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MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-212 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act|Section 4-212 - Refusal or Withdrawal of Inspection

    (a)    For the purpose of this section, a person is responsibly connected if he is an officer, director, holder, or an owner of at least 10 percent of the voting stock, or an employee in a managerial or executive capacity in the business.    (b)    After the applicant or recipient is accorded an opportunity for a hearing, the Secretary may refuse or withdraw inspection services for any period of time, if it is determined that the applicant or recipient is unfit to engage in any business requiring inspection because he is responsibly connected with any business or person convicted within the previous ten years of one of the following offenses:        (1)    Any felony or more than one misdemeanor under any law based upon acquiring, handling, or distributing adulterated, mislabeled, or deceptively packaged food or fraud in connection with transactions with food; or        (2)    Any felony involving fraud, bribery, extortion, or any other act or circumstance indicating a lack of integrity needed for the conduct of operations affecting the public health.    (c)    If inspection services are withdrawn or refused for any establishment for any failure of the operator (1) to maintain premises, facilities, equipment, or operating conditions pursuant to the provisions of § 4–208 of this subtitle; or (2) to destroy any condemned poultry product as required, the applicant or recipient, upon request, shall be afforded a hearing on the validity of this action. However, the withdrawal or refusal shall continue unless the Secretary orders otherwise.    (d)    The determination and order of the Secretary made after the hearing shall be final and conclusive, unless the applicant or recipient files petition for judicial review within 30 days after the effective date of the order in the circuit court for any county in which premises subject to withdrawn or refused inspection service is located. Pending appeal to the board of review, the refusal shall continue in effect unless the Secretary otherwise orders.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-213 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act|Section 4-213 - Registration of Certain Persons

    A person shall register his name, the address of each place of business, and every trade name under which he conducts business, when required by the Secretary, if he engages in any of the following businesses in or for intrastate commerce:         (1)    Poultry products broker, renderer, or animal food manufacturer;        (2)    Wholesaler of any poultry carcass or any part or product of it;        (3)    Public warehouseman storing any poultry carcass or any part or product of it in or for intrastate commerce; or        (4)    Buyer, seller, or transporter of dead, dying, disabled, or diseased poultry, or parts of any carcass of poultry, that died otherwise than by slaughter.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-214 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act|Section 4-214 - Sale, Purchase, or Transportation of Dead, Disabled, or Diseased Poultry

    No person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or transporting in intrastate commerce any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased poultry, or any part of the carcass of any poultry that died otherwise than by slaughter, may buy, sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation in intrastate commerce the poultry or part of the carcass, unless the transaction or transportation is made pursuant to the departmental rules and regulations.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-215 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act|Section 4-215 - Records; Access to Premises; Samples

    (a)    Each person shall maintain records necessary to insure that adulterated or misbranded products are not distributed to consumers, for a period the Secretary prescribes which may not exceed two years unless the Secretary shows good cause, if the person engages in any of the following businesses in or for intrastate commerce:        (1)    Slaughter of poultry or processing, freezing, packaging, labeling any poultry carcass, or part or product of it, for use as human or animal food;        (2)    Poultry product broker, wholesaler, buyer, seller, or any person who transports or stores in or for intrastate commerce, any poultry carcass, or part or product of it; or        (3)    Renderer, buyer, seller, or transporter of any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased poultry, or parts of carcasses of any poultry, that died otherwise than by slaughter.    (b)    Upon notification by the Secretary, any person subject to this section shall afford the Secretary access to his place of business at any reasonable time, the opportunity to examine the facilities, inventory, and records, and to copy any record and take any reasonable sample of inventory upon payment of the fair market value.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-216 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act|Section 4-216 - Rules and Regulations Governing Storage and Handling of Poultry Products

    The Secretary, by rule or regulation, may prescribe conditions under which poultry products capable of use as human food shall be stored or otherwise handled by any person engaged in the business of buying, selling, freezing, storing, or transporting in or for intrastate commerce.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-218 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act|Section 4-218 - Prohibited Acts

    No person may:         (1)    Slaughter any poultry or process any poultry products capable of use as human food at any establishment processing any articles solely for intrastate commerce, except in compliance with the requirements of this subtitle;        (2)    Sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in intrastate commerce, (i) any poultry product capable of use as human food which is adulterated or misbranded at the time of sale, transportation, offer for sale or transportation, or receipt for transportation; or (ii) any poultry product required to be inspected under this subtitle unless it has been inspected and passed;        (3)    Do any act that is intended to cause or has the effect of causing any poultry product capable of use as human food to be adulterated or misbranded while the article is transported in intrastate commerce or held for sale after transportation;        (4)    Sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in intrastate commerce or from an official establishment any slaughtered poultry from which the blood, feathers, feet, head, or viscera have not been removed in accordance with departmental rules and regulations;        (5)    Use to his own advantage or reveal, except to an authorized representative of the State or any other government acting in its official capacity, or as ordered by a court in any judicial proceedings, any information acquired under the authority of this subtitle concerning any matter entitled to protection as a trade secret;        (6)    Cast, print, lithograph, or otherwise make any device containing any official mark or simulation, or any label bearing any mark or simulation, or any form of official certificate or simulation of it, except as authorized by the Secretary;        (7)    Forge any official device, mark, or certificate;        (8)    Use any official device, mark, certificate, or simulation of any of them, or alter, detach, deface, or destroy any official device, or certificate without the authorization of the Secretary;        (9)    Fail to use, or to detach, deface, or destroy any official device, mark, or certificate in violation of the departmental rules and regulations;        (10)    Knowingly possess, without promptly notifying the Secretary, (i) any official device, (ii) any counterfeit, simulated, forged, or improperly altered official certificate, or (iii) any device, label, poultry carcass, or part or product of it, bearing any counterfeit, simulated, forged, or improperly altered official mark;        (11)    Knowingly make any false statement in any shipper’s certificate or other nonofficial or official certificate provided by the departmental rules and regulations; or        (12)    Knowingly represent that any article has been inspected and passed or exempted under this subtitle.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-219 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act|Section 4-219 - Detention of Poultry Products

    (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.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-220 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act|Section 4-220 - Seizure and Condemnation

    (a)    Any poultry product, or any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased poultry, that is transported in intrastate commerce or is held for sale, or donation in the State after transportation, and that (1) is or has been processed, sold, transported, or otherwise distributed or offered or received for distribution in violation of this subtitle; (2) is capable of use as human food and is adulterated or misbranded; or (3) in any other way violates this subtitle, shall be liable to be proceeded against, seized, and condemned, at any time, on a libel of information in any circuit court of any county within whose jurisdiction the article is found.    (b)    If poultry or poultry products are condemned because of disease, the reason for condemnation shall be supported by scientific fact, information, or criteria. Condemnation under this subtitle shall be achieved through uniform inspection standards and uniform application.    (c)    Upon condemnation and after entry of the decree, the article shall be destroyed or sold as the court directs and, if sold, the proceeds, less the court costs, fees, storage, and other proper expenses, shall be paid into the State Treasury. The article may not be sold contrary to the provisions of this subtitle, or federal law.    (d)    Upon execution and delivery of a good and sufficient bond prohibiting the sale or any other disposal of the article contrary to this subtitle or federal law, the court may direct that the article be delivered to the owner subject to the supervision of the Secretary to insure compliance with the applicable laws.    (e)    When a decree of condemnation is entered against the article and it is released under bond or destroyed, court costs, fees, storage, and other proper expenses shall be awarded against the person intervening as claimant of the article.    (f)    Proceedings in libel cases shall conform to proceedings in admiralty to the extent possible. However, either party may demand a jury trial of any issue of fact joined in any case. Every proceeding shall be at the suit of and in the name of the State.    (g)    This section does not derogate from authority for condemnation or seizure conferred by other provisions of this subtitle or other laws.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-221 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act|Section 4-221 - Investigation of Persons Engaged in Intrastate Commerce; Reports and Answers

    (a)    The Secretary may investigate and gather, and compile information concerning the organization, business, conduct, practices, and management of any person engaged in intrastate commerce, and his relation to other persons.    (b)    The Secretary, by general or special order, may require any person or class of persons engaged in intrastate commerce to file, on forms the Secretary prescribes, annual or special reports or answers in writing to specific questions, furnishing to the Secretary information he requires concerning the organization, business, conduct, practices, management, and relation to any person filing. Every report and answer shall be made under oath, or otherwise as the Secretary prescribes, within a reasonable period set by him, unless additional time is granted.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-222 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act|Section 4-222 - Access to Documents; Subpoenas; Oaths; Deposition; Privilege Against Self-Incrimination

    (a)    The Secretary, at all reasonable times, shall have access to any documentary evidence of any person being investigated or proceeded against and shall have the right to copy it for examination purposes. The Secretary may require, by subpoena, the attendance and testimony of any witness and the production of any documentary evidence of any person relating to any matter under investigation. The Secretary may sign subpoenas, may administer oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses, and receive evidence.    (b)    Attendance of any witness and the production of documentary evidence may be required at any designated place of hearing. In case of disobedience to a subpoena, the Secretary may invoke the aid of any court designated in § 4–225 of this subtitle, to require the attendance and testimony of any witness and the production of documentary evidence.    (c)    The Secretary may order testimony to be taken by deposition, in any proceeding or investigation pending under this subtitle, at any stage of the proceeding or investigation. Any person designated by the Secretary and possessing the authority to administer oaths may take a deposition. The testimony shall be reduced to writing by the person taking the deposition, or under his direction, and shall be subscribed by the deponent. Any person may be compelled to appear, depose, and produce documentary evidence in the same manner as witnesses may be compelled to appear, testify, and produce documentary evidence before the Secretary.    (d)    No person may be excused from attending and testifying or from producing any book, paper, schedule or charges, contract, agreement, or other documentary evidence before the Secretary or in obedience to the subpoena of the Secretary, or in any cause or proceeding, criminal or otherwise, based upon or growing out of any alleged violation of this subtitle, on the ground that the testimony or evidence required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture. After claiming a privilege against self–incrimination, no individual may be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for any matter which he is compelled to testify or produce evidence in obedience to a subpoena, except prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in testifying.    (e)    Any person taking a deposition in accordance with this subtitle shall be entitled to the same fees paid for similar services in State courts.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-223 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act|Section 4-223 - Responsibility of Business Unit for Acts of Agent or Employee

    Unless otherwise provided, when construing or enforcing any provision of this subtitle, every act, omission, or failure of any person acting for or employed by another person shall be deemed the act, omission, or failure of the individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other business unit as well as of the person committing the act.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-224 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act|Section 4-224 - Report of Violations for Criminal Prosecution

    Before the Secretary reports any violation of this subtitle to any State’s Attorney of the political subdivision in which the violation occurred for institution of a criminal proceeding, the person against whom the proceeding is contemplated shall be given reasonable notice of the alleged violation and an opportunity to present his views orally or in writing with regard to the contemplated proceeding. This subtitle does not require the Secretary to report for criminal prosecution violations of this subtitle if he believes that the public interest will be served adequately and compliance with the subtitle obtained by a suitable written warning notice.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-225 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act|Section 4-225 - Jurisdiction of Courts; Proceedings in Name of State

    (a)    The circuit court of any county has jurisdiction to grant injunctive relief to enforce or restrain violations of this subtitle.    (b)    Upon application of the State Attorney General at the request of the Secretary, the circuit court in any county has jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus commanding any person to comply with this subtitle or any order of the Secretary.    (c)    In case of contumacy or refusal to obey a Department subpoena, the circuit court for any county within whose jurisdiction an inquiry is being conducted, may issue an order requiring appearance before the Secretary, production of documentary evidence, or testimony touching the matter in question. Any person who fails to obey the order of the court is guilty of contempt.    (d)    Every proceeding to enforce or restrain any violations of this subtitle shall be by and in the name of the State.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-226 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act|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, § 4-213, § 4-214, § 4-215, § 4-216, or § 4-218 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor. Notwithstanding any other penalty provided by this article, the person, upon conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000, or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both. If a violation involves intent to defraud or any distribution or attempted distribution of an adulterated article, the person is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000, or imprisonment not exceeding three years, or both. The court may impose costs in its discretion.    (b)    Any person who forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates, or interferes with any person, engaged in or on account of the performance of any official duty under this subtitle, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Notwithstanding any other penalty provided by this article, the person, upon conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding three years, or both. Whenever a person uses a deadly or dangerous weapon when committing a violation of this subsection, he is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000, or imprisonment not exceeding ten years, or both. The court may impose costs in its discretion.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-227 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act|Section 4-227 - Liability of Carrier

    No carrier is subject to any of the penalties of this subtitle, except the penalties for a violation of § 4–206, § 4–213, § 4–214, or § 4–215 of this subtitle, if he receives, carries, holds, or delivers in the usual course of business as a carrier, poultry or poultry products owned by another person, unless:        (1)    The carrier has knowledge or is in possession of facts which would cause a reasonable person to believe any article was not inspected or marked pursuant to this subtitle, or the article is not eligible for transportation in intrastate commerce; or        (2)    The carrier refuses to furnish, on request of the Secretary, the name and address of the person from whom he received the article or a copy of any document pertaining to the delivery of the article to the carrier.