INSPECTIONS 2079

An. Code, 1924, sec. 126. 1912, sec. 109. 1918, ch. 200, sec. 109.

139. Any citizen of Maryland shall have the privilege of submitting
to the State seed laboratory samples of agricultural seeds for test and
analysis, subject to such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the
State Board of Agriculture; provided that said Board may by such regu-
lations fix the maximum number of samples that may be tested or analyzed
free of charge for any one citizen in any one period of time and fix charges
for tests or analyses of samples submitted in excess of the number tested
free of charge.¹

An. Code, 1924, sec. 127. 1912, sec. 111. 1918, ch. 113, sec. 1.

140. It shall not be lawful for any corporation, co-partnership or
individual, engaged in the canning or preserving of any fruit or vegetables,
to sell or otherwise dispose of the seed of any fruit or vegetables obtained
in the canning or preserving of any fruit or vegetables to any dealer in
garden seed or other person under circumstances where the same may be
resold for the purpose of planting or propagation, unless said corporation,
co-partnership or individual shall sell said seed under an absolute guarantee
as to purity and germinating properties.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 128. 1912, sec. 112. 1918, ch. 113, sec. 2.

141. It shall not be lawful for any corporation, co-partnership or indi-
vidual to sell or otherwise dispose of any such seed for planting purposes.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 129. 1912, sec. 113. 1918, ch. 113, sec. 2A.

142. The provisions of Sections 140-143 shall not be interpreted as
preventing the use or preservation of any edible materials produced in
connection with a crop grown for legitimate seed purposes.

An. Code, 1924, see. 130. 1912, sec. 114. 1918, ch. 113, sec. 3.

143. Whoever shall violate the provisions of Sections 140-143 shall be
liable, upon conviction, to a fine of not less than fifty nor more than one
hundred dollars for the first offense and to a fine of not less than one hun-
dred nor more than five hundred dollars for each subsequent offense.

Eggs.

1935, ch. 375, sec. 130A.

144. No person, firm, association or corporation shall sell, offer or
expose for sale, advertise or in any other manner represent for sale as
fresh, hennery, new laid, best, direct from the farm, or under any word,
words, sign, figures, symbols or descriptions of similar import, any eggs
that are not fresh, with such "tolerances" as are hereinafter in this section
allowed for fresh eggs. For the purpose of this sub-title, no eggs shall
be deemed fresh that do not meet the following standards of quality for
fresh eggs: air cell, not over one-quarter (1/4) inch deep, localized and
regular; white, firm and clear; shell, sound and clean; yolk, no visible
defect or blemish, and with no visible germ development. The final deter-
mination as to meeting the standards of quality for fresh eggs shall be
made by candling.

¹ Act of 1918, ch. 200, sec. 110, repeals all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with said
act.