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Session Laws, 1918 Session
Volume 486, Page 401   View pdf image (33K)
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EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 401

Act, for the information placed on the tags or labels as required
by this Section.

103. Agricultural seeds or mixtures of same shall be ex-
empt from the provisions of this Act;

A: When possessed, exposed for sale, or sold for food pur-
poses only;

B: When sold to merchants to be recleaned before being sold
or exposed for sale for seeding purposes;

C: When in store, for the purpose of recleaning or not pos-
sessed, sold or offered for sale for seeding purposes within the
State of Maryland,

D: When sold by one farmer to another; provided that if
such seed is advertised for sale and is delivered through a com-
mon carrier, then the seller shall be deemed to be a vendor and
said seed and seller shall be subject to all the requirements of
this Act.

104. The duty of enforcing this Act, carrying out its pro-
visions and requirements shall be vested in the State Board of
Agriculture of Maryland. The said Board, upon notice to the
seed trade of the State through proper advertisement or pub-
lication, shall be empowered to adopt such reasonable "rules
and regulations" as may be deemed necessary in order to se-
cure the efficient enforcement of this Act; provided further
that said Board shall maintain a State seed laboratory with
necessary equipment, and may appoint such analysts, inspec-
tors and assistants as may be necessary for the proper enforce-
ment and carrying out of the provisions of this Act, and in said
Board's discretion, fix the salaries of said analysts, inspectors
and assistants. Said Board shall also be empowered to pub-
lish, at its discretion, the results of the examination, analysis
and test of any sample of agricultural seed, or mixture of such
seed, drawn as provided for in Section 105, together with any
other information it may deem advisable.

105. It shall be the duty of said State Board of Agricul-
ture, or its duly authorized agents, to inspect, examine and
make analysis of and test any agricultural seeds sold, offered
or exposed for sale, within this State for seeding purposes
within this State, at such tinue and place, and to such extent
as it may determine. Said Board and its agents shall have free
access at all reasonable hours to any premises or structures to
make examination of such agricultural seeds, whether such
seeds are upon the premises of the owner or consignee of such
seeds or on the premises or in the possession of any warehouse,

 

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