Maryland Code, Agriculture § 8-8A-01

(1) Grows, raises, keeps, pastures, or otherwise produces a farm product, including:

(2) Has:

(1) The owner or operator of an agricultural operation; or

(2) A commercial broker or commercial hauler who has contracted with the owner or operator of an agricultural operation to have food processing residuals utilized at that location.

(1) For commercial purposes, assumes temporary control of food processing residuals from an agricultural operation or a food processing plant and transports or arranges the transport of this material to an importing agricultural operation; and

(2) Is not working for or under the control of an agricultural operation.

(1) Generated by processing agricultural commodities for human or animal consumption and includes food residuals, food coproducts, food processing wastes, food processing sludges, or any other incidental material whose characteristics are derived from processing agricultural products for human consumption or animal consumption; and

(2) Registered with the State Chemist as a soil conditioner.

(1) Handling or storing food processing residuals or using food processing residuals for land application; and

(2) Transporting food processing residuals to or from a generator of food processing residuals to or from an agricultural operation.