532 ARTICLE 43.

1931, ch. 301, sec. 206A.

206A. The word "cannery, " as used in this Act, shall mean any place
or establishment where food products are cooked, preserved, processed or
prepared and placed in cans or other containers and hermetically sealed for
commercial purposes.

1931. ch. 301, sec. 206B.

206B. No person, firm or corporation shall conduct or operate a can-
nery without first obtaining a license from the State Board of Health;
said license shall run for one year from the date of its issue, unless sooner
revoked, as herein provided, and shall be renewed annually thereafter.
A license may be denied if the establishment of the applicant is known to
be in an unsanitary condition or if the water supply is known to be
dangerously polluted. After January 1, 1932, no new cannery shall be
licensed unless so located or constructed that the waste liquids, drainage
and inedible products can be readily removed from the premises and imme-
diate surroundings, or stored or destroyed, without constituting a nuisance
or objectionable unsanitary condition.

1931, ch. 301, sec. 206C.

206C. The State Board of Health shall have the power to revoke any
license issued under the provisions of this Act, provided before revoking
any license the State Board of Health shall have given written notice to the
licensee affected, stating that it contemplates the revocation of the same
and giving its reasons therefor. Such notice shall appoint a time of
hearing before said State Board of Health and shall be sent by registered
mail to the licensee. On the day of the hearing, the licensee may present
such evidence to the said State Board of Health as he deems fit, and after
hearing all the evidence the State Board of Health shall decide the ques-
tion in such a manner as to it appears just and right. Any licensee whose
license is revoked or suspended may appeal within ten days after such
hearing before the said State Board of Health to the Circuit Court for
the county in which said cannery is situated or to the Baltimore City
Court, if said cannery is situated in Baltimore City, and the decision of
such Court shall be final. Provided, however, that the revocation of any
license given under the authority of this Act shall not become effective
until fifteen days after the date set for a hearing before the State Board
of Health, as provided for in this Section; and in the event of an appeal
from the decision of the State Board of Health after such hearing, the
revocation of any license shall not become effective until the decision of
the Circuit Court for the county or of the Baltimore City Court has been
rendered against such person, firm or corporation taking such appeal.

1931, ch. 301. sec. 206D.

206D. Any person, firm or corporation who shall operate a cannery
without having first obtained a license as provided in this Act shall