Section 10-902 – Rules and Regulations
The Secretary may adopt and enforce any rule or regulation necessary to secure uniformity in the enforcement of this subtitle and the proper marking of closed containers for cantaloupes.
Section 10-903 – Right of Entry and Inspection
The Secretary may enter every place, vehicle, or conveyance in the State, where cantaloupes are stored, packed, delivered for shipment, loaded, shipped, transported, offered or exposed for sale, or sold in closed containers. He may inspect any cantaloupe found in any of these places and take for inspection any representative sample of the cantaloupes and […]
Section 10-904 – Standard Grades for Cantaloupes in Closed Containers; Labeling
(a) The standard grades for cantaloupes established by the United States Department of Agriculture as United States government grades, are the official State grades for all cantaloupes packed in closed containers, whether offered or exposed for sale or presented for intrastate or interstate shipment. (b) Cantaloupes which are offered or exposed for sale, or presented for shipment […]
Section 10-905 – Sale of Uninspected Cantaloupes; Certificates as Evidence
(a) A person may not offer or expose for sale or present for shipment any cantaloupes unless they have passed inspection by the Secretary or the United States Department of Agriculture and are found to be graded, packed, and marked according to the provisions of this subtitle. (b) Certificates of inspection issued by the Secretary or the […]
Section 10-906 – Sale of Immature Cantaloupes in Closed Containers
A person may not buy, sell, ship, transport, offer or expose for sale or shipment, or place on the market for human consumption, any cantaloupes in closed containers, unless the cantaloupes are mature.
Section 10-907 – Nonliability of Persons Not Party to and Without Knowledge of Wrong
No person may be prosecuted under this subtitle, if he can establish by satisfactory evidence that he was not a party to the grading and packing of the cantaloupes in question, and had no knowledge that they were misbranded or illegally packed.
Section 10-908 – Prosecution
The State’s Attorney of the county in which any violation of this subtitle occurs, shall prosecute the person accused of the violation. Upon the request of the Secretary, he shall institute and prosecute any violation.
Section 10-909 – Subtitle Not Applicable to Anne Arundel County
This subtitle does not apply to Anne Arundel County.
Section 10-901 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Closed container” means any box, barrel, basket, crate, hamper, bag, or other package made or covered with burlap, tarlatan, slats, or other material, constructed so that the entire contents cannot be readily, properly, and thoroughly inspected while the package is closed. (c) “Mature cantaloupe” means a […]