1836                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [Ch. 6

SAMPLES USED AS A BASIS FOR PAYMENT TO THE

PRODUCER SHALL BE TAKEN, MAINTAINED AND TESTED IN THE

MANNER AND WITHIN THE PERIOD OF TIME SPECIFIED BY THE
SECRETARY.

(B) USE OF ALTERED SAMPLES AS A BASIS FOR PAYMENT
PROHIBITED.

A SAMPLE THAT IS ALTERED IN ANY MANNER SO THAT IT
TESTS LOWER OR HIGHER THAN THE TEST OF THE MILK OR
OTHER FLUID DAIRY PRODUCT FROM WHICH IT IS TAKEN MAY
NOT BE USED AS A BASIS FOR PAYMENT.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 97, §92 of the Code. The only changes
made are in style.

SEC. 11-410. MANNER OF TESTING.

A PERMIT HOLDER OR LICENSEE MAY NOT TAKE, COLLECT
OR USE FOR TESTING PURPOSES ANY SAMPLE WHICH TESTS
LOWER OR HIGHER THAN THE TEST OF THE MILK OR OTHER
FLUID DAIRY PRODUCT FROM WHICH IT IS TAKEN. HE MAY
NOT UNDERREAD, OVERHEAD OR ERRONEOUSLY MANIPULATE THE
TEST OR FALSIFY ANY PART OF THE RECORD OF ANY TEST
USED AS A BASIS FOR PAYMENT TO THE PRODUCER IN ANY
MILK OR OTHER FLUID DAIRY PRODUCT PURCHASED.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 97, §89 of the Code. The present
reference to a person who is subject to the
provisions of §86 is proposed for deletion
and a reference to permit holder is
substituted for the reasons explained in the
revisor's note to §11—405. New language is
added by amendment to indicate that this
provision applies to licensees as well as
permit holders. The only other changes made
are in style.

SEC. 11-411. USING INCORRECT WEIGHT, MEASURE, OR
TEST AS BASIS OF PAYMENT.

NO PERSON MAY USE AS A BASIS OF PAYMENT TO ANY
PRODUCER OF MILK OR OTHER FLUID DAIRY PRODUCT ANY
HEIGHT, MEASURE, OR TEST WHICH IS LOWER OR HIGHER THAN
THE HEIGHT, MEASURE, OR TEST OF THE PRODUCT FROM WHICH
IT IS TAKEN, AS DETERMINED BY THE PROCEDURES APPROVED
BY THE SECRETARY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as