Md. Code, Health - General § 21-809
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 21-809, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
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§21–809.
Official statutory text
(a) If an application is submitted for a license for a manufacturing plant that is in this State, before issuing the license, the Secretary shall inspect the property, buildings, and equipment of the plant to determine whether the plant meets the requirements for a license.
(b) (1) To determine whether the plant meets the requirements for a license, the Secretary may inspect a manufacturing plant that is outside of this State.
(2) If the Secretary does not inspect a plant outside of this State, the Secretary may not issue a license for the plant unless the applicant satisfies the Secretary that:
(i) The plant and the frozen desserts or frozen dessert mixes produced in the plant conform to the laws of the jurisdiction in which the plant is located; and
(ii) Those laws, rules, and regulations are at least as stringent as those that apply under this subtitle.
(b) (1) To determine whether the plant meets the requirements for a license, the Secretary may inspect a manufacturing plant that is outside of this State.
(2) If the Secretary does not inspect a plant outside of this State, the Secretary may not issue a license for the plant unless the applicant satisfies the Secretary that:
(i) The plant and the frozen desserts or frozen dessert mixes produced in the plant conform to the laws of the jurisdiction in which the plant is located; and
(ii) Those laws, rules, and regulations are at least as stringent as those that apply under this subtitle.
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