(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a distributor shall register with the Secretary by February 1 of each year each brand or trade name of agricultural liming material or gypsum before distributing the liming material or gypsum in the State. The application for registration shall be accompanied by a copy of the statement of the composition of the brands of the materials as required by § 6–307 of this subtitle.
(b) Each applicant for registration shall pay an annual $110 registration fee for agricultural liming materials and gypsum sold or distributed in the State. In addition, each registrant shall pay an inspection fee at the rate of 10 cents per ton sold in the State.
(c) Provided the product label has not been altered or changed, a distributor may not be required to register the brand or trade name of an agricultural liming material or gypsum which has been registered by another person under this subtitle.