Md. Code, Tax - Property § 7-508
This is the official text of Md. Code, Tax - Property § 7-508, part of Maryland’s Code, Tax - Property — governs property taxation.
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§7–508.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, “manufacturer” means a person who engages in at least 2 of the following processes:
(1) applies labor, skill, art, or science to materials;
(2) makes changes or modifications in existing material by processes usually considered as manufacturing;
(3) develops new forms, qualities, properties, or combinations of materials, or adapts materials to certain uses; or
(4) produces from materials a different kind of material with a new use.
(b) The governing body of Washington County may exempt the raw materials used in a manufacturing process and manufactured products in the possession of a manufacturer from the Washington County property tax.
(1) applies labor, skill, art, or science to materials;
(2) makes changes or modifications in existing material by processes usually considered as manufacturing;
(3) develops new forms, qualities, properties, or combinations of materials, or adapts materials to certain uses; or
(4) produces from materials a different kind of material with a new use.
(b) The governing body of Washington County may exempt the raw materials used in a manufacturing process and manufactured products in the possession of a manufacturer from the Washington County property tax.
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