1284                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                     [CH. 725

tory without a permit shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon

conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine of not more than one hun-
dred dollars ($100) for the first offense and not more than five hun-

dred dollars ($500) for each subsequent offense, and each day such

laboratory shall operate after a first conviction shall be considered
a second offense. NO PERSON, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION,
OR CORPORATION SHALL REPRESENT OR SERVICE OR
MAINTAIN IN THIS STATE ANY OFFICE, REPRESENTATIVE
OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE REPRESENTATION OR
SERVICING OF ANY LABORATORY SITUATE IN THIS STATE
OR ANY OTHER STATE WHICH MAKES EXAMINATIONS IN
CONNECTION WITH THE DIAGNOSIS AND CONTROL OF
HUMAN DISEASE, UNLESS THE LABORATORY SO REPRE-
SENTED OR SERVICED SHALL MEET OR EXCEED THE MINI-
MUM STANDARDS PROMULGATED BY THE STATE BOARD
OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE UNDER AND PUR-
SUANT TO THIS SECTION, AND BEFORE REPRESENTING
OR SERVICING ANY LABORATORY NOT SITUATE WITHIN
THIS STATE EACH SUCH PERSON, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIA-
TION OR CORPORATION SHALL MAKE APPROPRIATE AN-
NUAL APPLICATION TO THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
AND MENTAL HYGIENE ON SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS
AS SHALL BE PROMULGATED BY SAID BOARD, THE APPLI-
CATION TO SHOW BY SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE THAT
ANY SUCH LABORATORY NOT LOCATED WITHIN THIS
STATE MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE MINIMUM STANDARDS
PROMULGATED BY SAID BOARD PURSUANT TO THIS SEC-
TION FOR SIMILAR LABORATORIES LOCATED AND OPERA-
TED WITHIN THE STATE OF MARYLAND.

(B)  SUCH STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS SHALL NOT
REQUIRE THAT THE DIRECTOR OF ANY SUCH LABORATORY
BE A PHYSICIAN LICENSED UNDER THIS ARTICLE. ANY
PERSON WHO WAS FOR A PERIOD OF SEVEN CONSECUTIVE
YEARS PRIOR TO JUNE 1,1966 THE DIRECTOR OF A LABORA-
TORY WHICH HAD MET THE STANDARDS AND REQUIRE-
MENTS IN EFFECT FOR LABORATORIES PRIOR TO JUNE 1,
1966 IS QUALIFIED TO BE THE DIRECTOR OF SUCH A LAB-
ORATORY FROM AND AFTER JUNE 1, 166; AND ANY
LABORATORY WHICH FOR A SIMILAR PERIOD OF SEVEN
YEARS HAD MET THE STANDARDS AND QUALIFICATIONS
IN EFFECT PRIOR TO JUNE 1, 1966 SHALL BE CONSIDERED
TO HAVE MET THE STANDARDS AND QUALIFICATIONS
IMPOSED BY THIS SECTION FROM AND AFTER JUNE 1,
1966 SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO MEET ALL ACADEMIC AND
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR A LABORATORY DIREC-
TOR WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED ON AND AFTER JUNE 1,
1966; AND ANY LABORATORY WHICH FOR A SIMILAR PERI-
OD OF SEVEN YEARS HAD MET THE STANDARDS AND
QUALIFICATIONS IN EFFECT PRIOR TO JUNE 1, 1966, SHALL
BE ISSUED A PERMIT UNDER THIS SECTION, AND THERE-
AFTER SHALL COMPLY WITH THE RULES AND REGULA-
TIONS ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS SECTION.

(C)    NO PERSONS, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION OR COR-
PORATION SHALL WITHIN THIS STATE, EITHER DIRECTLY
OR INDIRECTLY, ADVERTISE OR SOLICIT BUSINESS FOR