1588                             Laws of Maryland                       Ch. 536

ings for purposes of this Act as under the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act.

(r) "Official mark" means the official inspection legend or any
other symbol prescribed by regulation of the Board to identify the
status of any article or poultry under this Act.

(s) "Official inspection legend" means any symbol prescribed by
regulation of the Board showing that an article was inspected for
wholesomeness in accordance with this Act.

(t) "Official certificate" means any certificate prescribed by reg-
ulation of the Board for issuance by an inspector or other person
performing official functions under this Act.

(u) "Official device" means any device prescribed or authorized
by the Board for use in applying any official mark.

(v) "Official establishment" means any establishment as deter-
mined by the Board at which inspection of the slaughter of poultry,
or the processing of poultry products, is maintained under the
authority of this Act.

(w) "Inspection service" means the official Government service
within the State of Maryland designated by the Board as having
the responsibility for carrying out the provisions of this Act.

(x) "Inspector" means an employee or official of the State of
Maryland authorized by the Board to inspect poultry and poultry
products under the authority of this Act, or any employee or official
of the government of any county or other governmental subdivision
of this State authorized by the Board to inspect poultry and poultry
products under authority of this Act, under an agreement entered
into between the Board and such governmental subdivision.

(y) "Container" or "package" includes any box, can, tin, cloth,
plastic, or other receptacle, wrapper, or cover.

(z) "Shipping container" means any container used or intended
for use in packaging the product packed in an immediate container.

(aa) "Immediate container" includes any consumer package; or
any other container in which poultry products, not consumer pack-
aged, are packed.
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(a)    The State Board of Agriculture is the State agency which
shall be responsible for cooperating with the Secretary of Agricul-
ture of the United States under the provisions of Section 5 of the
Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act and such agency is directed
to cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States
in developing and administering the poultry products inspection pro-
gram of this State under this Act to assure that not later than
August 18, 1970, the State requirements will be at least equal to
those imposed under Sections 1-4, 6-10, and 12-22 of the Federal
Poultry Products Inspection Act and in developing and administering
the program of this State under section 11 197-12 of this Act in such a
manner as will effectuate the purposes of this Act and said Federal
Act.

(b)    In such cooperative efforts, the Board is authorized to accept
from the Secretary advisory assistance in planning and otherwise
developing the State program, technical and laboratory assistance
and training (including necessary curricular and instructional ma-
terials and equipment), and financial and other aid for administra-
tion of such a program. The Board is further authorized to spend
public funds of this State appropriated for administration of this