1. A. Eligible Persons. The following persons, using the applicable Departmental forms, may apply to receive cost-share funds under the Department’s Poultry and Livestock Cost-Share Programs:

   1. (1) An eligible receiving operation;
   2. (2) A broker who meets the requirements of Regulation .13 of this chapter; and
   3. (3) An alternative use operation that meets the requirements of Regulation .09 of this chapter.

2. B. Poultry Cost-Share Program. To participate in the Department’s Poultry Cost-Share Program, an eligible person may utilize:

   1. (1) The Department’s Standard Process, as described in Regulation .07, for the transport of poultry manure to an eligible receiving operation;
   2. (2) The Department’s Fast Track Process, as described in Regulation .08, for the transport of poultry manure to an eligible receiving operation;
   3. (3) The Department’s Alternative Use Process, as described in Regulation .09, for the transport of poultry manure to approved alternative uses; or
   4. (4) The Department’s Poultry Manure Rail Export Process, as described in Regulation .10, for the transport of poultry manure to farms outside the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

3. C. Livestock Cost-Share Program. To participate in the Department’s Livestock Cost-Share Program, an eligible person may utilize:

   1. (1) The Department’s Standard process, as described in Regulation .07, for the transport of livestock manure to an eligible receiving operation;
   2. (2) The Department’s Fast Track process, as described in Regulation .08, for the transport of livestock manure to an eligible receiving operation; or
   3. (3) The Department’s Alternative Use process, as described in Regulation .09, for the transport of livestock manure to approved alternative uses.

Authority: Agriculture Article, §8-704.2, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.07 adopted as an emergency provision effective January 7, 1999 (26:3 Md. R. 174); adopted permanently effective April 5, 1999 (26:7 Md. R. 546)

Chapter revised as an emergency provision effective July 17, 2000 (27:16 Md. R. 1520); revised permanently effective October 30, 2000 (27:21 Md. R. 1977)

Chapter revised as an emergency provision effective December 1, 2000 (27:26 Md. R. 2356); revised permanently effective March 19, 2001 (28:5 Md. R. 552)

Chapter revised as an emergency provision effective March 24, 2004 (31:8 Md. R. 644); revised permanently effective June 21, 2004 (31:12 Md. R. 913)

Chapter revised effective February 15, 2016 (43:3 Md. R. 273)

Regulations .01—.10 repealed and new Regulations .01—.16 adopted as an emergency provision effective May 29, 2020 (47:13 Md. R. 639); adopted permanently effective November 2, 2020 (47:22 Md. R. 936)