1. A. A producer may use any of the substances or practices in §B of this regulation.

2. B. A producer shall follow label instructions, when applicable, when using the following substances:

   1. (1) Adjuvants and wetting agents (organic);
   2. (2) Animal manures;
   3. (3) Biodynamic preparations;
   4. (4) Blood meal;
   5. (5) Bone meal;
   6. (6) Boron/borax;
   7. (7) Chelates and fritted trace elements;
   8. (8) Composts;
   9. (9) Diatomaceous earth;
   10. (10) Dolomite;
   11. (11) Epsom salts;
   12. (12) Fallowing;
   13. (13) Fish emulsion;
   14. (14) Fish meal;
   15. (15) Gibberellic acid and other naturally occurring growth regulators;
   16. (16) Green manures;
   17. (17) Greensand;
   18. (18) Ground oyster, clam, lobster, crab shells;
   19. (19) Gypsum;
   20. (20) Hoof and horn meal (low lead);
   21. (21) Kelp or seaweed meals, extracts, and algae;
   22. (22) Legumes as cover crops;
   23. (23) Limestone;
   24. (24) Microbial compost or soil inoculants;
   25. (25) Micronutrients (dry and foliar);
   26. (26) Molybdenum (various);
   27. (27) Mulches;
   28. (28) Peat moss;
   29. (29) Perlite;
   30. (30) Potassium sulfate;
   31. (31) Rock or colloidal phosphate (low heavy metals);
   32. (32) Sawdust;
   33. (33) Sulfate of iron, manganese, and molybdenum;
   34. (34) Sulfate of zinc, boron, copper;
   35. (35) Sulfur (elemental);
   36. (36) Sul po mag (langbeinite);
   37. (37) Vermiculite;
   38. (38) Wood ashes;
   39. (39) Worm castings; or
   40. (40) Any other substance or practice approved by the Department.
3. C. A producer may not apply any allowed soil amendment or fertilizer at a rate that exceeds that recommended by an agency or a laboratory approved by the Department.
4. D. A producer shall forward to the Department the label and any other instructions for any product approved by the Department but not listed in this regulation.

Authority: Agriculture Article, §§10-602 and 10-1402, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.12 adopted as an emergency provision effective May 21, 1991 (18:12 Md. R. 1318); emergency status expired December 1, 1991; adopted permanently effective April 13, 1992 (19:7 Md. R. 746)

Regulation .04 amended as an emergency provision effective January 30, 2001 (28:4 Md. R. 415); amended permanently effective May 14, 2001 (28:9 Md. R. 888)

Regulation .04C, D adopted as an emergency provision effective May 19, 1995 (22:12 Md. R. 897); emergency status extended at 22:19 Md. R. 1470; adopted permanently effective October 9, 1995 (22:20 Md. R. 1545)

Regulation .05 amended as an emergency provision effective January 30, 2001 (28:4 Md. R. 415); amended permanently effective May 14, 2001 (28:9 Md. R. 888)

Regulation .07B amended as an emergency provision effective May 19, 1995 (22:12 Md. R. 897); emergency status extended at 22:19 Md. R. 1470; adopted permanently effective October 9, 1995 (22:20 Md. R. 1545)

Regulation .08 amended as an emergency provision effective January 30, 2001 (28:4 Md. R. 415); amended permanently effective May 14, 2001 (28:9 Md. R. 888)

Regulation .08A amended and G adopted as an emergency provision effective May 19, 1995 (22:12 Md. R. 897); emergency status extended at 22:19 Md. R. 1470; adopted permanently effective October 9, 1995 (22:20 Md. R. 1545)

Regulation .09 amended as an emergency provision effective January 30, 2001 (28:4 Md. R. 415); amended permanently effective May 14, 2001 (28:9 Md. R. 888)

Regulation .11 amended as an emergency provision effective January 30, 2001 (28:4 Md. R. 415); amended permanently effective May 14, 2001 (28:9 Md. R. 888)

Regulation .11C amended as an emergency provision effective May 19, 1995 (22:12 Md. R. 897); emergency status extended at 22:19 Md. R. 1470; adopted permanently effective October 9, 1995 (22:20 Md. R. 1545)