1674                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [Ch. 6

PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE REQUESTS OF GROWERS
AND THEN TO OTHER OWNERS REQUESTING STORAGE.

(E) CHARGES.

ALL TOBACCO RECEIVED FOR STORAGE ONLY IS SUBJECT
TO A CHARGE FIXED BY THE SECRETARY AND IS SUBJECT TO A
30 DAY NOTICE BY THE SECRETARY FOR IMMEDIATE REMOVAL,
AND TO ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND RULES AND
REGULATIONS.

(C) INSPECTION ONLY UPON REQUEST.

THE SECRETARY OR ANY PRIVATE INSPECTOR MAY NOT
INSPECT STORAGE-ONLY TOBACCO UNLESS THE OWNER REQUESTS
INSPECTION AND PAYS THE APPROPRIATE CHARGES.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 48, §41 of the Code. In subsection (a),
the present provision permitting the storage
of "tobacco grown in this State" is proposed
for deletion because it is practically
impossible to enforce this requirement.
Tobacco is stored in closed hogsheads and,
consequently, the only way to enforce this
provision would be to open every hogshead
admitted for storage. However, the
Department states that no person employed by
it could identify the state of origin of the
tobacco. The Department would like to be
authorized to store out-of—state tobacco so
that it could acquire the extra income. At
the present time, the Warehouse has plenty of
vacant storage space.

In subsection (b), the present provision
declaring that stored tobacco is subject to
"charges that are currently in force" is
proposed for deletion because this charge is
actually determined by the Secretary.

The only other changes made are in style.

SEC. 7-320. FREE WAREHOUSE STORAGE FOR SIX MONTHS
FROM SALE; CHARGES AFTER SIX MONTHS; NOTICE FOR
REMOVAL.

(A) FREE WAREHOUSE STORAGE FOR SIX MONTHS FROM
SALE.

ALL TOBACCO INSPECTED IN THE WAREHOUSE IS ENTITLED