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Maryland Code, Natural Resources § 5-608.1

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) In this section, “forest product operator” means a person engaged in a forest products business who is licensed under § 5-608 of this subtitle.

(b) There is a Voluntary Firewood Treatment Certification Program in the Department.

(c) The purpose of the program is to certify forest product operators who export firewood to other states and use heat treatment and other procedures to prevent the presence of wood boring pest infestations, wood inhabiting pests, and plant disease pathogens in the firewood products.

(d) The Department may issue a certification to a forest product operator if:

(1) The forest product operator submits a complete application for the certification on a form provided by the Department; and

(2) The Department determines, on inspection, that the facility, equipment, and treatment methods used by the forest product operator meet the criteria for certification established by the Department by regulation.

(e) A certification issued under this section:

(1) Shall have a term of 1 year;

(2) May include any conditions the Department considers necessary;

(3) May be renewed in accordance with regulations adopted by the Department;

(4) May not be transferred; and

(5) May be suspended or revoked by the Department for failure to comply with:

(i) The provisions of this section;

(ii) A regulation adopted by the Department under this section; or

(iii) A condition or requirement of the certification.

(f)(1) At least once annually and at any other time that the Department considers necessary, the Department may inspect the facility and equipment used by a forest product operator certified under this section.

(2) The Department shall keep a report of each inspection conducted under this subsection.

(g) The Department, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, shall adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this section, including regulations that establish:

(1) The criteria for certification under this section; and

(2) The procedures for suspension and revocation of a certification issued under this section.

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