(a) The Secretary may detain for no more than 20 days any livestock carcass, part of, or meat food product; any product exempted from the definition of meat food product; or any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased livestock the Secretary finds on premises where it is held for distribution, or during or after distribution, if the article is capable of use as human food and there is reason to suspect that:
(1) It is adulterated or misbranded;
(2) The article has not been inspected pursuant to this subtitle or any other State or federal law; or
(3) The article has been or is intended to be distributed in violation of this subtitle or any other State or federal law.
(b) The article shall be detained pending condemnation proceedings or notification of any federal or other governmental authority having jurisdiction over the article. No person may remove any detained article until the Secretary releases it.
(c) The Secretary may require all official marks to be removed from the article before it is released unless he decides the article is eligible to retain the marks.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs
Subtitle 1 - Maryland Wholesome Meat Act
Section 4-102 - Declaration of Policy; Federal Matching Funds
Section 4-103 - Applicability of Subtitle
Section 4-104 - Cooperation With Other Governmental Units
Section 4-106 - Administration
Section 4-107 - Rules and Regulations; Reports
Section 4-108 - Required Inspections; Condemnation
Section 4-109 - Exemptions From Inspection
Section 4-110 - Payment of Cost of Inspection
Section 4-111 - Slaughterhouse Premises, Facilities, and Sanitary Practices
Section 4-112 - Labeling, Marking, and Container
Section 4-113 - Entry of Article Into Inspected Establishments
Section 4-114 - Separate Establishments for Equine Carcasses
Section 4-115 - False or Misleading Name, Marking, or Labeling; Misleading Container
Section 4-116 - Products Prepared Without Supervision of Inspector
Section 4-117 - Refusal or Withdrawal of Inspection
Section 4-118 - License Required; Fee
Section 4-120 - Records; Access to Premises; Samples
Section 4-122 - Sale, Purchase, or Transportation of Dead, Disabled, or Diseased Livestock
Section 4-123 - Prohibited Acts
Section 4-123.1 - Inhumane Slaughter of Livestock
Section 4-124 - Detention of Carcass or Meat Food Product
Section 4-125 - Seizure and Condemnation of Carcass or Meat Food Product
Section 4-126 - Oaths; Subpoenas; Privilege Against Self-Incrimination
Section 4-127 - Responsibility for Acts of Agent or Employee
Section 4-128 - Report of Violations for Criminal Prosecution
Section 4-129 - Injunctions; Proceedings to Be in Name of State