1982

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 240

without substantive change from the first
sentence of former Article 43, § 231.

4-523. STORAGE OF FOOD NOT FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

A PERSON MAY NOT STORE IN ANY COLD STORAGE WAREHOUSE
ANY FOOD THAT IS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION IF THE FOOD
IS:

(1)  DISEASED, TAINTED, OR OTHERWISE UNFIT FOR
HUMAN CONSUMPTION; OR

(2)  IN SUCH CONDITION THAT IT WILL NOT KEEP FIT
FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from the first
sentence of former Article 43, § 235.

4-524. STORAGE OF FOOD WITHOUT MARKING OR TAGGING.

(A)  PLACING IN COLD STORAGE.

A PERSON MAY NOT PLACE, KEEP, OR RECEIVE ANY FOOD IN
COLD STORAGE UNLESS THE FOOD OR ITS CONTAINER IS MARKED OR
TAGGED WITH THE DATE THE FOOD IS PLACED IN COLD STORAGE.

(B)  REMOVING FROM COLD STORAGE.

A PERSON MAY NOT REMOVE ANY FOOD FROM COLD STORAGE OR
ALLOW ANY FOOD TO BE REMOVED FROM COLD STORAGE UNLESS THE
FOOD OR ITS CONTAINER IS MARKED OR TAGGED PLAINLY WITH THE
DATE THE FOOD IS REMOVED FROM COLD STORAGE.

(C)  EVIDENCE OF DATES.

THE DATES MARKED OR TAGGED ON FOOD OR ITS CONTAINER
UNDER THIS SECTION ARE PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE THAT THE FOOD
WAS PLACED IN AND REMOVED FROM COLD STORAGE ON THE DATES
INDICATED.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from the first
sentence of former Article 43, § 236.

The former references to food being "stamped" are
deleted as included in the broader term "marked".

The second sentence of former Article 43, § 236,
which imposed certain requirements for marking
food in cold storage on June 1, 1916, is deleted
as obsolete.

4-525. COLD STORAGE OF FOOD OVER 1 YEAR.