(a) The Secretary may detain, for no more than 20 days, any poultry product, any product exempted from the definition of poultry product, or any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased poultry he finds on any premises where it is held for distribution, or during or after distribution, if the article is capable for use as human food and there is reason to suspect that it is adulterated or misbranded and if:
(1) The article has not been inspected in violation of this subtitle or any other State or federal law; or
(2) 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 Department releases it.
(c) The Secretary may require all official marks to be removed from the article before it is released unless the Department decides the article is eligible to retain the marks.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs
Subtitle 2 - Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act
Section 4-202 - Legislative Declarations
Section 4-203 - Applicability of Subtitle
Section 4-205 - Inspection of Official Poultry Processing Establishments; Condemnation
Section 4-207 - Payment of Cost of Inspection
Section 4-208 - Sanitary Practices at Official Establishments
Section 4-209 - Labeling, Marking, and Container
Section 4-210 - Entry of Products Into Official Establishment
Section 4-211 - False or Misleading Name, Marking, or Labeling; Misleading Container
Section 4-212 - Refusal or Withdrawal of Inspection
Section 4-213 - Registration of Certain Persons
Section 4-214 - Sale, Purchase, or Transportation of Dead, Disabled, or Diseased Poultry
Section 4-215 - Records; Access to Premises; Samples
Section 4-216 - Rules and Regulations Governing Storage and Handling of Poultry Products
Section 4-217 - Exemptions From Subtitle
Section 4-218 - Prohibited Acts
Section 4-219 - Detention of Poultry Products
Section 4-220 - Seizure and Condemnation
Section 4-221 - Investigation of Persons Engaged in Intrastate Commerce; Reports and Answers
Section 4-223 - Responsibility of Business Unit for Acts of Agent or Employee
Section 4-224 - Report of Violations for Criminal Prosecution
Section 4-225 - Jurisdiction of Courts; Proceedings in Name of State
Section 4-227 - Liability of Carrier
Section 4-229 - Penalty for Failure to File Reports
Section 4-230.1 - Application of Provisions to Rabbits and Rabbit Products; Inspections