Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 9 - Cantaloupes
Section 10-901 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
    (b)    “Closed container” means any box, barrel, basket, crate, hamper, bag, or other package made or covered with burlap, tarlatan, slats, or other material, constructed so that the entire contents cannot be readily, properly, and thoroughly inspected while the package is closed.
    (c)    “Mature cantaloupe” means a cantaloupe whose appearance on the outside indicates maturity, arils surrounding the seed have been absorbed during the development of maturity, and whose juice of the edible portion contains at least 8 percent soluble solids as determined by the Balling or Brix scale hydrometer.

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