MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 1673

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 48, §35 of the Code. The only changes
made are in style.

SEC. 7-316. RECONDITIONING AND REPACKING STAYED
TOBACCO.

THE SECRETARY SHALL SHAKE OUT, RECONDITION, AND
PACK ANY STAYED TOBACCO. THE TOBACCO THEN SHALL BE
REWEIGHED AND THE INSPECTION SHALL BE RECORDED AS
PROVIDED IN §§ 7-311 AND 7-313.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language
derived from Art. 48, §28 of the Code.

SEC. 7-317. TOBACCO REQUIRING COOPERAGE.

If TOBACCO IS DELIVERED AT THE WAREHOUSE FOR
INSPECTION IN A CONDITION THAT REQUIRES COOPERAGE, THE
SECRETARY MAY REFUSE TO ACCEPT THE TOBACCO, OR MAY
ACCEPT THE TOBACCO AND CHARGE A REASONABLE SUM TO
REPAIR OR RECOOPER THE TOBACCO.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 48, §32 of the Code. The only changes
made are in style.

SEC. 7-318. FEES FIXED BY SECRETARY.

THE SECRETARY SHALL DETERMINE THE FEES TO BE
CHARGED FOR SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.
THE OUTAGE FEE SHALL BE PAID BY THE SHIPPER.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language
derived from Art. 48, §29 of the Code. The
Subcommittee on Agriculture revised this
section to permit the Secretary to set the
fees charged for any service provided under
this subtitle, not merely for reconditioning,
repacking, and outage as the present statute
provides.

SEC. 7-319. STORAGE - ONLY TOBACCO.

(A) SECRETARY MAY STORE TOBACCO; PREFERENCE TO
GROWERS.

THE SECRETARY MAY RECEIVE TOBACCO FROM ANY GROWER
OR OWNER, FOR STORAGE ONLY, IF HE DETERMINES THAT
SPACE IS, OR IS REASONABLY ANTICIPATED TO BE,
AVAILABLE IN THE WAREHOUSE FOR STORAGE-ONLY TOBACCO.