(a) When testing milk or other fluid dairy products, a person required to have a license under this subtitle may not use any testing equipment which does not conform to the specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44, as amended, or the official publication of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists as amended, and which is not inspected, tested, and approved by the Secretary. The Secretary may charge a reasonable fee for each item of equipment inspected.
(b) When a producer’s weighing or measuring device is used to determine the quantity affecting payment for milk or other fluid dairy products, the device and its use shall conform to the specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44, as amended. These requirements shall remain in effect unless the Secretary modifies or rescinds the requirements, by rule or regulation.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 11 - Weights and Measures
Subtitle 4 - Milk and Other Fluid Dairy Products
Section 11-402 - Rules and Regulations
Section 11-404 - Responsibility for Records of Weights, Measures, Samples and Tests
Section 11-406 - Revocation or Suspension of Licenses
Section 11-410 - Manner of Testing
Section 11-411 - Indicating, Recording or Reporting False Quantity
Section 11-414 - Penalty for Violating 11-409, 11-410, or 11-411 of This Subtitle