Md. Code Regs. 15.03.05.02 - Permits, Licenses and Fees
A.
Receiving Station Permits.
(1) Stationary
Receiving Stations. A permit is required for each stationary receiving station,
such as any building, milk plant, or other non-mobile facility where milk and
other fluid dairy products are received from the producer. Upon each permit
application for a stationary receiving station, the applicant shall state,
under oath, the average amount of milk or other fluid dairy products received
daily during the 12-month period preceding the application. If the applicant
did not purchase milk for the entire 12-month period, he will state the average
amount received during the period when milk was purchased by him. If he
purchased no milk during any portion of the previous 12 months, he will
estimate his receipts for the period for which the permit is
requested.
(2) Farm Milk Tank
Truck-Mobile Receiving Station. A mobile receiving station shall be any milk
tank truck, trailer, or semi-trailer which is used to receive the producer's
milk on the farm. Each milk tank truck, trailer, or semi-trailer shall be
considered a receiving station and each purchaser or receiver shall be required
to hold a separate permit for each mobile receiving station. In addition to all
other information required by the Secretary, the applicant shall state, under
oath, the total capacity in gallons of each mobile receiving station for which
a permit is required.
(3) Permit
Fees.
(a) General. Each application for a
permit shall be accompanied by a fee based on the average daily volume of milk
or other fluid dairy products received, in the case of stationary receiving
stations, and the total capacity of the carrying compartment(s) in the case of
mobile receiving stations.
(b) Fee
Determination.
(i) Stationary Receiving
Stations.
(aa) Receiving milk and other fluid
dairy products not exceeding 2000 pounds daily - $5
(bb) Receiving milk and other fluid dairy
products exceeding 2000 pounds, but not exceeding 40,000 pounds daily -
$10
(cc) Receiving milk and other
fluid dairy products exceeding 40,000 pounds daily - $25
(ii) Mobile Receiving Stations.
(aa) Total capacity not exceeding 5000
gallons - $10
(bb) Total capacity
exceeding 5000 gallons - $25
(4) Posting Permits.
(a) Stationary receiving station permits
shall be conspicuously posted at the receiving station for which they are
issued.
(b) Mobile receiving
station permits shall be kept in the vehicle for which they are issued and
shall be available for display and inspection at all times upon request by the
Secretary.
(5) Permit
Year. All receiving station permits shall be valid for 12 months or any
fraction thereof beginning January 1 and expiring December 31 of the calendar
year for which they are issued. Permits are not assignable or
transferable.
B.
Licenses.
(1) License Obtained by
Examination. Every person weighing, measuring, sampling, or testing milk or
other fluid dairy products for permit holders shall possess a license issued by
the Secretary for that purpose. The license may be obtained by initiating an
application and successfully completing any applicable examination required by
the Secretary. After a person successfully completes the examination for a
license to test and/or to weigh, measure, or sample, he shall receive written
notification of that fact. Unless he applies for the license within a 2-year
period from the date of examination, he shall be required to present himself
for reexamination before being issued a license.
(2) License Renewal. Unless a person holding
a valid license to test and/or to weigh, measure, and sample renews the license
within 1 year after its expiration date, he shall be required to successfully
complete an applicable examination prescribed by the Secretary before a current
license may be issued.
(3) Farm
Milk Tank Calibrator.
(a) Registration. All
persons, not members of the Maryland Department of Agriculture, engaged in
calibration of farm milk tanks located in the State shall be registered with
the Secretary.
(b) License and
Examination Required. All persons desiring to be registered as a farm milk tank
calibrator shall initiate the prescribed action to obtain a license to weigh,
measure, and sample as a minimum requirement, or obtain a license to weigh,
measure, sample, and test. Examinations specifically for calibrators will, in
addition to other material, contain subject matter directly related to farm
milk tanks.
(4) License
Year. All licenses shall be valid for 12 months or any fraction thereof
beginning January 1 and expiring December 31 of the calendar year for which
they are issued.
(5) Fees for
Examination and License.
(a) Application and
Examination Fee; General. Any person requesting an examination and initiating
an application for a license to weigh, measure, sample and/or test milk or
other fluid dairy products shall pay the prescribed fee.
(b) Application and Examination Fee; Cost.
The application and examination fee shall be $1 for any person seeking a
license to weigh, measure, and sample. The fee for any person seeking a license
to weigh, measure, sample, and test shall be $1.50.
(c) License Fee. The fee for a license to
weigh, measure, and sample shall be $2. The fee for a license to weigh,
measure, sample, and test shall be $3.
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