Code of Massachusetts Regulations
330 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
Title 330 CMR 25.00 - Agricultural Composting Program
Section 25.05 - Registrations and Revocations

(1) Registrations shall be valid from the date of issuance until March 31st of the next calendar year.

(2) At least 30 days prior to commencement of the Agricultural Composting Operation, the owner or operator of newly-registered Agricultural Composting Operations, which did not hold a registration in the prior registration year, must submit a copy of their Registration to the local Board of Health and provide proof of submittal to the Department.

(3) Applications for renewal of a Registration shall be submitted annually no later than February 15th of each year, on a form provided by the Department.

(4) The Department may revoke a Registration if the Applicant provides false, misleading, or inaccurate information regarding the Agricultural Composting Operation, or if the Registered Agricultural Composting Operation is in violation of the Registration, state or federal law, or the Agricultural Composting Guidelines.

(5) A person who is denied a Registration, a renewal of Registration, or whose Registration is revoked shall have the right to request an adjudicatory hearing regarding the Department's decision within 21 calendar days of the date of receipt of the decision by filing a notice of claim with the Department. The adjudicatory hearing shall follow the informal hearing rules as set forth in 801 CMR 1.02: Informal/Fair Hearing Rules.