// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2023 PER CHAPTERS 603 AND 604 OF 2018 //
(a) (1) Subject to the limitations of this section, an individual or a corporation may claim a credit against the State income tax in an amount equal to $5 for each bushel of oyster shells recycled during the taxable year.
(2) An individual or a corporation that claims the credit under this section shall provide verification of the amount of oyster shells recycled during the taxable year with the individual or corporation tax return.
(b) (1) For any taxable year, the credit allowed under this section may not exceed the lesser of:
(i) $1,500; or
(ii) the State income tax calculated before application of the credit allowed under this section and §§ 10–701 and 10–701.1 of this subtitle.
(2) The unused amount of the credit may not be carried over to any other taxable year.
(c) (1) The Department of Natural Resources and the Comptroller jointly shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
(2) The regulations shall establish eligibility criteria and provide for the certification of businesses, landfills, and nonprofit organizations to verify the amount of oyster shells recycled by each individual or corporation.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 7 - Income Tax Credits
Section 10-701 - Income Tax Withholdings and Estimated Tax Payments Made
Section 10-701.1 - For Tax Paid Under 10-102.1 of This Title
Section 10-702 - For Wages Paid in Enterprise Zone
Section 10-703 - For Tax Paid by Resident to Another State
Section 10-703.2 - Gains From Installment Sale of Property in Another State
Section 10-704 - For Earned Income
Section 10-704.1 - For Purchase of Maryland-Mined Coal
Section 10-704.5 - For Certified Rehabilitation
Section 10-704.6 - For Neighborhood and Community Assistance
Section 10-704.8 - For New Job Creating Businesses
Section 10-705 - Evidence of Entitlement Required
Section 10-706 - Effect of Credit on County and State Income Tax Computation
Section 10-707 - For Residential Real Estate Property Tax
Section 10-709 - Low Income Tax Credit
Section 10-710 - For Long-Term Care Insurance
Section 10-714 - One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credits
Section 10-715 - For Providing Employee Commuter Benefits
Section 10-716 - For Child Care or Dependent Care
Section 10-718 - Eligible Long-Term Care Premiums
Section 10-719 - Costs of Energy Storage Systems
Section 10-720 - Electricity Produced From Qualified Energy Resources
Section 10-721 - Qualified Research and Development Expenses
Section 10-722 - Green Buildings
Section 10-723 - Preservation and Conservation Easements
Section 10-724 - For Aquaculture Oyster Floats
Section 10-724.1 - Oyster Shell Recycling
Section 10-725 - Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit
Section 10-726 - Cellulosic Ethanol Technology
Section 10-730 - Film Production Activity Tax Credit
Section 10-733 - Innovation Investment Incentive Tax Credit
Section 10-733.1 - Purchase of Cybersecurity Technology and Cybersecurity Service
Section 10-734 - Qualified Vehicles
Section 10-734.1 - Qualified Vehicle -- Modification and Extension
Section 10-736 - Donations to Qualified Permanent Endowment Funds at Eligible Community Foundations
Section 10-738 - Physician Preceptor in a Preceptorship Program
Section 10-739 - Nurse Practitioner or Licensed Physician in Preceptorship Program
Section 10-740 - Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit
Section 10-741 - More Jobs for Marylanders Program Tax Credit
Section 10-744 - Independent Living Tax Credit
Section 10-745 - Food Donation Program for Qualifying Farms
Section 10-746 - Hunting and Harvesting of Antlerless Deer
Section 10-748 - Small Business Relief Tax Credit
Section 10-749 - Qualified Workforce Housing Project
Section 10-751 - Earned Income Credit Against State Income Tax for Qualified Children -- Reductions
Section 10-753 - Tax Credit for Catalytic Revitalization Projects