Section 4-305 - Standards of quality for shell eggs. - Maryland Statutes

§ 4-305. Standards of quality for shell eggs.
 

(a)  Secretary to establish standards.- The Secretary shall establish standards for quality of individual or grades of shell eggs. 

(b)  Standards to match federal standards where applicable.- The State standards for quality of individual or grades of shell eggs shall be the same as those of the United States Department of Agriculture, where applicable. 

(c)  Unlawful to represent for sale substandard eggs.- A person may not donate, sell, advertise, offer, or in any manner represent for sale shell eggs that do not meet the standards adopted by the Secretary. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 48, § 163; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 6, § 1; 1974, ch. 864, § 1; 1984, ch. 183; 1993, ch. 542; 2002, ch. 201.]