CHAPTER NUMBER: 201
File Code: Agriculture
- Sponsored By:
-
Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental -
Agriculture)
- Entitled:
-
Maryland Egg Law
Altering the definition of the term "shell eggs" to include treated
chicken eggs; defining the term "treated egg"; including donated eggs
under specified regulations; prohibiting specified activities related
to specified eggs; requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to establish
specified standards; establishing specified refrigeration
requirements; authorizing the Secretary to establish specified
voluntary standards and repealing the Secretary's authorization to
adopt specified regulations; etc.
House Action
- 10/26
- Pre-filed
- 1/9
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- Hearing 1/16 at 2:00 p.m.
- 1/28
- Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
- 1/29
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 1/31
- Third Reading Passed (133-0)
- 4/1
- Returned Passed
- 4/25
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 201
Senate Action
- 2/1
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 3/6
- Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/2
- Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 3/31
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/1
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Chairman, Environmental Matters Comm.
- Departmental
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- FOOD -see also- KOSHER; MEAT, POULTRY, SEAFOOD; MILK
- LABELING
- MEAT, POULTRY, SEAFOOD -see also- CLAMS; CRABS; OYSTERS
- PENALTIES
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Agriculture
- (
4-301 ,
4-302 ,
4-303 ,
4-304 ,
4-305 ,
4-305.1 ,
4-306 ,
4-307 ,
4-308 ,
4-309 ,
4-310 ,
4-311 ,
4-311.1 ,
4-311.2 ,
4-311.3 ,
4-311.4 ,
4-311.5 ,
4-311.6 ,
4-311.7 ,
4-311.8 ,
4-312
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- January 31, 2002: Third Reading Passed (133-0)
- Senate
- April 1, 2002: Third Reading Passed (47-0)