Md. Code Regs. 15.18.03.06 - Tonnage and Sales Information Reporting
A. Statement Required.
(1) The registrant of each commercial
fertilizer or soil conditioner shall submit to the Department:
(a) A semiannual statement of the tonnage of
each grade of commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner distributed in the
State; and
(b) An inspection fee of
25 cents for each ton distributed, except a fertilizer or soil conditioner
product distributed in a package of 10 pounds or less.
(2) This statement and inspection fee shall
include each sale for the periods of January 1 through June 30 or July 1
through December 31 of each year.
B. Failure to File Statement or Pay Fee. If a
registrant does not file a tonnage report and the inspection fee within 31 days
after the end of the semiannual period, a collection fee amounting to 10
percent of the amount, or a minimum of $10, shall be assessed against the
registrant. The amount of fees due constitutes a debt and may become the basis
of a judgment against the registrant.
C. Monthly Report of Sales and Distribution
to Nonregistrant.
(1) Each registrant
distributing or selling a commercial fertilizer to a nonregistrant shall mail
to the Department, within 10 days, excluding legal holidays and Sundays, after
the last day of each month a statement showing the following information for
that month:
(a) The total tons of commercial
fertilizer distributed, by grades and analyses;
(b) The counties where the commercial
fertilizer was distributed; and
(c)
The form in which the commercial fertilizer was shipped, such as, bags, bulk,
or liquid.
(2) If more
than one person is involved in the distribution of the commercial fertilizer,
the last registrant who distributes to a nonregistrant, whether a dealer or
consumer, is responsible for reporting tonnage, unless a prior registrant has
reported the tonnage distributed.
D. Reporting.
(1) The registrant of each commercial
fertilizer and specialty fertilizer shall report to the Department on the
amount of fertilizer sold and distributed each fiscal year beginning July 1st
of a calendar year and ending on June 30th of the next calendar year, within 31
days after the end of this reporting period, for nonfarm use by grades and
analysis to the following identified sectors:
(a) Lawn and turf;
(b) Golf course and athletic
fields;
(c) Gardening, including
but not limited to landscaped areas such as vegetable and flower gardens,
shrubs and trees, containers, water gardens, potting/planting soil with
fertilizer; and
(d) Greenhouses and
nurseries.
(2) Instead
of filing an annual report as required by this section, a registrant may file a
monthly report of sales information along with the tonnage report as required
by this regulation.
(3) If more
than one person is involved in the sale and distribution of the commercial
fertilizer and specialty fertilizer, the last registrant who sells or
distributes to a nonregistrant, whether a dealer or consumer, is responsible
for reporting, unless a prior registrant has reported, as required by this
regulation.
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