HARRY HUGHES, Governor

2023

currently are considered to become part of the General Fund
and are accounted for accordingly.

Former Article 43, § 193A, which provided for the
continuation of the frozen dessert standards that were set
forth in former Article 43, § 192, as that section existed
before July 1, 1970, is deleted as obsolete.

SUBTITLE 9. TOMATOES AND VINEGAR.

PART I. TOMATOES AND TOMATO JUICE.

4-901. ADULTERATION OF TOMATOES.

IN ANY PLANT OR FACTORY IN THIS STATE, A PERSON MAY NOT
PREPARE OR CAN ANY TOMATOES OR TOMATO JUICE USING ANY LIQUID
EXCEPT THE JUICE OF:

(1)  THOSE TOMATOES OR ANY OTHER SOUND, RIPE
TOMATOES AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN PEELED, TRIMMED, CORED, AND
PREPARED PROPERLY FOR CANNING AS FOOD; OR

(2)  AMY OTHER CLEAN, WHOLESOME FRUIT OR
VEGETABLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
43, § 244.

4-902. MISREPRESENTATION AS TOMATOES.

UNLESS THE GOODS COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF § 4-901
OF THIS SUBTITLE, A PERSON WHO PREPARES OR CANS GOODS MAY
NOT REPRESENT THE GOODS TO BE CANNED TOMATOES OR CANNED
TOMATO JUICE OR LABEL OR ADVERTISE THE GOODS IN A WAY THAT
IS LIKELY TO LEAD PROSPECTIVE CONSUMERS TO BELIEVE THAT THE
GOODS ARE CANNED TOMATOES OR CANNED TOMATO JUICE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
43, § 245.

In this section and throughout this part of this
subtitle, "consumers" is substituted for
"customers" for clarity.

The former term "vegetable product" is deleted as
included in "goods".

4-903. SALE OF TOMATOES AT RETAIL.

A PERSON MAY NOT SELL AT RETAIL ANY CANNED TOMATOES OR
CANNED TOMATO JUICE, OR GOODS THAT ARE PURPORTED TO BE
CANNED TOMATOES OR CANNED TOMATO JUICE OR THAT ARE LABELED
OR ADVERTISED IN A WAY THAT IS LIKELY TO LEAD PROSPECTIVE