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MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-430 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 4 - Milk Products|Part III - Standards and Handling Requirements for Milk Products|Section 21-430 - Milk Emergency; Sale of Milk Products Not Certified Grade A

    (a)    In this section, “milk emergency”:        (1)    Means a general and acute shortage of milk from Grade A dairy farms; and        (2)    Does not include a simple shortage of milk from Grade A dairy farms that affects only a small number of distributors.    (b)    (1)    In a milk emergency, the Secretary may authorize the sale of a pasteurized milk product that has not been certified as Grade A pasteurized milk.        (2)    A person who sells a milk product under this subsection shall label the milk product as the Secretary requires.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-433 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 4 - Milk Products|Part IV - Prohibited Acts|Section 21-433 - Violation of Subtitle or Rules and Regulations Adopted Under Subtitle

    A person may not violate any provision of this subtitle or any rule or regulation adopted under this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-434 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 4 - Milk Products|Part IV - Prohibited Acts|Section 21-434 - Sale of Raw Milk or Farmstead Cheese

    Except for sale of raw milk by a holder of a milk producer permit to a holder of a milk processor permit or the sale of a farmstead cheese, a person may not sell raw milk for human consumption.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-435 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 4 - Milk Products|Part IV - Prohibited Acts|Section 21-435 - Handling Milk by Individuals With Disease, Cuts, or Lesions Prohibited

    (a)    (1)    An individual who has a communicable disease or is a carrier of a communicable disease may not work, in any capacity that brings that individual into contact with the production, handling, storage, or transportation of milk products, containers, equipment, or utensils, at:            (i)    A dairy farm;            (ii)    A milk plant;            (iii)    A receiving station; or            (iv)    A transfer station.        (2)    A person who operates a dairy farm, transfer station, receiving station, or milk plant may not employ any individual:            (i)    Who, if employed, would violate paragraph (1) of this subsection; or            (ii)    Whom the employer reasonably believes would violate paragraph (1) of this subsection if employed.    (b)    Each holder of a permit for a receiving station, transfer station, or as a distributor, milk processor, or milk producer shall notify the Secretary immediately if:        (1)    A communicable disease affects any individual on that person’s dairy farm, distribution station, receiving station, transfer station, or milk plant; or        (2)    That person suspects that any employee of that person has contracted a communicable disease or has become a carrier of a communicable disease.    (c)    An individual who has an infected cut or lesion on a hand or arm may not handle any milk product, milk container, or milk equipment.    (d)    (1)    The Secretary may make or require a reasonable medical and biological examination of an individual who is suspected of having any communicable disease.        (2)    An examination under this subsection may include examination of the bodily discharges of the individual.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-436 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 4 - Milk Products|Part IV - Prohibited Acts|Section 21-436 - Milk Cans

    (a)    In this section, “labeled milk can” means any milk can, cream can, or case that:        (1)    Belongs to an owner, dealer, or shipper of milk or cream who ships the milk or cream to any place in this State; and        (2)    Has the name or initials of the owner, dealer, or shipper stamped, marked, or fastened on it.    (b)    A person may not:        (1)    Use, sell, dispose of, buy, or traffic in labeled milk cans, without the consent of the owner, dealer, or shipper;        (2)    Willfully change the name or initials of the owner, dealer, or shipper stamped, marked, or fastened on the labeled milk can without the consent of the owner, dealer, or shipper; or        (3)    Place in any labeled milk can any substance other than milk or cream, without the consent of the owner, dealer, or shipper.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 8 - Frozen Desserts|Part I - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 21-801 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Frozen dessert” means:        (1)    Ice cream and frozen custard;        (2)    Ice milk;        (3)    Mellorine;        (4)    Sherbet;        (5)    Water ice;        (6)    Goat milk ice cream and goat milk frozen custard;        (7)    Goat milk ice milk;        (8)    Quiescently frozen confection;        (9)    Quiescently frozen dairy confection; or        (10)    (i)    Any frozen food product that is similar in appearance, odor, or taste to any of the products listed in this subsection;            (ii)    Any frozen food product that is prepared or frozen in the same way as any of the products listed in this subsection; or            (iii)    The mix that is used in any of the products listed in this subsection.    (c)    “License” means a license issued by the Secretary to manufacture in this State a frozen dessert or a mix for a frozen dessert.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-802 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 8 - Frozen Desserts|Part I - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 21-802 - Construction of Subtitle

    (a)    If there is an outside container or wrapper for a frozen dessert or a mix for a frozen dessert, then, in order to comply with any requirement under this subtitle that a word, statement, or any other information appear on the label of the frozen dessert or mix, the word, statement, or other information also shall:        (1)    Be placed on the outside container or wrapper; or        (2)    Be legible through the outside container or wrapper.    (b)    For purposes of the construction and enforcement of this subtitle, an act or omission of any officer, agent, employee, or any other person employed by any corporation, company, or association, shall be considered to be the act or omission of the corporation, company, society, or association, as well as of the person.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-803 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 8 - Frozen Desserts|Part I - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 21-803 - Copies of Statutes; Collecting and Disseminating Information

    (a)    The Secretary shall provide a copy of this subtitle:        (1)    To the extent possible, to every person who in this State manufactures or sells, at wholesale or retail, any frozen dessert or mix for a frozen dessert; and        (2)    To any person who requests it.    (b)    The Secretary may:        (1)    Publish summaries of judgments, decrees, or court orders issued under this subtitle; and        (2)    Otherwise collect, report, or illustrate the results of any investigation conducted under this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-804 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 8 - Frozen Desserts|Part I - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 21-804 - Rules and Regulations

    (a)    To prevent deception in the sale of frozen desserts and to safeguard the health and welfare of consumers, the Secretary shall adopt rules and regulations that:        (1)    Provide definitions and set standards of identity for frozen desserts and the mixes used in the manufacture of frozen desserts;        (2)    Set packaging, labeling, and sanitary requirements for frozen desserts; and        (3)    Govern any other condition that relates to the manufacture, processing, distribution, or sale of frozen desserts, whether manufactured or processed in a regular manufacturing plant, in a counter freezer, or otherwise.    (b)    So far as practicable, the Secretary may conform any rule or regulation adopted under this subtitle to the rules and regulations adopted under the federal act.    (c)    (1)    The Secretary may not adopt a rule or regulation under this section unless the requirements of this subsection and the Administrative Procedure Act are met.        (2)    A public hearing shall be held on any rule or regulation that the Secretary considers under this section. Based on the record of the hearing, the Secretary shall issue a proposed decision on the rule or regulation.        (3)    The Secretary shall provide any interested party an opportunity to file exceptions to the proposed decision based on the hearing record.        (4)    When issuing a final decision regarding a rule or regulation, the Secretary also shall:            (i)    Rule on any exception to the Secretary’s proposed decision; and            (ii)    State the reasons for the ruling.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-807 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 8 - Frozen Desserts|Part II - Licensing|Section 21-807 - License Required

    (a)    A person shall be licensed by the Secretary before the person may manufacture a frozen dessert or a frozen dessert mix for sale in this State.    (b)    A separate license is required for each manufacturing plant that a person operates.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-808 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 8 - Frozen Desserts|Part II - Licensing|Section 21-808 - Application for Licenses; Fees

    (a)    An applicant for a license shall:        (1)    Submit an application to the Secretary on the form that the Secretary requires; and        (2)    Pay to the Secretary an application fee established by the Secretary under § 2-104 of this article.    (b)    The application fee under this section shall be based on:        (1)    If the applicant has a manufacturing facility located in this State, the annual production of any frozen dessert or frozen dessert mix in this State; and        (2)    If the applicant has a manufacturing facility not located in this State, the annual sales of any frozen dessert or frozen dessert mix in this State.    (c)    For each license for which a person applies, the person shall submit a separate application and pay a separate application fee.    (d)    The application:        (1)    Shall be on the form that the Secretary requires; and        (2)    Shall include:            (i)    The location of the manufacturing plant at which the frozen dessert or frozen dessert mix is manufactured; and            (ii)    Any brand name under which the frozen dessert or frozen dessert mix is to be sold.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-809 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 8 - Frozen Desserts|Part II - Licensing|Section 21-809 - Inspections; Qualifications for Plants Outside State

    (a)    If an application is submitted for a license for a manufacturing plant that is in this State, before issuing the license, the Secretary shall inspect the property, buildings, and equipment of the plant to determine whether the plant meets the requirements for a license.    (b)    (1)    To determine whether the plant meets the requirements for a license, the Secretary may inspect a manufacturing plant that is outside of this State.        (2)    If the Secretary does not inspect a plant outside of this State, the Secretary may not issue a license for the plant unless the applicant satisfies the Secretary that:            (i)    The plant and the frozen desserts or frozen dessert mixes produced in the plant conform to the laws of the jurisdiction in which the plant is located; and            (ii)    Those laws, rules, and regulations are at least as stringent as those that apply under this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-810 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 8 - Frozen Desserts|Part II - Licensing|Section 21-810 - Issuance of License

    The Secretary shall issue a license to any applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-811 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 8 - Frozen Desserts|Part II - Licensing|Section 21-811 - Scope of License

    While it is effective, a license authorizes the licensee to manufacture frozen desserts and frozen dessert mixes at the manufacturing plant identified in the license.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-812 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 8 - Frozen Desserts|Part II - Licensing|Section 21-812 - Term, Renewal, and Nontransferability of Licenses

    (a)    A license expires on the first anniversary of its effective date, unless the license is renewed for a 1-year term as provided in this section.    (b)    At least 1 month before the license expires, the Secretary shall send to the licensee, by first-class mail to the last known address of the licensee, a renewal notice that states:        (1)    The date on which the current license expires;        (2)    The date by which the renewal application must be received by the Secretary for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the license expires; and        (3)    The amount of the renewal fee.    (c)    Before a license expires, the licensee periodically may renew it for an additional 1-year term, if the licensee:        (1)    Otherwise is entitled to a license;        (2)    Pays to the Secretary a renewal fee established by the Secretary under § 2-104 of this article; and        (3)    Submits to the Secretary:            (i)    A renewal application on the form that the Secretary requires; and            (ii)    Satisfactory evidence of compliance with the requirements of this section for renewal.    (d)    The renewal fee under this section shall be based on:        (1)    If the licensee has a manufacturing facility located in this State, the annual production of any frozen dessert or frozen dessert mix in this State; and        (2)    If the licensee has a manufacturing facility not located in this State, the annual sales of any frozen dessert or frozen dessert mix in this State.    (e)    The Secretary shall renew the license of each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.    (f)    A license is not transferable.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-813 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 8 - Frozen Desserts|Part II - Licensing|Section 21-813 - Notice of Violations; Suspensions and Revocations

    (a)    If the Secretary finds that a licensee has violated any of the provisions of this subtitle or that a violation has occurred on any premises for which a license has been issued, the Secretary immediately shall give written notice to the licensee. The notice shall set forth the nature of the violation and direct that it be stopped.    (b)    If a licensee fails to comply with a notice given under this section, the Secretary may suspend or revoke the license of the licensee.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-814 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 8 - Frozen Desserts|Part II - Licensing|Section 21-814 - Hearings

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, before the Secretary suspends or revokes a license under § 21-813 of this subtitle or denies a license to any applicant, the Secretary shall give the individual against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Secretary.    (b)    The Secretary shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-815 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 8 - Frozen Desserts|Part II - Licensing|Section 21-815 - Judicial Review

    (a)    Any applicant who has been denied a license and any licensee aggrieved by the suspension or revocation of a license under § 21-813 of this subtitle may take a judicial appeal.    (b)    The appeal shall be made in accordance with the provisions for judicial review of final decisions in contested cases in the Administrative Procedure Act.    (c)    Either party may appeal the decision of the circuit court to the Court of Special Appeals.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-818 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 8 - Frozen Desserts|Part III - Prohibited Acts|Section 21-818 - Manufacturing Without License

    A person may not manufacture for sale in this State a frozen dessert or a frozen dessert mix unless the person holds a license for the plant in which the frozen dessert or mix is manufactured.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-819 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 8 - Frozen Desserts|Part III - Prohibited Acts|Section 21-819 - Manufacturing on Invalid License; Injunction Against Repeated Offenses

    (a)    A person may not manufacture for sale in this State a frozen dessert or a frozen dessert mix:        (1)    While the license for the plant in which the frozen dessert or mix is manufactured is suspended; or        (2)    After the license:            (i)    Has expired; or            (ii)    Has been revoked.    (b)    The Secretary may sue to enjoin a person from repeating a violation of this section.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-820 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 8 - Frozen Desserts|Part III - Prohibited Acts|Section 21-820 - Sale of Products From Unlicensed Plant

    (a)    A person may not sell any frozen dessert or frozen dessert mix that was manufactured at a plant for which a license was not then held.    (b)    The Secretary may sue to enjoin a person from repeating a violation of this section.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-821 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 8 - Frozen Desserts|Part III - Prohibited Acts|Section 21-821 - Sale of Product for Which Frozen Dessert Standard Not Set

    (a)    Any frozen dessert manufacturer licensed by the State of Maryland and desiring to sell a product for which a frozen dessert standard has not been set shall file with the Secretary a written request for authorization.    (b)    Any authorization granted under this section shall not exceed a period of 1 year.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-1110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Drug and Cosmetic Provisions|Part III - General Limitations on Sale or Distribution of Drugs and Cosmetics|Section 21-1110 - Auction Sale of Drugs, Medicine, or Cosmetics

    (a)    This section does not apply to cosmetics, infant formula, or baby food if:        (1)    The cosmetics, infant formula, or baby food are being sold in a single lot at a charity auction; and        (2)    The total value of the cosmetics, infant formula, or baby food in the lot is $100 or less.    (b)    A person may not sell any drug, medicine, cosmetic, pharmaceutical preparation, medicinal preparation, or infant formula or baby food that is subject to dating requirements by the United States Food and Drug Administration at any auction sale unless the person notifies the Secretary in writing of the proposed auction at least 7 days before the date of the auction.    (c)    (1)    The Secretary may:            (i)    Inspect any drugs, medicines, cosmetics, pharmaceutical preparations, medicinal preparations, infant formula, or baby food that a person proposes to sell by auction sale; and            (ii)    Issue an order that prohibits the sale of any of these if, in the opinion of the Secretary, they are unfit for human use or consumption.        (2)    A person may not hold an auction sale of any drug, medicine, cosmetic, pharmaceutical preparation, medicinal preparation, infant formula, or baby food in violation of an order issued under this section.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-1111 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Drug and Cosmetic Provisions|Part III - General Limitations on Sale or Distribution of Drugs and Cosmetics|Section 21-1111 - Medicine or Patent Medicine Shows

    (a)    This section does not apply to any:        (1)    Surgical or dental instrument;        (2)    Physical therapy equipment;        (3)    X-ray apparatus; or        (4)    Component part or accessory of any of these items.    (b)    A person may not sell, distribute, or otherwise dispose of any drug, medicine, pharmaceutical preparation, or medicinal preparation by means of a vending machine or other similar device.    (c)    By rule or regulation, the Secretary may exempt any commodity from the application of this section if the Secretary finds that the commodity may be dispensed by vending machine or other similar devices without danger to the public health.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-1112 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Drug and Cosmetic Provisions|Part III - General Limitations on Sale or Distribution of Drugs and Cosmetics|Section 21-1112 - Impoundment of Drugs or Prescription Records of a Permit Holder or Authorized Prescriber

    (a)    This section does not apply to any:        (1)    Surgical or dental instrument;        (2)    Physical therapy equipment;        (3)    X-ray apparatus; or        (4)    Component part or accessory of any of these items.    (b)    A person may not:        (1)    Sell, distribute, or otherwise dispose of any drug, medicine, pharmaceutical preparation, or medicinal preparation by means of any public exhibition, entertainment, performance, or carnival, commonly known as a “medicine show” or “patent medicine show”; or        (2)    Put or cause to be put, in any way, any package, parcel, or sample of any drug or medicine:            (i)    In or on any part of any house, building, or yard without the consent of the owner or occupant; or            (ii)    On any street or public highway.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-1114 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Drug and Cosmetic Provisions|Part III - General Limitations on Sale or Distribution of Drugs and Cosmetics|Section 21-1114

    In any action brought by the Attorney General under § 11-209 of the Commercial Law Article, a person that sells, distributes, or otherwise disposes of any drug, medicine, cosmetic, food, food additive, or commercial feed, as defined in § 6-101 of the Agriculture Article, or medical device:         (1)    May not assert as a defense that the person did not deal directly with the person on whose behalf the action is brought; and        (2)    May prove, as a partial or complete defense against a damage claim, in order to avoid duplicative liability, that all or any part of an alleged overcharge ultimately was passed on to another person by a purchaser or seller in the chain of manufacture, production, or distribution who paid the alleged overcharge.