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commercial value of said deficiency, to be determined by reasonable rules
to be published by said State Chemist with the approval of the State Board
of Agriculture.

1920, ch. 124, sec. 88B.

105. The Maryland State Board of Agriculture is hereby empowered
to enforce the provisions of this sub-title and to prescribe the form of tags
or labels to be used on commercial feeding stuff and to prescribe and en-
force such rules and regulations relating to the sale of commercial feeding
stuffs as it may deem necessary to carry into effect the full intent and
meaning of this sub-title.1

Agricultural Lime.

An. Code, sec. 89. 1912, ch. 176, sec. 91.

106. Every manufacturer, company or person who shall sell, offer or
expose for sale or for distribution in this State, any agricultural lime as
defined in the following section of this sub-title, used as a fertilizer or
land improver, shall affix to every package of such agricultural lime, in a
conspicuous place on the outside thereof a plainly printed statement,
clearly and truly certifying the number of net pounds in the package sold
or offered for sale, the name of the manufacturer or shipper, the place of
manufacture, the place of business, the source and state of combination
and a chemical analysis stating the minimum percentage of oxide of lime
contained therein, provided that in case of the agricultural lime is shipped
in bulk it shall be accompanied by at least one such statement affixed in a
conspicuous place on the carrier of such agricultural lime or adjacent
thereto.

An. Code, sec. 90. 1912, ch. 176, sec. 92.

107. The term agricultural lime, as here used, shall include all quick
lime, both lump and ground, ground lime stone, ground or pulverized
oyster shells, sulphate of lime or plaster, hydrated lime, gas lime, marl
and all other similar products.

An. Code, sec. 91. 1912, ch. 1.76, sec. 93. 1916, ch. 186. 1916, ch. 285, sec. 91.

108. Before any agricultural lime is sold, offered or exposed for sale
in this State, the manufacturer, importer, agent or seller thereof shall
pay to the State Chemist at the Maryland State College of Agriculture an
inspection fee of $15.00 for each brand or kind of agricultural lime sold
or offered for sale and shall receive from said State Chemist a license to
sell such brand or kind of agricultural lime until the first day of January
next following; provided that when any manufacturer, importer, agent or
dealer shall have paid the inspection fee as herein provided it shall not be
necessary for any other person as his agent or representative to pay such
fee.2

1 Sec. 3 of ch. 124 of acts of 1920 repeals all laws in conflict with said act.

2 The act of 1916, ch. 285, is a duplicate of the act of 1916, ch. 186.