Agricultural Commodities Registration Information
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Please follow the below instructions to submit your label for preliminary review. Once preliminary review is complete you will be emailed with registration instructions by the commodity coordinator. Please allow two weeks for preliminary product review. Please be aware additional information may be required to support any claim on the label.
Commodity Registration Information
- Submit a PDF copy of you label and
Send it to State Chemist at
Subject: Feed - "Your Company Name"
- Submit a PDF copy of you label and
Send it to State Chemist at
Subject: Compost - "Your Company Name"
Compost operators must pass the Maryland Compost Facility Operators Exam and lab reports are required annually.
- Submit a PDF copy of you label and
Send it to State Chemist at
Subject: Fertilizer Registration - "Your Company Name"
*Maryland has Nitrogen and Phosphorous restrictions for lawn/turf fertilizers. Labels must be compliant as per the Maryland Commercial Fertilizer Law
- Submit a PDF copy of your label and
- Submit a copy of the **Enforcement Analytical Test Method (EAM) for each product to be registered.
Send the required information above to State Chemist at
Subject: Fertilizer Registration - "Your Company Name"
Maryland has Nitrogen and Phosphorous restrictions for lawn / turf fertilizers. Labels must be compliant as per Maryland Commercial Fertilizer Law and Maryland Pesticide Registration and Labeling Law
**The EAM should satisfy EPA requirement 830.1800
- Submit a PDF copy of your label
- Information Statement and
Send the required information above to State Chemist at
Subject: Lime - "Your Company Name"
For more information regarding compliance see the Maryland Lime Law
Pesticide Product Support Information
- List of pesticide allowed in the cultivation of medical cannabis
- Pesticide Product Registration Manual - PDF - 342.1 KB
Submitting Pesticide Label for Review
Section Three (3) Pesticide
- Submit the following information
- An EPA stamped approved label
Submit a copy of the **Enforcement Analytical Test Method (EAM) for each product to be registered.
**The EAM should satisfy EPA requirement 830.1800
Send the required information above to State Chemist at:
Subject: Section 3 Pesticide – “Your Company Name"
Section 25(b) Pesticide
- Submit the following information
- A PDF of your label
- A copy of the safety data sheet
- The confidential statement of formulation
The **Efficacy data which contains the following standards:
- scientifically valid
- reproducible
- done with the product being registered
- include the raw data
**Efficacy data must be provided for every claim made on the label.
Send the required information above to State Chemist at:
Subject: Section 25(b) Pesticide - "Your Company Name"
Adjuvants Pesticide
- Submit the following:
- PDF of your label and,
- The Confidential Statement of Formulation
Send the required information above to State Chemist at
Subject: Adjuvants Pesticide – “Your Company Name"
Soil Conditioner Product Support Information
Submitting Soil Conditioner Label Review
- Submit a PDF copy of you **label and
Send it to State Chemist at
Subject: Soil Conditioner - "Your Company Name"
**Lab reports are required annually for each product name.