708 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 404

loupes and shall not be in conflict with any of the pro-
visions of this sub-title.

46D. All enforcing officers under the provisions of this
sub-title shall have the power and right to enter every
place, vehicle or conveyance within the State, where any
cantaloupes are stored, packed, delivered for shipment,
loaded, shipped, being transported, offered or exposed for
sale, or sold in closed containers, and to inspect any or all
such cantaloupes found in such places, vehicles, or con-
veyances, and to take for" inspection such representative
samples of the cantaloupes and such containers as may
be necessary to determine whether or not this sub-title has
been violated.

46E. Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or
other association which violates any provisions of this sub-
title or wilfully interferes with the State Board of Agri-
culture or its duly authorized agents, in the performance,
on account of the execution, of its or their duties, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not less than $50 or more than $500
for each offense.

46F. It shall be the duty of the District Attorney and
any prosecuting officer of the county, city and county, or
city, in which the violation of this sub-title may occur, to
prosecute the person, firm, corporation, partnership, or
other association accused of such violation and also, at the
request of the State Board of Agriculture, or its duly au-
thorized agents, to institute and prosecute such action as
may be authorized under the provisions of this sub-title.

46G. No person, firm, corporation, partnership, or
other association shall be prosecuted under the provisions
of this sub-title where it can be established that the canta-
loupes offered or exposed for sale or presented for ship-
ment have passed inspection by an authorized inspector of
the State Board of Agriculture through its Department of
Markets of the Extension Service, or by an inspector of
the United States Department of Agriculture and found
to be graded, packed, and marked in accordance with the
provisions of this sub-title. Certificates of inspection is-
sued by said inspectors shall be accepted as prima facie
evidence in any State Court of the facts contained therein.

46H. No person, firm, corporation, partnership, or other
association shall be prosecuted under the provisions of this