(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Closed package” means any bag, box, barrel, basket, carton, cellpack, hamper, or traypack, or any other container covered with burlap, tarlatan, slat, or any other cover or closure, constructed so that the contents of the package cannot be seen nor inspected when the package is […]
(a) In order to carry out this subtitle, the Secretary may enter during the usual hours of business, any packing shed, warehouse, cold storage, store, building, market, or any other place, carrier, conveyance, or vehicle at, in, or from which any apples are packed or sold, offered or exposed for sale to determine whether the provisions […]
The Maryland standards of grades for apples shall be the current United States standards for apples, as provided by federal statute and rules and regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture, unless otherwise provided by the departmental rules and regulations.
(a) No person may pack, sell, offer to sell, possess, or transport any apples in closed packages not properly designated with respect to the following: (1) A grade standard, as provided in this subtitle; (2) The variety; (3) The minimum size; (4) A count or quantity declaration; and (5) The name and address of the packer or distributor. (b) The designation shall […]
(a) No person may pack, possess, expose, store, transport, or represent for sale, or sell apples in closed packages, except as provided in this subtitle. (b) After receiving a “stop-sale” order, a person may not sell, transport, offer, or expose for sale any apples with respect to which the order is issued. (c) No person may report falsely, […]
The Secretary may enforce by injunction any provision of this subtitle, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to it.
This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Apple Grade Law.
