S.B. 326

VETOES

(A) A PACKER OR DISTRIBUTOR WHO IS REQUIRED TO PAY A FEE UNDER THIS
SUBTITLE SHALL SUBMIT TO THE SECRETARY:

(1) A QUARTERLY REPORT SHOWING THE NUMBER OF DOZENS OF
SHELL EGGS SOLD OR DELIVERED IN THE STATE TO ANY RETAILER, FOOD-SERVICE
FACILITY, OR CONSUMER; AND

(2) AT THE TIME THAT THE QUARTERLY REPORT IS DUE, AN
INSPECTION FEE AT A RATE OF 8 CENTS. FOR EACH 30-DOZEN CASE OF SHELL EGGS
SOLD OR DELIVERED IN THE STATE.

(B) (1) IF THE REPORT IS NOT FILED AND THE REQUIRED' INSPECTION FEE
IS NOT PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE QUARTERLY PERIOD; A
COLLECTION FEE SHALL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PACKER OR DISTRIBUTOR.

(2) THE AMOUNT OF THE COLLECTION FEE SHALL BE THE GREATER OF:

(I) 10 PERCENT OF THE INSPECTION FEE DUE AND UNPAID; OR

(II) $100.                                                               

(3) THE AMOUNT OF COLLECTION FEE DUE IS A DEBT AND MAY BE THE
BASIS OF A JUDGMENT IN A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST THE PACKER OR DISTRIBUTOR.

4-311.7.                                                                     

A PACKER OR DISTRIBUTOR SHALL:

(1) KEEP ACCURATE RECORDS SHOWING THE NUMBER OF EGGS SOLD
OR DELIVERED TO ANY PERSON;                                                                   

(2) KEEP REQUIRED RECORDS AT EACH PLACE OF BUSINESS OR AT A
CENTRAL LOCATION WITHIN THE STATE;

(3) KEEP REQUIRED RECORDS FOR 1 YEAR; AND

(4) MAKE REQUIRED EGG RECORDS AVAILABLE TO THE SECRETARY
UPON REQUEST.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That for Fiscal Year 1993
only, if any funds collected under the Maryland Egg Law and credited to the Egg Law
Fund exceed the expenses of administering the Maryland Egg Law as of June 30, 1993,
the excess shall revert to the General Fund of the State.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the registration fees
described in § 4-311.2(c) of the Agriculture Article as enacted by this Act shall take effect
January 1, 1994.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, . except for the
registration fees described in § 4-311.2(c) of the Agriculture Article as enacted by this
Act, the provisions of this Act shall take effect July 1, 1993.

May 27, 1993

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