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the Attorney General of the State of Maryland, or his assist-
ants in any matters pertaining to the enforcement of this Ar-
ticle.

13. Nothing in this Article shall be taken or construed to
in any way invalidate or otherwise affect any certificate as cer-
tified public accountant held by any person issued under the
authority of any previously existing law of the State of Mary-
land, and which certificate shall be in force and effect on June
1, 1924.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1924.

Approved April 9, 1924.

CHAPTER 586.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 171
of Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, title
"Health, " sub-title "Adulteration of Food and Drink, " as
said section was amended by Chapter 333 of the Acts of
1920, increasing the amount of milk fat to be used in ice
cream.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land. That Section 171 of Article 43 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland, title "Health, " sub-title "Adulteration of Food
and Drink, " as said section was amended by Chapter 333 of
the Acts of 1920, be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted
with amendments to read as follows:

171. The standard under Section 166 to 177 for the
quality, purity and strength of drugs shall be the standard
set by the United States Pharmacopoeia or the National For-
mulary. That any standards of quality, purity and strength
for foods or for drugs not already standardized by the United
States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary the standards
heretofore adopted by the United States Department of Agri-
culture are hereby declared to be the standards of purity, qual-
ity and strength for such foods and drugs in the State of
Maryland, except in the case of ice cream, in which case the
standards are declared to be as follows:

(a) Ice cream is a frozen product from cream and other
milk substances and sugar, with or without a natural flavoring
and containing not less than 10 per cent, of milk fat, to