ART. 48] SEED. 699

marked thereon giving the name of the seed, the approximate per-
centage of purity, of inert matter, and of foreign seed therein; each
label shall also contain a statement plainly marked thereon giving the
approximate percentage of germination, obtained by laboratory test,
and the month and year when said test was made. One copy of said
label shall be securely fastened upon the exterior of the bag or other
receptacle containing said seed, and another copy of same shall be
placed within said bag or other receptacle. Sections 99 and 100 shall
not apply to seeds sold for food or manufacturing purposes, or to seeds
marked "uncleaned," or to lawn grass or pasture mixtures,

1914, ch. 424, sec. 91.

101. Any resident of Maryland desiring an analysis of seed may
submit samples of the same to the State Board of Agriculture for the
purpose hereinbefore mentioned; and if said samples are of seed pur-
chased or sold, then the same shall be drawn from the whole quantity
so purchased or sold at the time of actual delivery of said seed to the
buyer, and shall be drawn in the presence of both the seller and the
buyer or their representatives, and of a third person, and said samples
shall be divided into three parts, one to be sent to the State Board of
Agriculture for analysis, as hereinbefore mentioned, and the remain-
ing two parts to be held, one each by the buyer and seller, to be avail-
able for all in the event of dispute as to the analysis.

1914, ch. 424, sec. 92.

102. A seed inspector and analyist shall be appointed by the State
Board of Agriculture and said inspector or a deputy selected by him
shall have authority to enter any store or warehouse, rooms or build-
ings, railroad stations or steamboat wharves, where seed may be offered
for sale, stored, waylaid in transit or held for delivery, for the purpose
of enabling said officer to inspect the labeling, collect samples for analy-
sis, and obtain any other information needed for the work of the inspec-
tor and analyist. It shall be the duty of the inspector to pay the
owner, or his agent, on demand, on a basis not exceeding the local
market rates, for all samples taken.

1914, ch. 424, sec. 93.

103. Any merchant or vendor violating the provisions of Section
100, and any person interfering with the work of the seed inspector
as provided for in Section 102, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction in any Court of competent jurisdiction, shall be fined
not more than fifty dollars ($50) for each offense.

1914, ch. 424, sec. 94.

104. For carrying out the provisions of this sub-title, the sum of
Three Thousand Dollars for the year 1915, and the sum of Three
Thousand Dollars for the year 1916, is hereby appropriated from any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.