Ch. 461

LAWS OF MARYLAND

acceptable to the Secretary, the Secretary shall grant permission
to extend the sell-by period by not more than 5 days.

21-429.

(a)  If a GRADE A milk product is from a place outside the
Departmental inspection area, a person may sell the GRADE A milk
product in this State if:

(1)  The person holds a permit issued under this
subtitle; and

(2)  The GRADE A milk product:

(i) To the extent produced, processed, or
pasteurized outside the Departmental inspection area, is
produced, processed, and pasteurized under requirements that are
substantially equivalent to the requirements of this subtitle and
of rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle; and

(ii) Is from an establishment that has a
current individual United States Public Health Service rating of
at least 90 from a State milk sanitation rating officer who is
certified by the appropriate federal authority and listed in the
interstate milk shippers report published by the appropriate
federal authority.

(b)  (1) The Secretary may inspect the property, buildings,
or equipment of any permit holder whose GRADE A milk product has
been produced, processed, or pasteurized outside the Departmental
inspection area.

(2)  The person inspected shall pay the cost of the
inspection.

(3)  The Department shall bill and collect the cost of
the inspection.

(c)  A person may not sell in this State any GRADE A milk
product produced by a dairy farm, milk plant, or frozen dessert
manufacturer that is in a jurisdiction that does not authorize
milk products or frozen desserts to be imported from this State.

21-430.

(a) In this section, "milk emergency":

(1)  Means a general and acute shortage of milk FROM
GRADE A DAIRY FARMS; and

(2)  Does not include a simple shortage of milk FROM
GRADE A DAIRY FARMS that affects only a small number of
distributors.

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