1854                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 736

578.

The Secretary shall from time to time make, revise, or revoke
rules and regulations pertaining to the definitions, standards of
identity, production, collection, transporting, receiving, transferring,
processing, pasteurization, packaging, storing, and selling of milk
products. All rules and regulations issued by the Secretary, when
duly promulgated, shall have the force and effect of law. The Secre-
tary shall provide the Department of Legislative Reference with
copies of the rules and regulations and all amendments.

Except as permitted in this section, no milk producer, producer-
distributor, or milk truck tank operator shall transfer milk products
from one container or truck tank to another on any street or roadway

or in any vehicle, store, or in any place except a milk plant, receiv-
ing station, transfer station, or milk house especially used for that

purpose. The dipping or ladling of fluid milk products is prohibited.

It shall be unlawlul to sell or serve any fluid milk products except
in the individual, original container sealed in the plant in which said
milk products are pasteurized; or from a bulk milk dispenser
approved by the Secretary. Provided, that, this requirement shall

not apply to milk for mixed drinks requiring less than one-half

pint of milk, or to cream, whipped cream, or half and half which is

consumed on the premises and which may be served from the original
container of not more than one half gallon capacity or a bulk milk
dispenser.

Each retail milk and milk products outlet within the State shall

be inspected weekly to insure compliance with this Article and with

the rules and regulations of the Department of Health and Mental

Hygiene. An inspector who has reasonable grounds to believe that a
violation has occurred may take a milk or milk product sample (not

to exceed one quart) from the outlet's stock for testing by an official

or officially designated laboratory. Any milk product found adul-
terated or which has not been properly handled and maintained at
the required temperature shall be impounded and disposed of in
accordance with the Health Laws of Maryland. Upon repeated viola-

tions, after due notification, the Secretary may order retail outlets

to discontinue the sale of milk products until the establishment in
question can demonstrate that it can and will properly handle and
maintain its milk products. It shall be unlawful to store or hold con-
sumer containers of milk products in water and if such containers

are stored or held in ice the storage containers shall be properly

drained. No person licensed under this subtitle shall use or permit

the use of any apparatus, equipment, utensil, or container intended
for use in the processing and packaging of milk products for any
other purpose whatsoever except as approved by the Secretary.

580.

Raw milk supplies and pasteurized milk products from points
beyond the limits of routine inspection of the State of Maryland may
not be sold in the State of Maryland unless produced, processed,
or pasteurized under provisions which are substantially equivalent
to the requirements of this subtitle or of any rule or regulation issued
thereunder, and which are enforced with equal effectiveness, as

579.