Md. Code, Health - General § 21-349
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 21-349, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
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§21–349.
Official statutory text
The Department may:
(1) Detain and take any necessary action on any shipment of shellfish or any food that contains shellfish if the shellfish involved is from an unknown or uncertified source; and
(2) Condemn and destroy any shellfish or any food that contains shellfish if the shellfish involved is from an uncertified source.
(1) Detain and take any necessary action on any shipment of shellfish or any food that contains shellfish if the shellfish involved is from an unknown or uncertified source; and
(2) Condemn and destroy any shellfish or any food that contains shellfish if the shellfish involved is from an uncertified source.
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