Md. Code Regs. 15.20.07.03 - Definitions
A. In this chapter,
the following terms have the meaning indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Agricultural operation" means a business
or activity that:
(a) Tills, crops, keeps,
pastures, or produces an agricultural product, including livestock, poultry,
plants, trees, sod, food, feed, or fiber by in-ground, out-of-ground,
container, or other culture; and
(b) Has a gross annual income of $2,500 or
more, or has eight or more animal units.
(2) "Animal unit" means the unit of measure
equivalent to 1,000 pounds of live animal weight.
(3) Annual implementation report means the
end of cropping season report that an operator, using a Department-created
form, must file with the Department by March 1 of each year, providing certain
information about the agricultural operation for the previous calendar
year.
(4) "Biosolids" means any
thickened liquid, suspended or settled solid, or dried residue extracted from
sewage at a sewage treatment plant, including domestic sewage, that:
(a) Contains recognized plant nutrients, or
liquid byproducts, that meet federal and State regulations for beneficial use
by land application or other methods; and
(b) Is regulated as sewage sludge pursuant to
the Environment Article, ยง
9-201 et seq., Annotated
Code of Maryland.
(5)
"Certified farm operator" means an individual certified by the Department under
this subtitle to prepare a nutrient management plan solely for agricultural
land that the individual:
(a) Owns;
(b) Operates; or
(c) Has a legal interest in.
(6) "Certified nutrient management
consultant" or "consultant" means an individual certified by the Department
under this subtitle to prepare a nutrient management plan.
(7) Chemical Fertilizer.
(a) "Chemical fertilizer" means a
manufactured or blended nutrient source, usually in granular or liquid form,
containing a guaranteed analysis of primary nutrients.
(b) "Chemical fertilizer" does not include a
product blended from all natural organic fertilizer sources.
(8) "Department" means the
Maryland Department of Agriculture or its designee.
(9) "Expected crop yield" means a realistic
crop yield for the agricultural operation determined by using yield records or
soil productivity information.
(10)
"Fertilizer" means a substance containing any recognized primary plant nutrient
used for its plant nutrient content and designed for use in promoting plant
growth.
(11) "Manure management"
means operations and conditions specific to an agricultural operation that has
animals, or uses animal manure or waste nutrients from animal production. The
purpose of manure management in nutrient management planning is to improve
efficiency and effectiveness of nutrient utilization and to minimize the
potential for nutrient loss from the management of animals or their manure and
associated waste nutrients. Guidelines for manure management are described in
the Maryland Nutrient Management Manual, Section III-C.
(12) "Nutrient management plan" means a plan
prepared by a certified nutrient management consultant or certified farm
operator to manage the amount, placement, timing, and application of animal
manure, fertilizer, biosolids, or other plant nutrients in order to:
(a) Minimize nutrient loss or runoff;
and
(b) Maintain the productivity
of soil when growing agricultural products.
(13) "Operator" means a person who manages or
owns an agricultural operation.
(14) "Person" means the State, any county,
municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the State, or any of
their units, or an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor,
administrator, fiduciary, or representative of any kind, or any partnership,
firm, association, public or private corporation, or any other entity, unless
otherwise provided.
(15) "Plant
production goal" means a statement of the estimated length of time that plants
will be grown, and some appropriate measure of expected plant size, such as
height or diameter.
(16) "Primary
nutrients" means a plant food that is essential for normal plant growth and
includes total nitrogen (N), available phosphate
(P2O5), and soluble potash
(K2O).
Notes
Regulation .03B 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); amended effective 47:20 Md. R. 877, eff.
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