Md. Code Regs. 15.20.04.11 - Record-Keeping and Reporting Requirements
A. License Holder Record-Keeping and
Reporting Requirements. A person who holds a license under this chapter shall
keep records, and file with the Department by September 30 of each year an
annual activity report covering the previous year (July 1 through June 30) that
contains the following information:
(1) Name
and number of the license holder;
(2) Name of the certified nutrient management
consultant or consultants employed between the previous July 1 and June
30;
(3) Number of nutrient
management plans completed; and
(4)
Acreage covered by the plan and by county and State watershed codes for this
acreage.
B. Information
Concerning the Phosphorus Management Tool.
(1)
As provided in §B(2) and (3) of this regulation, a license holder or a
certified consultant who is not operating under a license shall file a report
with the Department that includes information relating to nutrient management
plans developed for operations which have soils with a phosphorus fertility
index value of 150 or above.
(2)
The report shall include information that the Department determines necessary
to evaluate the implementation of the Phosphorus Management Tool, as provided
in the Maryland Nutrient Management Manual, Section II-C2.
(3) The report shall be filed annually on a
form developed by the Department not later than September 30th.
(4) The Department shall maintain the
information provided in the report in a manner that protects the identity of
the person for whom the plan was prepared and that person's personal
information.
C.
Information related to soil test phosphorus
(1) As provided in §C(2)-(4) of this
regulation, a license holder or a certified consultant who is not operating
under a license shall file a report with the Department that includes field or
management-unit information relating to phosphorus levels in the soil
determined by a soil analysis conducted in accordance with COMAR
15.20.08.05D
related to nutrient management plans developed in accordance with COMAR
15.20.07 and 15.20.08.
(2) The
report shall include:
(a) Soil test
phosphorus levels for each field or management unit in the nutrient management
plan and expressed in terms of the Fertility Index Value;
(b) Acreage associated with a specific soil
analysis and field or management unit;
(c) The county in which the field or
management unit is located; and
(d)
Other information that the Department considers necessary to evaluate soil
phosphorus data.
(3) The
report shall be filed on a form developed by the Department not later than
September 30, 2015 and every sixth year thereafter.
(4) The report may not include any
information identifying the person or specific operation about whom the report
is prepared.
D. List of
Reported Operations. Concurrent with the report required under §C of this
regulation, a license holder or a certified consultant who is not operating
under a license shall file a separate report with the Department that includes
the names of the persons, farm names, as applicable, and addresses of those
operations for which soil phosphorus data has been provided to the
Department.
E. Nutrient Management
License Holder Record-Keeping Requirements. A license holder shall keep:
(1) A copy of any nutrient management plan
prepared under this chapter;
(2)
Records with the following information if the information is not already
contained in a plan:
(a) Consultant's name
and certification and license number,
(b) Landowner's or operator's name and
address,
(c) Location of the land,
including county and watershed code,
(d) Total acres of land for nutrient
application, including acres of each crop or land cover,
(e) Date of the initial plan and subsequent
revisions,
(f) Soil analysis for
each field,
(g) Organic waste
analysis,
(h) Expected crop yields
by field, and basis used for calculations,
(i) Recommended nutrient rates for each field
and crop, including application time and methods to be used,
(j) Any adjustment of recommendations due to
limitations, which shall be justified and documented, and,
(k) Any other instructions or suggestions
resulting in plan modification; and,
(3) Required records for at least 5 years and
make them available to the Department upon request.
Notes
Regulation .11 amended effective 42:11 Md. R. 726, eff.
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