HARRY HUGHES, Governor

2025

(1)  HAS FULL ACCESS TO ANY PLACE OF BUSINESS,
FACTORY, MILL, BUILDING, CARRIAGE, CAR, VESSEL, BARREL,
TANK, OR PACKAGE OF ANY KIND USED IN THE MANUFACTURE,
TRANSPORTATION, OR SALE OF VINEGAR OR ANY ADULTERATION OR
IMITATION OF VINEGAR OR ANY PACKAGE THAT CONTAINS VINEGAR
MIXED WITH FOOD; AND

(2)  MAY:

(I)  OPEN ANY PACKAGE, BARREL, OR VESSEL
THAT CONTAINS VINEGAR OR ANY ADULTERATION OR IMITATION OF
VINEGAR THAT IS MANUFACTURED, SOLD, OR EXPOSED FOR SALE; AND

(II)  AFTER TENDERING PAYMENT FOR THE
SAMPLES, TAKE SAMPLES FOR ANALYSIS.

(B) DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.

THE SECRETARY SHALL PAY ALL FUNDS COLLECTED UNDER THIS
TITLE INTO THE GENERAL FUND OF THIS STATE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from the third clause
of the first sentence and the first and third
clauses of the second sentence of former Article
43, § 184.

The second clause of the second sentence of
former Article 43, § 184, which related to the
manner in which the State Treasurer is to pay the
expenses of carrying out this part of this
subtitle, is deleted as unnecessary in light of
other, independent provisions of law.

4-908. PROHIBITED ACTS INVOLVING VINEGAR.

(A)  INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS.

A PERSON MAY NOT MANUFACTURE FOR SALE, DELIVER, SELL,
OR POSSESS WITH INTENT TO SELL OR DELIVER ANY VINEGAR THAT
CONTAINS ANY INGREDIENT THAT IS INJURIOUS TO HEALTH.

(B)  MISREPRESENTATION AS APPLE VINEGAR OR CIDER
VINEGAR.

A PERSON MAY NOT MARK, BRAND, DELIVER, SELL, EXPOSE FOR
SALE, OR POSSESS WITH INTENT TO SELL OR DELIVER AS APPLE
VINEGAR OR CIDER VINEGAR ANY VINEGAR THAT:

(1)  IS NOT THE LEGITIMATE PRODUCT OF PURE APPLE
JUICE; AND

(2)  DOES NOT CONTAIN AT LEAST 1.5 PERCENT OF
SOLIDS.