§ 10-16 Standards.
Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.
Balt., Md., Pub. Local Laws § 10-16 (2026)
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(a)In general.
It shall be unlawful for any retail grocery, food market, butcher or any other person, firm or corporation to sell, offer or expose for sale or to keep in any establishment from or in which food products are sold, any meat products which are labeled or represented as hamburger or ground or chopped beef unless the composition of these products complies with the following standards:
(1)
Hamburger shall consist of chopped fresh beef, with or without the addition of beef fat as such and/or seasoning, and shall not contain more than thirty (30) per cent of fat.
(2)
Ground or chopped beef shall consist of chopped fresh beef, with or without the addition of beef fat as such and/or seasoning, and shall not contain more than thirty (30) per cent of fat.
(b)Penalties.
Any violation or failure to comply with any of the provisions of <cite data-path="10|§10-16">this section</cite> shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each violation.