§ 11-201
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§11–201.
(a)The sales and use tax does not apply to a sale of the following items for an agricultural purpose:
(1)livestock;
(2)feed or bedding for livestock;
(3)seed, fertilizer, fungicide, herbicide, or insecticide;
(4)baler twine or wire;
(5)fuel for use in farm equipment or a farm tractor, as defined in §§ 11–120 and 11–121 of the Transportation Article; and
(6)if bought by a farmer:
(i)a container to transport farm products that the farmer raises to market;
(ii)a farm vehicle, as defined in § 13–911(c) of the Transportation Article, when used in farming;
(iii)a milking machine, when used in farming;
(iv)fabrication, processing, or service, by a sawmill, of wood products for farm use in which the farmer retains title; and
(v)farm equipment when used to:
1. raise livestock;
2. prepare, irrigate, or tend the soil; or
3. plant, service, harvest, store, clean, dry, or transport seeds or crops.
(b)Except for flowers, sod, decorative trees and shrubs, and any other product that usually is sold by a nursery or horticulturist, the sales and use tax does not apply to a sale of an agricultural product by a farmer.