1. A. The standards of quality for individual shell eggs sold in Maryland shall be in accordance with the official standards of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 7 CFR §56.200.
2. B. The tolerances allowable for grades of shell eggs sold in Maryland shall be in accordance with the official standards of the U.S. Department of Agriculture for Consumer Grades AA, A, and B allowed at destination, 7 CFR §§56.216 and 56.217.

3. C. The size (weight) classification for shell eggs sold in Maryland shall be in accordance with the official U.S. Department of Agriculture Weight Classes for eggs as follows:

   Table of Weight Classes
   Size or weight class	Minimum net weight per dozen	Minimum net weight per 30 dozen	Minimum weight for individual eggs at rate per dozen
   	Ounces	Pounds	Ounces
   Jumbo	30	56	29
   Extra large	27	501/2	26
   Large	24	45	23
   Medium	21	391/2	20
   Small	18	34	17
   Peewee	15	28	--

4. D. All advertising of eggs shall plainly and conspicuously indicate their proper grade and size classification and comply with the provision of Regulation .04F.

Authority: Agriculture Article, §§2-103, 4-301, 4-302, 4-306, 4-308, 4-310, and 4-311.1—4-311.5; Health-General Article, §21-211;
Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 1, 1973

Regulation .03E amended effective November 22, 1982 (9:23 Md. R. 2261)

Chapter revised as an emergency provision effective August 2, 1989 (16:17 Md. R. 1883); emergency status expired November 23, 1989

Chapter revised as an emergency provision effective December 5, 1989 (16:26 Md. R. 2783); emergency status extended at 17:7 Md. R. 843

Chapter revised effective April 30, 1990 (17:8 Md. R. 977)

Regulation .09B and D amended as an emergency provision effective November 5, 1991 (18:24 Md. R. 2640); emergency status extended at 19:5 Md. R. 574 (March 6, 1992); adopted permanently effective March 30, 1992 (19:6 Md. R. 675)

Chapter revised effective June 20, 1994 (21:12 Md. R. 1063)

Regulation .03A, B amended effective September 9, 1996 (23:18 Md. R. 1318)