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244 MARYLAND MANUAL Appropriations 1973 1974 General Funds ............... $95,722 $502,126 Staff: 1973, 28; Staff: 1974, 24. DIVISION OF INSPECTION AND REGULATION George E. Lechlider, Director Parole Plaza Office Building, Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 267-1161 Office of Weights & Measures The Office of Weights and Measures has custody of the State's pri- mary standards and other secondary standards, and equipment for the enforcement of Maryland's Weights and Measures Law. It maintains supervision over weighing and measuring devices, weights and meas- ures (to include packages) offered for sale, sold, or in use in the State. This office is also charged with supervision and licensing of dairy inspection; jurisdiction of standards of offered for sale units of var- ious items in the state including fluid milk products, meat, poultry and seafood, solid dairy products, flour, berries and small fruits, liquid fuels, etc. (Agriculture Article, sees. 11-101 to 11-509). Field Inspection Service The Field Inspection Service is charged with sampling, inspection of labels and products, and removal from sale of products in violation of seed law, feed law, fertilizer law, pesticide law, soil conditioner law, lime law, egg law, Federal Egg Law, FDA Medicated Feed Mill In- spection, Environment Protection Agency, pesticides applicators law (Agriculture Article, sees. 4-301 to 4-312). State Chemist The State Chemist is responsible for the administration of the Mary- land Commercial Fertilizer, Pesticide, Commercial Feed, and Agricul- tural Lime Laws as presented by the State Legislature. The primary function of the four statutes is to protect the consumer and the legiti- mate producer from unscrupulous or careless manufacturers (Agricul- ture Article, sees. 5-101 to 5-114; 6-101 to 6-117; 6-201 to 6-220; 6-301 to 6-310). Appropriations 1974 General Funds ............................... $441,711 Special Funds ............................... 298,270 Totals ................................$739,981 Staff: 47. DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRIES Thomas A. Ladson, Chief Parole Plaza Office Building, Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 267-1161 Animal Health Department The Animal Health Department is responsible for the control and eradication of those diseases of livestock and poultry which are of significant economic importance to the producer, as well as those con- |
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