HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                           607

8-1413.

EXCEPT AS A RESULT OF AGRICULTURAL LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
AS DEFINED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR PURPOSES OF SUBTITLE 11 OF THIS
TITLE, OR EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY A PERMIT ISSUED UNDER § 9-323
OF THE HEALTH - ENVIRONMENTAL ARTICLE, IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY
PERSON TO ADD, INTRODUCE, LEAK, SPILL, OR OTHERWISE EMIT SOIL OR
SEDIMENT INTO WATERS OF THE STATE OR TO PLACE SOIL OR SEDIMENT IN
A CONDITION OR LOCATION WHERE IT IS LIKELY TO BE WASHED INTO
WATERS OF THE STATE BY RUNOFF OF PRECIPITATION OR BY ANY OTHER
FLOWING WATERS.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1984.

Approved May 8, 1984.

CHAPTER 183

(House Bill 371)

AN ACT concerning

Department of Agriculture - Shell Egg
Quality Standards

FOR the purpose of altering the quality standards for shell eggs
by making the State standards the same as those adopted by
the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and making certain
technical and conforming changes.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Agriculture

Section 4-305, 4-306(a) and 4-307

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1974 Volume and 1983 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Agriculture

4-305.

[(a)] The State [standard] STANDARDS for quality of
individual shell eggs shall be the SAME AS THOSE OF THE United
States Department of Agriculture [standard of AA quality, A
quality, B quality and C quality. The State consumer grades for
shell eggs shall be Grade AA, Grade A, and Grade B.