Section 6-107 - Registration. - Maryland Statutes

§ 6-107. Registration.
 

(a)  Registration required; exemptions.- Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, a distributor shall register each brand name or product name of commercial feed before distributing it in the State. Customer-formula feeds and contract feeds are exempt from registration if the registration fee is paid on the commercial feeds which they contain. 

(b)  Registration application; copy to be furnished.- The registration application for commercial feeds shall be submitted on forms furnished by the Secretary, and shall also be accompanied by a label or other printed matter describing the product if requested by the Secretary. The application shall include the information required by §§ 6-109, 6-110, and 6-111 of this subtitle. When the Secretary has approved the registration, he shall furnish a copy to the applicant. 

(c)  Amount of registration fee; exemptions.- The annual registration fee for each commercial feed distributed in the State is $50. Customer-formula feeds and contract feeds are exempt if the registration fee is paid on the commercial feeds which they contain. 

(d)  Expiration date.- Each registration expires April 30 each year. 

(e)  Exception.- Provided the product label has not been altered or changed, a distributor may not be required to register any brand of commercial feed which has been registered under this subtitle by another person. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 48, § 119; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 6, § 1; 1974, ch. 855; ch. 864, § 1; 1975, ch. 458; 1976, ch. 164; 1984, ch. 396; 1989, ch. 165; 1992, ch. 31; 2000, ch. 107; 2007, ch. 5, § 7.]