# COMAR 10.15.09.06: COMAR 10.15.09.06. Permitting Process > Maryland · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_10_15_09_06 ## Section - **Citation:** COMAR 10.15.09.06 - **Heading:** COMAR 10.15.09.06. Permitting Process - **Jurisdiction:** Maryland - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Code of Maryland Regulations / Title 10 MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH / Subtitle 15 FOOD / Chapter 09 Production, Processing, Transportation, Storage, and Distribution of Manufactured Grade Milk / COMAR 10.15.09.06 ## Text A. Except as otherwise provided in Health-General Article, §§21-410 and 21-411, Annotated Code of Maryland, a person shall obtain a permit from the Secretary before that person may: (1) Bring, send, or receive a milk product into the State for sale; (2) Offer a milk product for sale; (3) Give away a milk product; (4) Store a milk product; (5) Transport a milk product; or (6) Collect official milk samples. B. Per Health-General Article, §§21-411, 21-412 and 21-417, Annotated Code of Maryland, an applicant for a permit shall: (1) Submit a complete application to the Secretary for each place of operation on the form that the Secretary provides; (2) Pay to the Secretary an annual fee established by the Secretary under Health-General Article, §2-104, Annotated Code of Maryland, and COMAR 10.01.17 ; and (3) Be an employee of a milk transportation company, if applying for a Maryland Bulk Milk Hauler license, or be an owner of a milk transportation company, if applying for a Milk Transportation Company permit. C. The Secretary shall issue a permit to an applicant who: (1) Submits a complete application; and (2) Meets the requirements of this chapter for each place of operation. D. A permit issued by the Secretary: (1) Is not transferable; and (2) Is not valid if there is a change of owner, corporation, partnership, or physical location. E. A bulk milk hauler/sampler who holds a permit in another state and picks up and samples raw milk at fewer than three Maryland farms shall obtain a Maryland milk hauler/sampler permit by providing: (1) Documentation of a current bulk hauler/sampler permit from the licensing state, which clearly states the permit expiration date; (2) Documentation of a current field evaluation from the licensing state; and milk hauler/sampler who holds a permit in another state and picks up and samples raw milk at fewer than three Maryland farms shall obtain a Maryland milk hauler/sampler permit by providing: (1) Documentation of a current bulk hauler/sampler permit from the licensing state, which clearly states the permit expiration date; (2) Documentation of a current field evaluation from the licensing state; and (3) A statement concerning the number of Maryland dairy farms from which the bulk milk hauler/sampler will pick up. F. A bulk milk hauler/sampler who holds a permit from another state may pick up and sample raw milk from no more than three Maryland farms without a Maryland field evaluation or written exam. G. If a bulk milk hauler/sampler who holds a permit from another state routinely picks up and samples raw milk at three or more Maryland farms, a Maryland field evaluation shall be conducted. ## Nearby sections - [COMAR 10.15.09.01 COMAR 10.15.09.01. Scope](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_10_15_09_01.md) - [COMAR 10.15.09.02 COMAR 10.15.09.02. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_10_15_09_02.md) - [COMAR 10.15.09.03 COMAR 10.15.09.03. Incorporation by Reference](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_10_15_09_03.md) - [COMAR 10.15.09.04 COMAR 10.15.09.04. General Requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_10_15_09_04.md) - [COMAR 10.15.09.05 COMAR 10.15.09.05. 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