1242                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                        CH. 618

livestock are slaughtered, or the carcasses, parts thereof, or meat
food products are prepared, or refusing to permit such a represen-
tative to copy any such records, as authorized by Section 470M of
this subtitle;

(o) Assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating, or in-
terfering with any person while engaged in, or on account of, the
performance of his official duties under this subtitle; or giving or
paying anything of value to any person employed to perform any
official duties under this subtitle.

(p) Receiving by any person employed to perform any official
duties under this subtitle, of anything of value given or paid by any
person to influence his official actions;

(q) Conviction of a violation of Sections 470J, 470K or 470M of
this subtitle.

(Q) VIOLATIONS OF SECTIONS 470K, 470L, 470M, OR 470-O,
OR ANY REGULATIONS UNDER SECTION 470J OF THIS ACT.

FURTHER REQUIREMENTS

FOR MEAT PROCESSORS AND RELATED INDUSTRIES
470J.

(A)    Inspection shall not be provided under this subtitle at any es-
tablishment for the slaughter of livestock, or the preparation of any
carcasses or parts or products of livestock, which are not intended
for use as human food, but such articles shall, unless naturally in-
edible by humans, be denatured or otherwise identified as prescribed
by regulations of the Board to deter their use for human food. No
person shall sell, donate, transport, or offer or receive for sale or
transportation, in this State any such carcasses, parts thereof, or
meat food products which are not intended for use as human food
unless they are denatured or otherwise identified as required by
regulations or are naturally inedible by humans.

(B)     THE BOARD MAY BY REGULATIONS PRESCRIBE
CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH CARCASSES, PARTS OF CAR-
CASSES, MEAT, AND MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS OF CATTLE,
SHEEP, SWINE, GOATS, HORSES, MULES, OR OTHER
EQUINES, CAPABLE OF USE AS HUMAN FOOD, SHALL BE
STORED OR OTHERWISE HANDLED BY ANY PERSON, FIRM,
OR CORPORATION ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF BUYING,
SELLING, FREEZING, STORING, OR TRANSPORTING, IN OR
FOR INTRASTATE COMMERCE, SUCH ARTICLES, WHEN-
EVER THE BOARD DEEMS SUCH ACTION NECESSARY TO
ASSURE THAT SUCH ARTICLES WILL NOT BE ADULTER-
ATED OR MISBRANDED WHEN DELIVERED TO THE CON-
SUMER.

470K.

(A) NO PERSON SHALL ENGAGE IN THIS STATE IN BUSI-
NESS AS A CUSTOM SLAUGHTERER, MEAT BROKER, REND-
ERER, OR ANIMAL FOOD MANUFACTURER, OR AS A WHOLE-
SALER OF ANY CARCASSES, OR PARTS OR PRODUCTS OF