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§ 4-219. Detention

West's Annotated Code of MarylandAgriculture

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Agriculture
Title 4. Regulation of Livestock, Poultry Products, and Eggs
Subtitle 2. Maryland Poultry Products Inspection Act
MD Code, Agriculture, § 4-219
§ 4-219. Detention
Currentness
Requirements
(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.
Authority; removal
(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.
Removal of marks
(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.

Credits

Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 6, § 1.
Formerly Art. 43, § 197-19.
MD Code, Agriculture, § 4-219, MD AGRIC § 4-219
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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