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§ 4-124. Detention

West's Annotated Code of MarylandAgriculture

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Agriculture
Title 4. Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs
Subtitle 1. Maryland Wholesome Meat Act
MD Code, Agriculture, § 4-124
§ 4-124. Detention
Currentness
Detention
(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.
Length of detention
(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.
Removal of marks
(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.

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Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 6, § 1.
Formerly Art. 66C, § 470S.
MD Code, Agriculture, § 4-124, MD AGRIC § 4-124
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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