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determined by an acceptable current individual milk sanitation
compliance and enforcement rating made by a State milk sanitation
rating officer certified by the appropriate federal authority and listed
in the interstate milk shippers report published by same. Provided
further, the Secretary shall make inspections of dairy farms and
plants on all initial applications for permits to determine substantial
compliance with the generally accepted regulations. In addition the
Secretary reserves the right to make inspections at any time there-
after of any permittee should in its opinion conditions warrant
such action. The cost of such inspection shall be borne by the appli-
cant or permittee. The billing and collection shall be handled by the
Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. No
permit shall be issued under this section to dairy farm or plants
situated in a jurisdiction which does not authorize import of raw
milk supplies or pasteurized milk products from any part of this State.

583.

CHAPTER 737
(Senate Bill 709)

AN ACT to add a new Section 31A to Article 64B of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1972 Replacement Volume) title "Metropolitan
Transit District," to follow immediately after Section 31 to make
it a misdemeanor for any person to fail to pay the fare charged
for providing transportation by facilities owned and controlled by
the Mass Transit Administration.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 31A be and it is hereby added to Article 64B of
the new Annotated Code of Maryland (1972 Replacement Volume),
titled "Metropolitan Transit District," to follow immediately after
Section 31 thereof, and to read as follows:

Any person found guilty of violating any provisions of this sub-
title, or any rule or regulation issued pursuant thereto shall, in addi-
tion to any other provisions of the laws of Maryland, be subject to

a fine in the discretion of the court, of not to exceed [$100.00]
$1000.00 for each and every such offense, and a repetition of such

offense may be enjoined by appropriate proceedings in the courts of

this State. It shall be the duty of the State's attorney of each and

every county of this State and the City of Baltimore, upon applica-

tion by the Secretary, to prosecute in the court having jurisdiction
of the offense, all persons charged with the violation of any of the
provisions of this subtitle, both inclusive, of this subtitle, and where
appropriate, to institute proceedings in court to enjoin further such
violations.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972.

Approved May 31, 1972.