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MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-228 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act|Section 4-228 - Penalties for False Entries in Reports or Records; Removing, Falsifying, etc., Documentary Evidence, and Refusing to Testify; Making Public Information Obtained by Secretary

    (a)    (1)    Any person is guilty of a misdemeanor if he knowingly:            (i)    Makes or causes to be made a false entry or statement of fact in any report required under this subtitle;            (ii)    Makes or causes to be made a false entry in any account, record, or memorandum kept by any person subject to this subtitle;            (iii)    Neglects or fails to make or cause to be made full, true, and correct entries in accounts, records, or memoranda of all facts and transactions pertaining to the business of any person subject to this subtitle;            (iv)    Removes out of the jurisdiction or intentionally mutilates, alters, or falsifies by other means any documentary evidence of any person subject to this subtitle; or            (v)    Refuses to submit to the Secretary, for the purposes of inspection and taking copies, any documentary evidence of any person subject to this subtitle if it is possessed by him or within his control.        (2)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, upon conviction of any of the above violations, a person is subject to a fine of not less than $1,000, nor more than $5,000, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or both, with costs imposed in the discretion of the court.    (b)    Any person, who neglects or refuses to attend, testify, or answer any lawful inquiry or produce documentary evidence, when he has the power to do so, in obedience to the subpoena or lawful requirement of the Secretary, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, upon conviction, he is subject to a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both, with costs imposed in the discretion of the court.    (c)    Notwithstanding any other penalty provided by this article, any officer or employee of the State who makes public any information obtained by the Secretary without its authority, unless directed by a court, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both, with costs imposed in the discretion of the court.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-229 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act|Section 4-229 - Penalty for Failure to File Reports

    (a)    Notwithstanding any other penalty provided by this article, if any person required to file any annual or special report fails to do so within 30 days after receiving notice of default from the Secretary, he shall be fined $100 for each day he fails to file. The forfeiture shall be recoverable in a civil suit in the name of the State brought in the county where the person has his principal office or in any county in which he does business.    (b)    The State’s Attorneys, under the direction of the Attorney General, shall prosecute for the recovery of any forfeiture. All fines resulting are payable to the State Treasury. The costs and expenses of prosecution shall be paid out of the appropriation for the expenses of the State courts.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-230 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act|Section 4-230 - Short Title

    This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-230.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act|Section 4-230.1 - Application of Provisions to Rabbits and Rabbit Products; Inspections

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the provisions of this title concerning poultry and poultry products shall apply also to rabbits and rabbit products.    (b)    (1)    Upon the request of any person, the Secretary may provide antemortem, postmortem, and processing inspection of rabbit and rabbit products to protect consumers from adulterated products.        (2)    Any person who requests inspection shall pay the Secretary the cost of the inspection.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Egg Law|Section 4-301 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Consumer” means any person who purchases or otherwise acquires shell eggs for household consumption.    (c)    (1)    “Distributor” means any person who:            (i)    Sells, offers, or exposes for sale shell eggs;            (ii)    Purchases shell eggs for other than household consumption; or            (iii)    Distributes eggs to a retail outlet or food service facility owned by that person.        (2)    “Distributor” does not include any person who purchases shell eggs either exclusively as a retailer or exclusively for use in a food service facility or exclusively both as a retailer and as a food service facility.    (d)    “Food service facility” means any person who operates a facility where eggs are used in the preparation of food and who does not distribute eggs to a food service facility owned by that person.    (e)    “Packer” means any person who places shell eggs in the original case, carton, or container that is used to hold eggs for distribution or sale to a consumer.    (f)    “Poultry” means any living domesticated bird.    (g)    “Retailer” means any person who sells shell eggs to a consumer and whodoes not distribute eggs to a retail outlet owned by that person.    (h)    “Shell eggs” means raw or treated poultry eggs that are still in the shell and intended for human consumption.    (i)    “Treated egg” means a poultry egg that has been subjected to a process that alters the egg while still in the shell.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Egg Law|Section 4-302 - Shell Eggs Required to Meet Standards of Subtitle

    A person may not donate, sell, advertise, offer, or in any manner represent for sale shell eggs to any person unless the shell eggs meet the standards of this subtitle or any regulation adopted in accordance with this subtitle.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Egg Law|Section 4-303 - Use of Terms for Sale or Advertising of Eggs

    (a)    The Secretary may adopt rules and regulations limiting or requiring the use of any term used when shell eggs are offered or exposed for sale, sold, donated, or advertised.    (b)    A person may not donate, sell, offer for sale, or deliver any shell eggs that are not labeled according to regulations adopted by the Secretary.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Egg Law|Section 4-304 - Size or Weight Classification for Shell Eggs

    (a)    (1)    The size or weight classification for domesticated chicken eggs in the State shall be the same as the official United States Department of Agriculture weight classes for domesticated chicken eggs for the following classifications: jumbo, extra large, large, medium, small, and pee wee.        (2)    Shell eggs produced from poultry other than domesticated chickens shall be sold by net quantity.        (3)    When sold by weight, the net weight of shell eggs does not include the weight of any container.    (b)    The Secretary shall adopt regulations to carry out the requirements under this subtitle for weights and net quantity.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Egg Law|Section 4-305 - Standards of Quality for Shell Eggs

    (a)    The Secretary shall establish standards for quality of individual or grades of shell eggs.    (b)    The State standards for quality of individual or grades of shell eggs shall be the same as those of the United States Department of Agriculture, where applicable.    (c)    A person may not donate, sell, advertise, offer, or in any manner represent for sale shell eggs that do not meet the standards adopted by the Secretary.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-305.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Egg Law|Section 4-305.1 - Refrigeration Required

    All shell eggs shall be stored, displayed, and transported in a refrigerated area where the temperature meets the standards established by the Secretary.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Egg Law|Section 4-306 - Secretary May Establish Voluntary Standards for Eggs Exceeding Required Standards

    The Secretary may establish voluntary standards to identify shell eggs that exceed the standards of quality, size, processing, or production required under this subtitle.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Egg Law|Section 4-307 - Designation of Quality and Size; Presumption for Shell Eggs Not Designated u.s.d.a. Grade B

    (a)    A person may not sell, offer to sell, or deliver any shell eggs not properly designated in respect to quality, size, and net quantity standards.    (b)    When shell eggs are sold or offered for sale, the designation shall be plainly and conspicuously shown on the container and in the offer to sell, and if the shell eggs are loose, by a sign placed on or near the eggs.    (c)    Any shell eggs not designated as to quality shall be presumed to meet the minimum standards for quality established by the Secretary by regulation.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Egg Law|Section 4-308 - Invoice Delivery Ticket

    (a)    A person may not sell or deliver shell eggs to a distributor, retailer, or food service facility unless at the time of delivery the person provides an invoice delivery ticket accurately detailing the sale of the shell eggs in accordance with this section.    (b)    Each invoice delivery ticket shall contain on its face the following information:        (1)    Delivery date;        (2)    Name and address of the seller;        (3)    Name and address of the purchaser;        (4)    The registration number, if any, of the purchaser;        (5)    The quantity;        (6)    The grade and size of the shell eggs delivered; and        (7)    The inspection fee, if applicable.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-309 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Egg Law|Section 4-309 - Failure to Make Reports; False Reports

    A person may not fail or refuse to make required reports or report falsely or with intent to deceive.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-310 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Egg Law|Section 4-310 - Right of Entry; "Stop-Sale" Order

    (a)    During the usual business hours, the Secretary may enter any warehouse, store, building, market, food service facility, production facility, packing facility, or any other place, carrier, conveyance, or vehicle where or from where shell eggs are produced, distributed, packed, donated, sold, or offered or exposed for sale, to enforce this subtitle.    (b)    The Secretary may examine, test, or sample any shell egg, layer house, pen, cooler, packing facility, washing facility, or any other place or item to determine whether the environment of the facility where shell eggs are produced, packed, or held is in compliance with this subtitle.    (c)    (1)    If the Secretary finds shell eggs are sold or offered or exposed for sale in violation of this subtitle, the Secretary may issue a written or printed “stop–sale” order to the person violating this section.        (2)    After receipt of an order issued under this subsection, the recipient of the order may not sell or offer or expose for sale any shell eggs subject to the order.        (3)    A person who has been issued a “stop–sale” order under this subsection may appeal to the Secretary.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-311 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Egg Law|Section 4-311 - Disposition of Unfit or Adulterated Eggs

    (a)    Shell eggs are adulterated if the shell eggs are:        (1)    Contaminated by a pathogen, poisonous substance, or other deleterious substance; or        (2)    Subjected to conditions likely to cause contamination that may render the shell eggs injurious to human health.    (b)    If the Secretary finds that any shell eggs are adulterated or unfit for human consumption, the Secretary shall:        (1)    Segregate the shell eggs; and        (2)    Mark the shell eggs in a permanent manner to permit ready identification.    (c)    (1)    If no appeal is taken from a determination of condemnation, the Secretary shall destroy the shell eggs in a manner prescribed by regulation.        (2)    If an appeal is taken, the condemned shell eggs shall be segregated and stored pending completion of an appeal inspection.        (3)    The shell eggs may be destroyed in accordance with this section if the appeal is sustained.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-311.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Egg Law|Section 4-311.1 - Registration of Packers and Distributors Required

    A person shall register with the Secretary each business location where that person is operating as either a packer or distributor.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-311.2 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Egg Law|Section 4-311.2 - Registration of Packers and Distributors -- Applications; Exemptions; Fees

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an applicant for registration shall:        (1)    Submit to the Secretary an application on the form that the Secretary provides;        (2)    Be in compliance with the federal standards established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under 21 C.F.R. Part 16 and Part 118 for the prevention of Salmonella enteritidis in shell eggs during production, storage, and transportation, as applicable;        (3)    Agree to allow the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee to enter the applicant’s premises to determine compliance in accordance with § 4–310(b) of this subtitle; and        (4)    Pay to the Secretary the appropriate registration fee established in subsection (c) of this section.    (b)    A packer or distributor who keeps 3,000 or fewer poultry and who sells or offers or exposes for sale shell eggs only from those poultry shall register with the Secretary, but is exempt from paying any fee required by this subtitle.    (c)    The following persons shall pay to the Secretary the registration fee indicated:        (1)    Packer…………………………………………………………...$30; and        (2)    Distributor…………..…….………………...……..…………..……$30.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-311.3 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Egg Law|Section 4-311.3 - Registration of Packers and Distributors -- Expiration; Renewal; Display; Relocation

    (a)    Unless a registration for a packer or distributor of shell eggs is renewed for a 1-year term, the registration expires on January 1.    (b)    Before a registration expires, the registration may be renewed for an additional 1-year term, if the applicant:        (1)    Is a packer or distributor of shell eggs;        (2)    Pays the applicable fee as provided in § 4-311.2 of this subtitle; and        (3)    Submits to the Secretary a renewal application on a form that the Secretary provides.    (c)    The packer or distributor shall display the registration conspicuously at each place of business.    (d)    The packer or distributor shall notify the Secretary if the packer’s or distributor’s business is moved to a new location.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-311.4 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Egg Law|Section 4-311.4 - Registration of Packers and Distributors -- Denial; Suspension or Revocation

    Subject to the hearing provisions adopted by the Secretary, the Secretary may deny, suspend, or revoke the registration for a packer or distributor if:         (1)    The packer or distributor does not meet the requirements of this title; or        (2)    The packer or distributor violates any provision of this subtitle or any regulation adopted by the Secretary.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-311.5 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Egg Law|Section 4-311.5 - Egg Law Fund

    (a)    (1)    There is an “Egg Law Fund”.        (2)    All fees collected under the provisions of this subtitle shall be credited to the Fund.    (b)    The Fund shall be used to partially defray the expenses of administering this subtitle.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-311.6 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Egg Law|Section 4-311.6 - Quarterly Reports and Inspection Fees

    (a)    A packer or distributor who is required to pay a fee under this subtitle shall submit to the Secretary:        (1)    A quarterly report showing the number of dozens of shell eggs sold or delivered in Maryland to any retailer, food service facility, or consumer; and        (2)    At the time that the quarterly report is due, an inspection fee at a rate of 8 cents for each 30-dozen case of shell eggs sold or delivered in Maryland.    (b)    (1)    If the report is not filed and the required inspection fee is not paid within 30 days after the end of the quarterly period, a collection fee shall be assessed against the packer or distributor.        (2)    The amount of the collection fee shall be the greater of:            (i)    10 percent of the inspection fee due and unpaid; or            (ii)    $100.        (3)    The amount of collection fee due is a debt and may be the basis of a judgment in a civil action against the packer or distributor.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-311.7 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Egg Law|Section 4-311.7 - Records

    (a)    A packer or distributor shall:        (1)    Keep accurate records showing the number of eggs sold or delivered to any person;        (2)    Keep required records at each place of business or at a central location within the State;        (3)    Keep required records for 1 year; and        (4)    Make required egg records available to the Secretary upon request.    (b)    A retailer or food service facility shall keep each invoice delivery ticket received in accordance with § 4–308 of this subtitle for 90 days.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-311.8 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Egg Law|Section 4-311.8 - Penalties; Regulations

    (a)    Instead of, or in addition to, issuing a stop–sale order or revocation of a registration under this subtitle, the Secretary may impose a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.    (b)    A penalty collected by the Secretary under this section shall be paid into the State General Fund.    (c)    The Secretary may adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this section.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  4-312 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 4 - Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Egg Law|Section 4-312 - Short Title

    This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Egg Law.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  5-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 5 - Pesticide and Pest Control|Subtitle 1 - Maryland Pesticide Registration and Labeling Law|Section 5-102 - Administration; Cooperation With State, Federal, and Private Agencies; Comprehensive Pesticide Data Program

    (a)    The State Chemist shall administer the provisions of this subtitle subject to the supervision of the Secretary.    (b)    The Secretary may cooperate with and enter into agreements with any other agency of the State, any other state, the United States, or with the Association of American Pesticide Control Officials, Inc. to carry out the provisions of this subtitle and to secure uniform rules and regulations.    (c)    The Secretary shall develop a comprehensive pesticide data program that includes:        (1)    The number and types of enforcement actions taken; and        (2)    Figures for the number, types, and uses of pesticides in Maryland.    (d)    The Secretary shall issue a report on the comprehensive pesticide data program to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, by January 1, 1990 and by January 1 of each subsequent year.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  5-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 5 - Pesticide and Pest Control|Subtitle 1 - Maryland Pesticide Registration and Labeling Law|Section 5-104 - Rules and Regulations; Determinations

    (a)    The Secretary, after public hearing, may adopt appropriate rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle, including rules and regulations providing for the collection and examination of samples of pesticides.    (b)    The Secretary may:        (1)    Declare any form of plant or animal life or virus which is injurious to plants, humans, domestic animals, articles, or substances to be a pest;        (2)    Determine whether any pesticide is highly toxic to humans; and        (3)    Subject pesticides to the requirements of § 5–105 of this subtitle.    (c)    Uniform pesticide requirements between the several states and the federal government are desirable to avoid confusion that endangers the public health and that results from diverse requirements, particularly relating to the labeling and coloring of pesticides, and to avoid increased costs to the people of the State due to the necessity of complying with diverse requirements for manufacturing and selling pesticides. Consequently, the Secretary, after public hearing, may adopt the rules and regulations of the appropriate agency of the United States government relating to pesticides, if the rules and regulations are applicable to and conform with the primary standards established by this subtitle.