1. A. These regulations describe the Department's certification and licensing program for individuals or businesses that prepare and offer farm nutrient management plans.
2. B. When a nutrient management plan is prepared for a farm it indicates how essential primary nutrients, that is, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, are to be annually managed on farm fields for crop production and for the protection of water quality. Plans contain recommendations to farmers based on expected crop yield, existing nutrient levels in the soil, organic residuals, optimum timing and placement of nutrients, environmental protection, and normal farming practices such as liming, tillage, and crop rotation. The Department shall certify qualified individuals to prepare these plans.

Authority: Agriculture Article, §§8-801—8-806, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.15 adopted as an emergency provision effective October 13, 1992 (19:22 Md. R. 1981); emergency status extended at 20:3 Md. R. 255; adopted permanently effective March 15, 1993 (20:5 Md. R. 515)

Regulation .05A amended effective January 27, 1997 (24:2 Md. R. 116)

Chapter revised effective May 29, 2000 (27:10 Md. R. 967)

Regulation .02B amended as an emergency provision effective December 22, 2004 (32:2 Md. R. 144); amended permanently effective April 11, 2005 (32:7 Md. R. 684)

Regulation .03A amended as an emergency provision effective December 22, 2004 (32:2 Md. R. 144); amended permanently effective April 11, 2005 (32:7 Md. R. 684)

Regulation .04 amended as an emergency provision effective December 22, 2004 (32:2 Md. R. 144); amended permanently effective April 11, 2005 (32:7 Md. R. 684)

Regulation .05A,B amended as an emergency provision effective December 22, 2004 (32:2 Md. R. 144); amended permanently effective April 11, 2005 (32:7 Md. R. 684)

Regulation .06 amended effective April 16, 2001 (28:7 Md. R. 692)

Regulation .06A amended as an emergency provision effective December 22, 2004 (32:2 Md. R. 144); amended permanently effective April 11, 2005 (32:7 Md. R. 694)

Regulation .08A amended as an emergency provision effective December 22, 2004 (32:2 Md. R. 144); amended permanently effective April 11, 2005 (32:7 Md. R. 684)

Regulation .10A amended as an emergency provision effective December 22, 2004 (32:2 Md. R. 144); amended permanently effective April 11, 2005 (32:7 Md. R. 684)

Regulation .11 amended effective June 8, 2015 (42:11 Md. R. 726)

Regulation .12D amended effective April 16, 2001 (28:7 Md. R. 692)

Regulation .13 recodified to be Regulation .14 and new Regulation .13 adopted effective October 5, 2020 (47:20 Md. R. 876)