Md. Code, Agriculture § 1-303
This is the official text of Md. Code, Agriculture § 1-303, part of Maryland’s Code, Agriculture — regulates farming and agricultural commerce.
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§1–303.
Official statutory text
(a) If the purchaser returns the container to the consignee:
(1) The consignee shall deliver the container within 48 hours to the carrier that delivered the container to the place of sale; and
(2) The consignee shall obtain a receipt for the container from the carrier.
(b) After the consignee delivers the container to the carrier:
(1) The consignee shall have no further responsibility for the container; and
(2) The carrier shall be responsible to the owner for the full value of the container until it has been returned to the point at which it was received from the owner.
(1) The consignee shall deliver the container within 48 hours to the carrier that delivered the container to the place of sale; and
(2) The consignee shall obtain a receipt for the container from the carrier.
(b) After the consignee delivers the container to the carrier:
(1) The consignee shall have no further responsibility for the container; and
(2) The carrier shall be responsible to the owner for the full value of the container until it has been returned to the point at which it was received from the owner.
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