§ 5-608.1. Voluntary Firewood Treatment Certification Program
West's Annotated Code of MarylandNatural ResourcesEffective: July 1, 2022
Effective: July 1, 2022
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 5-608.1
§ 5-608.1. Voluntary Firewood Treatment Certification Program
(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.
(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:
(e) A certification issued under this section:
(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.
(g) The Department, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, shall adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this section, including regulations that establish:
Credits
Added by Acts 2022, c. 475, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 476, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 5-608.1, MD NAT RES § 5-608.1
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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