Md. Code Ann., Agric. § 10-1802
Registration required to transport waste kitchen grease for conversion to biofuel
Effective Jul 1, 2011Added by Acts 2011, c. 261, § 1, eff. July 1, 2011; Acts 2011, c. 262, § 1, eff. July 1, 2011.State of Maryland
- (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person shall register annually with the Department before transporting waste kitchen grease.
(b)
(1) A person may transport waste kitchen grease to property owned by the person to convert the waste kitchen grease to biofuel for the person's own use provided that the person:
- (i) Transports only 275 gallons of waste kitchen grease in a single vehicle;
- (ii) Possesses or controls no more than a total of 1,320 gallons of waste kitchen grease, biofuel feedstock derived from waste kitchen grease, or biofuel stock; and
(iii) Has not obtained any of the waste kitchen grease that will be transported from:
- 1. A container owned by a registrant or a commercial renderer; or
- 2. A food establishment under contract with a registrant.
(2) A person may transport waste kitchen grease to a facility to convert the waste kitchen grease to biofuel provided that:
(i) The person:
- 1. Meets all of the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection; and
- 2. Other than to a property owned by the person, will transport the waste kitchen grease to only one facility during a single 24-hour period; and
(ii) The receiving facility:
- 1. Has a production capacity not exceeding 500 gallons of biofuel a day; and
- 2. Possesses or controls no more than a total of 1,320 gallons of waste kitchen grease, biofuel feedstock derived from waste kitchen grease, or biofuel.
- (3) Biofuel used to power the vehicle transporting the waste kitchen grease is excluded for the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection.
Added by Acts 2011, c. 261, § 1, eff. July 1, 2011; Acts 2011, c. 262, § 1, eff. July 1, 2011.