Maryland Statutes
Agriculture
Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs

Section 4-111 - Slaughterhouse Premises, Facilities, and Sanitary Practices - Each official establishment shall have the premises, facilities, and equipment...

Section 4-112 - Labeling, Marking, and Container - (a) Every livestock carcass, part of it, or meat food...

Section 4-113 - Entry of Article Into Inspected Establishments - (a) No livestock carcass, part of it, meat, or meat...

Section 4-114 - Separate Establishments for Equine Carcasses - The Secretary, by rule or regulation, may require an equine...

Section 4-115 - False or Misleading Name, Marking, or Labeling; Misleading Container - (a) No person may sell, offer for sale, or donate...

Section 4-116 - Products Prepared Without Supervision of Inspector - Any carcass, part of it, meat, or meat food product...

Section 4-117 - Refusal or Withdrawal of Inspection - (a) For the purposes of this section, a person is...

Section 4-118 - License Required; Fee - Subject to the exemptions of this subtitle, no person may...

Section 4-119 - Registration - (a) A person shall register his name, the address of...

Section 4-120 - Records; Access to Premises; Samples - Every person subject to the requirements of this subtitle, whether...

Section 4-121 - Rules and Regulations Governing Storage and Handling of Carcasses, Meat, and Meat Food Products - To assure that articles are not adulterated or misbranded when...

Section 4-122 - Sale, Purchase, or Transportation of Dead, Disabled, or Diseased Livestock - No person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or...

Section 4-123 - Prohibited Acts - No person may commit or cause the commission of any...

Section 4-123.1 - Inhumane Slaughter of Livestock - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 4-124 - Detention of Carcass or Meat Food Product - (a) The Secretary may detain for no more than 20...

Section 4-125 - Seizure and Condemnation of Carcass or Meat Food Product - (a) Any livestock carcass, part of it, or meat food...

Section 4-126 - Oaths; Subpoenas; Privilege Against Self-Incrimination - The Secretary may administer oaths and affirmations, take depositions, and...

Section 4-127 - Responsibility for Acts of Agent or Employee - Unless otherwise provided, when construing or enforcing any provision of...

Section 4-128 - Report of Violations for Criminal Prosecution - Before the Secretary reports any violation of this subtitle to...

Section 4-129 - Injunctions; Proceedings to Be in Name of State - (a) The circuit court of any county has jurisdiction to...

Section 4-130 - Penalty for Violation of 4-123 - Notwithstanding any penalty provided by the provisions of this article,...

Section 4-131 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Wholesome Meat...

Subtitle 2 - Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act

Section 4-201 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 4-202 - Legislative Declarations - Poultry and poultry products are an important source of the...

Section 4-203 - Applicability of Subtitle - This subtitle applies to any person, establishment, poultry, poultry product,...

Section 4-204 - Cooperation With United States Secretary of Agriculture; Acceptance of Federal Assistance - (a) The Secretary shall cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture...

Section 4-205 - Inspection of Official Poultry Processing Establishments; Condemnation - (a) At any official establishment, the Secretary may perform the...

Section 4-206 - Inspection and Identification of Poultry Not Intended for Use as Human Food; Transportation and Sale - (a) The Secretary may not inspect any establishment that slaughters...

Section 4-207 - Payment of Cost of Inspection - The State shall bear the cost of inspection rendered under...

Section 4-208 - Sanitary Practices at Official Establishments - (a) Each official establishment shall have its premises, facilities, equipment,...

Section 4-209 - Labeling, Marking, and Container - (a) Every poultry product, inspected at an official establishment and...

Section 4-210 - Entry of Products Into Official Establishment - The Secretary may prescribe conditions limiting the entry of poultry...

Section 4-211 - False or Misleading Name, Marking, or Labeling; Misleading Container - (a) No person may sell, offer for sale, or donate...

Section 4-212 - Refusal or Withdrawal of Inspection - (a) For the purpose of this section, a person is...

Section 4-213 - Registration of Certain Persons - A person shall register his name, the address of each...

Section 4-214 - Sale, Purchase, or Transportation of Dead, Disabled, or Diseased Poultry - No person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or...

Section 4-215 - Records; Access to Premises; Samples - (a) Each person shall maintain records necessary to insure that...

Section 4-216 - Rules and Regulations Governing Storage and Handling of Poultry Products - The Secretary, by rule or regulation, may prescribe conditions under...

Section 4-217 - Exemptions From Subtitle - (a) The Secretary shall adopt rules and regulations exempting the...

Section 4-218 - Prohibited Acts - No person may: (1) Slaughter any poultry or process any...

Section 4-219 - Detention of Poultry Products - (a) The Secretary may detain, for no more than 20...

Section 4-220 - Seizure and Condemnation - (a) Any poultry product, or any dead, dying, disabled, or...

Section 4-221 - Investigation of Persons Engaged in Intrastate Commerce; Reports and Answers - (a) The Secretary may investigate and gather, and compile information...

Section 4-222 - Access to Documents; Subpoenas; Oaths; Deposition; Privilege Against Self-Incrimination - (a) The Secretary, at all reasonable times, shall have access...

Section 4-223 - Responsibility of Business Unit for Acts of Agent or Employee - Unless otherwise provided, when construing or enforcing any provision of...

Section 4-224 - Report of Violations for Criminal Prosecution - Before the Secretary reports any violation of this subtitle to...

Section 4-225 - Jurisdiction of Courts; Proceedings in Name of State - (a) The circuit court of any county has jurisdiction to...

Section 4-226 - Violations of 4-206, 4-213, 4-214, 4-215, 4-216, or 4-218; Assault, Resistance or Interference With Enforcement - (a) Any person who violates the provisions of § 4-206,...

Section 4-227 - Liability of Carrier - No carrier is subject to any of the penalties of...

Section 4-228 - Penalties for False Entries in Reports or Records; Removing, Falsifying, etc., Documentary Evidence, and Refusing to Testify; Making Public Information Obtained by Secretary - (a) (1) Any person is guilty of a misdemeanor if...

Section 4-229 - Penalty for Failure to File Reports - (a) Notwithstanding any other penalty provided by this article, if...

Section 4-230 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Poultry Products...

Section 4-230.1 - Application of Provisions to Rabbits and Rabbit Products; Inspections - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Subtitle 3 - Maryland Egg Law

Section 4-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 4-302 - Shell Eggs Required to Meet Standards of Subtitle - A person may not donate, sell, advertise, offer, or in...

Section 4-303 - Use of Terms for Sale or Advertising of Eggs - (a) The Secretary may adopt rules and regulations limiting or...

Section 4-304 - Size or Weight Classification for Shell Eggs - (a) (1) The size or weight classification for domesticated chicken...

Section 4-305 - Standards of Quality for Shell Eggs - (a) The Secretary shall establish standards for quality of individual...

Section 4-305.1 - Refrigeration Required - All shell eggs shall be stored, displayed, and transported in...

Section 4-306 - Secretary May Establish Voluntary Standards for Eggs Exceeding Required Standards - The Secretary may establish voluntary standards to identify shell eggs...

Section 4-307 - Designation of Quality and Size; Presumption for Shell Eggs Not Designated u.s.d.a. Grade B - (a) A person may not sell, offer to sell, or...

Section 4-308 - Invoice Delivery Ticket - (a) A person may not sell or deliver shell eggs...

Section 4-309 - Failure to Make Reports; False Reports - A person may not fail or refuse to make required...

Section 4-310 - Right of Entry; "Stop-Sale" Order - (a) During the usual business hours, the Secretary may enter...

Section 4-311 - Disposition of Unfit or Adulterated Eggs - (a) Shell eggs are adulterated if the shell eggs are:...

Section 4-311.1 - Registration of Packers and Distributors Required - A person shall register with the Secretary each business location...

Section 4-311.2 - Registration of Packers and Distributors -- Applications; Exemptions; Fees - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 4-311.3 - Registration of Packers and Distributors -- Expiration; Renewal; Display; Relocation - (a) Unless a registration for a packer or distributor of...

Section 4-311.4 - Registration of Packers and Distributors -- Denial; Suspension or Revocation - Subject to the hearing provisions adopted by the Secretary, the...

Section 4-311.5 - Egg Law Fund - (a) (1) There is an “Egg Law Fund”. (2) All...

Section 4-311.6 - Quarterly Reports and Inspection Fees - (a) A packer or distributor who is required to pay...

Section 4-311.7 - Records - (a) A packer or distributor shall: (1) Keep accurate records...

Section 4-311.8 - Penalties; Regulations - (a) Instead of, or in addition to, issuing a stop–sale...

Section 4-312 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Egg Law.

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Maryland Statutes Agriculture Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs

Maryland Statutes
Agriculture
Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs