1340 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 767

(1) To enter upon any public or private premises during
regular business hours in order to have access to seeds sub-
ject to this sub-title and the rules and regulations there-
under.

(2) To issue and enforce a written or printed "stop-sale"
order to the owner or custodian of any lot of agricultural
or vegetable seed which the authorized agent of the State
Board of Agriculture finds is in violation of any of the pro-
visions of this sub-title which shall prohibit further sale of
such seed until such authorized agent has evidence that the
law has been complied with; but no "stop-sale" order shall
be issued or attached to any lot of seed without first giving
the owner or custodian of such seed an opportunity to com-
ply with the law or to withdraw the seed from sale, except
in respect to seeds which have been denied sale as provided
in this paragraph, the owner or custodian of such seeds shall
have the right to appeal from such order to a court of com-
petent jurisdiction where the seeds are found, praying for a
judgment as to the justification of said order and for the
discharge of such seeds from the order prohibiting the sale
in accordance with the findings of the court. The provisions
of this paragraph shall not be construed as limiting the
right of the authorized agent of the State Board of Agri-
culture to proceed as authorized by other sections of this
sub-title.

(3) To establish and maintain or make provisions for
laboratory and field testing of seeds, to employ qualified
persons, and to incur such expenses as may be necessary to
comply with these provisions.

(4) To make or provide for making purity analyses,
germination tests, and examinations of seeds for farmers
and dealers on request; to prescribe rules and regulations
governing such analyses, tests, and examinations; and to fix
and collect charges for the analyses, tests, and examina-
tions made.

(5) To publish the results of the analyses, tests, and ex-
aminations made under the provisions of this sub-title, to-
gether with any other information deemed advisable.

(6) To cooperate with the United States Department of
Agriculture in seed law enforcement.

135. (Seizure. ) Any lot of agricultural or vegetable seed
not in compliance with the provisions of this sub-title shall be
subject to seizure on complaint of the authorized agent of the
State Board of Agriculture to a court of competent jurisdic-
tion in the area in which the seed is located. In the event that
the court finds the seed to be in such violation of the sub-
title and orders the condemnation of said seed, it shall be