1. A. An independent testing laboratory shall register with the Administration.

2. B. To register, an independent laboratory shall:

   1. (1) Submit a completed independent laboratory registration form;
   2. (2) Pay the registration fee specified in COMAR 14.17.21;
   3. (3) Submit a copy of the certificate of accreditation accompanied by the scope of accreditation; and
   4. (4) Submit the name, address, date of birth, and Social Security Number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number of each independent testing laboratory employee and a copy of the application form completed by each independent testing laboratory employee.

3. C. The Administration may issue a provisional registration to an independent testing laboratory that has not yet been issued a certificate of accreditation in Maryland if the independent testing laboratory submits:

   1. (1) A copy of the contract with the accreditation body with which it is applying to become accredited and a copy of the proposed scope of the accreditation;
   2. (2) Evidence the independent testing laboratory has been accredited by the accreditation body in another jurisdiction; and
   3. (3) All other required components listed in §B of this regulation.

4. D. Once it has obtained a certificate of accreditation, a provisionally registered independent testing laboratory shall apply to be registered, subject to the following terms:

   1. (1) The term of the registration may not exceed the term of the provisional registration; and
   2. (2) No additional registration fee need be paid for that term.

Authority: Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, §§36-202—204, and 36-408, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.07 adopted as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2023 (50:14 Md. R. 559); emergency status expired June 30, 2024

Regulations .01—.07 adopted as an emergency provision effective June 7, 2024 (51:14 Md. R. 676)

Regulations .01—.07 adopted effective July 22, 2024 (51:14 Md. R. 678)

Regulation .03A amended effective April 14, 2025 (52:7 Md. R. 324)

Regulation .04B amended effective April 14, 2025 (52:7 Md. R. 324)

Regulation .05 amended effective April 14, 2025 (52:7 Md. R. 324)