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referred by the Secretary, is deleted as
unnecessary and misleading given the prerogatives
of a State's attorney.

4-256. PROHIBITED ACTS — GENERAL PROVISIONS.

A PERSON MAY NOT:

(1)  MANUFACTURE OR SELL ANY FOOD, DRUG, DEVICE,
OR COSMETIC THAT IS ADULTERATED OR MISBRANDED;

(2)  ADULTERATE OR MISBRAND ANY FOOD, DRUG,
DEVICE, OR COSMETIC;

(3)  MAKE A FOOD, DRUG, DEVICE, OR COSMETIC
BECOME ADULTERATED BY ALTERING, MUTILATING, DESTROYING,
OBLITERATING, OR REMOVING ANY PART OF ITS LABELING WHILE THE
FOOD, DRUG, DEVICE, OR COSMETIC IS HELD FOR SALE;

(4)  RECEIVE IN COMMERCE ANY ADULTERATED OR
MISBRANDED FOOD, DRUG, DEVICE, OR COSMETIC;

(5)  DELIVER OR OFFER FOR DELIVERY ANY
ADULTERATED OR MISBRANDED FOOD, DRUG, DEVICE OR COSMETIC,
WHETHER OR NOT FOR PAY;

(6)  DISSEMINATE ANY FALSE ADVERTISEMENT.

(7)  SELL ANY FOOD IN VIOLATION OF ANY
REQUIREMENT IMPOSED UNDER § 4-211 OF THIS SUBTITLE;

(8)  FAIL TO COMPLY WITH § 4-249 OR § 4-250 OF
THIS SUBTITLE BY REFUSING TO PERMIT:

(I)  AN ENTRY OR INSPECTION;

(II)  THE TAKING OF A SAMPLE; OR

(III)  ACCESS TO OR COPYING OF ANY RECORD.

(9)  REMOVE OR DISPOSE OF ANY ARTICLE THAT IS
DETAINED OR RESTRICTED UNDER § 4-253 OF THIS SUBTITLE; OR

(10)  FORGE, COUNTERFEIT, SIMULATE, FALSELY
REPRESENT, OR, WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORITY, USE ANY MARK,
STAMP, TAG, LABEL, OR OTHER IDENTIFYING SYMBOL THAT IS
AUTHORIZED OR REQUIRED BY ANY RULE OR REGULATION THAT IS
ADOPTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL ACT OR OF THIS
SUBTITLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
43, § 187B(1), (2), (3), (5), (6), (7), (9),
(10), and (11) and the last sentence of §
187E(a).