1560                                        LAWS OF MARYLAND                             [Ch. 6

SHELL EGGS SHALL BE GRADE AA, GRADE A, AND GRADE E.

(E) TOLERANCES FOR GRADES AA, A, AND B CONSUMER
SHELL EGGS.

THE TOLERANCES FOR GRADE AA, GRADE A, AND GRADE B
EGGS SOLD TO CONSUMERS SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:

(1)    U.S. CONSUMER GRADE AA SHALL CONSIST
OF SHELL EGGS WHICH ARE 80 PERCENT AA QUALITY. WITHIN
THE MAXIMUM TOLERANCE OF 20 PERCENT WHICH MAY BE BELOW
AA QUALITY, NOT MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT MAY BE B
QUALITY, C QUALITY OR CHECKS IN ANY COMBINATION AND
NOT MORE THAN 0.5 PERCENT LEAKERS OR DIRTIES IN ANY
COMBINATION.

(2)    U.S. CONSUMER GRADE A SHALL CONSIST
OF SHELL EGGS WHICH ARE 80 PERCENT A QUALITY OR
BETTER. WITHIN THE MAXIMUM TOLERANCE OF 20 PERCENT
WHICH MAY BE BELOW A QUALITY, NOT MORE THAN FIVE
PERCENT MAY BE C QUALITY, OR CHECKS IN ANY
COMBINATION, AND NOT MORE THAN 0.5 PERCENT LEAKERS OR
DIRTIES IN ANY COMBINATION.

(3)    U.S. CONSUMER GRADE B SHALL CONSIST
OF SHELL EGGS WHICH ARE 80 PERCENT B QUALITY OR
BETTER. WITHIN THE MAXIMUM TOLERANCE OF 20 PERCENT
WHICH MAY BE BELOW B QUALITY, NOT MORE THAN TEN
PERCENT MAY BE CHECKS, AND NOT MORE THAN 0.5 PERCENT
LEAKERS OR DIRTIES IN ANY COMBINATION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. US, §163 of the Code. In subsection
(a) the reference to the exception provided
in §166 is proposed for deletion as
unnecessary because the sole exception in
§166 is the establishment of a grade
superior to Grade A and such a grade was
added to §163 of the Code by 1972
legislation. The only other changes made
are in style.

SEC. 4-306. SECRETARY MAY ESTABLISH SPECIAL
GRADES SUPERIOR TO GRADE A; REGISTRATION; REVOCATION
OF REGISTRATION.

(A) ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL GRADES SUPERIOR TO
GRADE A.

THE SECRETARY MAY ESTABLISH FOR USE ON A
VOLUNTARY BASIS SPECIAL GRADES OF SHELL EGGS PRODUCED