# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 21. Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics

### Subtitle 3. Food Establishments

#### Section 21-313

(a) To enforce this subtitle, a representative of the Department, at any reasonable time, may:

  (1) Enter and inspect any food establishment; and

  (2) Inspect and sample any item of food that is in a food establishment.

(b) A person may not:

  (1) Refuse to grant access to a representative of the Department who requests to enter and inspect a food establishment under this section; or

  (2) Interfere with any inspection under this section.

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)