
				Department, the applicant may file an action for judicial enforcement under
				General Provisions Article, §
									4-362, Annotated
				Code of Maryland, without pursuing the remedies set forth in §§B and
				C of this regulation.
B. If the
				custodian charges a fee of more than $350 under Regulation .15 of this chapter,
				the applicant may, within 90 days after the date the fee is imposed, file a
				written complaint with the Board under General Provisions Article, §
									4-1A-05(a),
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
C. The
				applicant and the custodian each may contact the Public Access Ombudsman to
				resolve, under General Provisions Article, Title 4, Subtitle 1B, Annotated Code
				of Maryland, a dispute relating to requests for public records.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.04 - Public Information Act Requests › Section 15.01.04.14 - Disclosure Against Public Interest

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A. Denial Pending Court Order.
(1) If, in the opinion of the Secretary,
				disclosure of a public record of the Department otherwise subject to disclosure
				under the Act would do substantial injury to the public interest, the Secretary
				may temporarily deny the request and seek a court order allowing continued
				nondisclosure.
(2) A temporary
				denial shall be in writing.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.04 - Public Information Act Requests › Section 15.01.04.15 - Fees

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A. The fee schedule
				for copying and certifying copies of public records of the Department is as
				follows:
(1) Copies.
(a) The fee for each copy made by a standard
				printer or photocopying or scanning machine with the Department is 25 cents per
				page.
(b) The fee for each copy
				made otherwise shall be based on the actual cost of reproduction.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.04 - Public Information Act Requests › Section 15.01.04.16 - Time and Place of Inspection

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A.
				An applicant may inspect any public record of the Department that the applicant
				is entitled to inspect during the normal working hours of the
				Department.
B. The inspection shall
				occur where the public record is located, unless the custodian, after taking
				into account the applicant's express wish, determines that another place is
				more suitable and convenient.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.05 - Cost Sharing-Water Pollution Control Program › Section 15.01.05.01 - General

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This chapter explains the State's cost sharing program to
				  assist eligible applicants in implementing certain agricultural practices which
				  will lessen water pollution caused by nutrients, sediment, animal wastes, or
				  agricultural chemicals. Under this program, grants are made to farmers for the
				  primary purpose of conserving soil and water resources and for protecting or
				  restoring the environment for the public benefit.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.05 - Cost Sharing-Water Pollution Control Program › Section 15.01.05.03 - Program Eligibility - Priority and Geographic Areas for Water Pollution Control

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A. A person who
				operates a farm in a priority area as designated in this regulation is eligible
				to apply for financial assistance for one or more projects under the State's
				cost share program for water pollution control.
B. The following geographic areas within this
				State are identified by watershed name and watershed segment number because
				they are likely to contain priority areas for water pollution control:
(1) The following watersheds in the Middle
				Potomac River Basin:
(a) Double Pipe Creek
				(02-14-03-04);
(b) Upper Monacacy
				River (02-14-03-03);
(c) Catoctin
				Creek (02-14-03-05);
(d) Lower
				Monacacy River (02-14-03-02);
(e)
				Direct drainage to the Potomac River between the Monocacy and Shenandoah Rivers
				(02-14-03-01);
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.05 - Cost Sharing-Water Pollution Control Program › Section 15.01.05.04 - Application Procedures

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A. A
				person may apply for cost sharing funds for a project on a Departmental request
				form provided by each local district.
B. Upon request by the applicant, the
				district shall complete a project technical determination form which shall
				include an approximate project cost figure. For projects other than nutrient
				management plans, the district shall recommend whether a critical condition
				exists on a farm. Cost figures for nutrient management plan development may be
				calculated by a State-certified and licensed nutrient management consultant
				using State-designated flat rates.
C. The district shall forward both forms to
				the Department for review.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.05 - Cost Sharing-Water Pollution Control Program › Section 15.01.05.05 - Application Review and Approval

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A.
				The Department to Approve or Disapprove an Application.
(1) If the Department approves a project, it
				shall base the amount of State cost sharing on:
(a) The existence of a critical
				condition;
(b) Water quality
				improvements to be achieved, with consideration given to the cumulative effect
				of other projects on the same body of water;
(c) Excepting riparian forest buffers,
				riparian herbaceous cover, wetland restoration, or pasture management, the
				estimated reduction of soil loss;
(d) The estimated reduction of pollution from
				animal waste;
(e) The estimated
				economic benefit to the participating farmer from use of the best management
				practice;
(f) Use of the most
				cost-effective best management practice;
(g) For pasture management, the applicable
				rate established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Environmental Quality
				Incentives Program; and
(h) For the
				planting of multiple species of cover crops, the rate shall equal or exceed the
				rates paid for the planting of a single species of cover crop.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.05 - Cost Sharing-Water Pollution Control Program › Section 15.01.05.06 - Technical Assistance by the District

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Upon application approval and notice by the Department, the
				  applicant shall request the district to prepare or approve all design,
				  construction, maintenance, or other plans for the project. The district shall
				  provide any necessary layout and construction supervision. The district shall
				  prepare a technical report along with its final estimate of project cost and
				  send it to the applicant and to the Department.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.05 - Cost Sharing-Water Pollution Control Program › Section 15.01.05.07 - Cost Sharing Agreement

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A.
				After a technical report of the project has been submitted to the Department by
				the district, the Department, with the approval of the Board of Public Works
				(when proceeds of State bonds are used to finance the State share), the
				district and the applicant shall execute an agreement. The agreement, among
				other things, shall obligate the applicant to:
(1) Establish, construct, or install one or
				more best management practices in accordance with district technical
				specifications;
(2) Maintain the
				best management practice for its expected life span;
(3) Bind any successor in title for the life
				of the project as specified in the agreement;
(4) Provide any required funds for the
				project; and
(5) Grant the
				Department, if it requests, a security interest in any equipment, structures,
				or similar items purchased with State cost sharing funds.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.05 - Cost Sharing-Water Pollution Control Program › Section 15.01.05.08 - Project Establishment

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A. After
				all parties execute a cost sharing agreement, and upon notice to the local
				district by the applicant, an applicant shall begin the approved
				project.
B. The applicant shall be
				responsible for all steps in completing the project, including, but not limited
				to, obtaining any necessary permits and the services of contractors, or
				obtaining any necessary materials or equipment to complete project
				construction.
C. The applicant
				shall provide the Department with a copy of the nutrient management plan
				immediately upon its final preparation when submitting a claim for payment for
				cost share assistance.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.05 - Cost Sharing-Water Pollution Control Program › Section 15.01.05.09 - Project Supervision

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A. A
				district shall periodically inspect the construction or installation of any
				project to ensure that it complies with district technical
				specifications.
B. An applicant
				shall agree to allow district, Department, and U.S. Department of
				Agriculture-Natural Resource Conservation Service representatives reasonable
				access to the project site for the purpose of site inspection and for reviewing
				the applicant's project records.
C.
				In order to verify implementation of the nutrient management plan project, the
				applicant shall agree to allow a Department representative access to the:
(1) Project site; and
(2) Applicant's project records.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.05 - Cost Sharing-Water Pollution Control Program › Section 15.01.05.10 - Distribution of Cost Sharing Funds

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A. A person who executes a cost sharing
				agreement shall do all of the following before making a claim for payment to
				the Department:
(1) A person shall document
				all eligible costs on an itemized statement and submit it to the district for
				approval. Each itemized cost shall be supported by payment receipts or unpaid
				invoices from vendors. Each receipt shall be signed by the person who executes
				a cost share agreement and certified that each cost is true and correct to the
				best of that person's knowledge;
(2) Each payment receipt or unpaid invoice
				shall show the following:
(a) Vendor, or
				vendors names;
(b) Type of
				material, labor, or equipment used on the project; and
(c) The unit cost paid for the item, the
				total amount paid to the vendor, and the date payment was received.
(3) The total amount of any claim
				for payment shall be shown clearly on a separate line on the face of the
				receipt. If receipts include items which were not used on the approved project,
				a person shall delete those items and adjust any total on the
				receipt.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.05 - Cost Sharing-Water Pollution Control Program › Section 15.01.05.11 - Project Monitoring

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A. After
				the Department has distributed cost sharing funds, the district or the
				Department shall monitor projects to see if they are maintained in accordance
				with the agreement. Any violations shall be reported by the district to the
				Department.
B. The district shall
				maintain a complete record of technical assistance provided to persons under
				the cost sharing program. These records will be available to the Department
				upon request.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.05 - Cost Sharing-Water Pollution Control Program › Section 15.01.05.12 - Failure to Establish or Maintain Best Management Practices

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If a person fails to establish, install, construct, or
				  maintain a best management practice in accordance with any agreement executed
				  with the Department, that person shall be liable for the full amount of State
				  cost sharing funds paid for any practice that was not implemented or
				  maintained. However, a person is not liable for inadequate maintenance or
				  destruction of a best management practice if caused by an act of nature that
				  could not be reasonably anticipated.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.06 - Correction or Amendment of Public Records › Section 15.01.06.01 - Scope

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This chapter sets out procedures under which a person in
				  interest may request the correction or amendment of public records of the
				  Maryland Department of Agriculture.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.06 - Correction or Amendment of Public Records › Section 15.01.06.02 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated
B. Terms Defined
(1) "Act" means the Public Information Act,
				General Provisions Article, §§
										4-101 - 4-601,
				Annotated Code of Maryland
(2)
				"Applicant" has the meaning stated in General Provisions Article, §
										4-101(b),
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(3)
				"Custodian" has the meaning stated in General Provisions Article, §
										4-101(d),
				Annotated Code of Maryland
(4)
				"Department" means the Department of Agriculture.
(5) "Person in interest" has the meaning
				stated in General Provisions Article, §
										4-101(g),
				Annotated Code of Maryland
(6)
				"Public record" has the meaning stated in General Provisions Article, §
										4-101(j),
				Annotated Code of Maryland
(7)
				"Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.06 - Correction or Amendment of Public Records › Section 15.01.06.03 - Who May Request

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A person in interest may request that the Department correct
				  or amend any public record that:
A.
				The Department keeps; and
B. The
				person in interest is authorized to inspect
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.06 - Correction or Amendment of Public Records › Section 15.01.06.04 - Contents of Request

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A. A
				person in interest shall make a request to correct or amend a public record in
				writing.
B. The request shall:
(1) Identify the public record to be
				corrected or amended;
(2) State the
				precise correction or amendment requested;
(3) State the reason for the correction or
				amendment; and
(4) Include a
				statement that, to the best of the requester's belief the public record is
				inaccurate or incomplete.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.06 - Correction or Amendment of Public Records › Section 15.01.06.05 - Addressee

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A request to correct or amend a public record shall be
				  addressed to the custodian of the record If the custodian is unknown, the
				  request may be addressed to the Secretary.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.06 - Correction or Amendment of Public Records › Section 15.01.06.06 - Return of Nonconforming Request

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A. The Department shall accept a request to
				correct or amend a public record when it is received if it reasonably complies
				with Regulations .04 and .05 of this chapter
B. If the request does not reasonably comply
				with Regulations .04 and .05 of this chapter, the Department shall return the
				request to the requester with:
(1) An
				explanation of the reason for the return; and
(2) A statement that, on receipt of a request
				that reasonably complies with Regulations .04 and .05 of this chapter, the
				request will be accepted
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.06 - Correction or Amendment of Public Records › Section 15.01.06.07 - Response to Request

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Within 30 days after the Department receives a request for
				  correction or amendment that reasonably complies with Regulations .04 and .05
				  of this chapter, the custodian shall:
A. Make the requested correction or
				amendment, and inform the requester in writing of the action; or
B. Inform the requester in writing that the
				Department will not:
(1) Make the requested
				correction or amendment, and the reason for the refusal; or
(2) Act on the request because:
(a) The requester is not a person in
				interest;
(b) The requestor is not
				authorized to inspect the record; or
(c) Of any other reason authorized by
				law.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.06 - Correction or Amendment of Public Records › Section 15.01.06.08 - Refusal of Request

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If the Department refuses to make a requested correction or
				  amendment, a person in interest may file with the Department a concise
				  statement of the reasons for:
A. The
				requested correction or amendment; and
B. The person's disagreement with the refusal
				of the Department to make the correction or amendment
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.06 - Correction or Amendment of Public Records › Section 15.01.06.09 - Requirements for Statement of Disagreement

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The statement submitted under Regulation .08 of this chapter
				  shall:
A. Be on pages no larger than
				8.5 x 11 inches in size;
B. Use
				only one side of each page; and
C.
				Consist of no more than five pages.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.06 - Correction or Amendment of Public Records › Section 15.01.06.10 - Provide Statement of Disagreement

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If a person in interest files a statement of disagreement
				  concerning a public record under Regulations .08 and .09 of this chapter, the
				  Department shall provide a copy of the statement whenever the Department
				  discloses the public record to a third party.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.06 - Correction or Amendment of Public Records › Section 15.01.06.11 - Administrative Review

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A. person may
				request administrative review under this regulation if the Department:
(1) Has refused the person's request to
				correct or amend a public record under Regulation .07 of this
				chapter;
(2) Has rejected the
				person's statement of disagreement under Regulation .08 of this chapter;
				or
(3) Has not provided a statement
				of disagreement to a third party under Regulation .10 of this
				chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.07 - Aquaculture Grant Program › Section 15.01.07.02 - Purpose

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The purpose of the Aquaculture Grant Program is to provide
				  matching funds for wastewater facilities for private aquaculture operations.
				  This program will help Maryland aquafarmers design and construct devices that
				  will reduce wastewater discharge or treat effluent to comply with water quality
				  standards established by the Maryland Department of the Environment and the
				  federal Environmental Protection Agency.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 01 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › Chapter 15.01.07 - Aquaculture Grant Program › Section 15.01.07.03 - Who May Apply

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A person with an aquaculture project that meets the program
				  objectives as contained in this chapter may apply to the Department for a
				  matching aquaculture grant.