1. A. For State mixing, the Department shall assess an applicant at the rate of 5 cents per pound of mixture, with a $25 minimum per mixture.
2. B. For out-of-State mixing, the Department shall assess an applicant at the rate of 6 cents per pound for the mixing, with a $25 minimum per mixture, plus 50 cents per mile from Annapolis to the mixing site. The applicant shall be responsible for the cost of any overnight lodging.
3. C. For rebagging, relabeling, or retagging, the Department shall assess the applicant at the rate of 2 cents per pound, with a $20 minimum, and with any additional travel expense as described in §B of this regulation.

4. D. For tags or labels used, the applicant shall be assessed at the following rate:

   1. (1) Certification tags and labels per rate found in COMAR 15.08.03.19D;
   2. (2) Supervised mix tags or labels = 14 cents per tag or label plus $2 per lot.
5. E. The Department may assess the applicant at a rate of $12.50 per 1/2 hour, or any part of it, that the applicant does not mix seed after the agreed upon time.

Authority: Agriculture Article, §9-202, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: September 4, 1989 (16:17 Md. R. 1886)

Regulation .04 amended effective October 7, 1996 (23:20 Md. R. 1425)

Regulation .06B amended effective October 7, 1996 (23:20 Md. R. 1425)

Regulation .08B amended effective October 7, 1996 (23:20 Md. R. 1425)

Regulation .11 amended effective August 30, 1993 (20:17 Md. R. 1351); October 7, 1996 (23:20 Md. R. 1425); February 12, 2007 (34:3 Md. R. 301)

Regulation .11D amended effective January 21, 2013 (40:1 Md. R. 21)