Md. Code Ann., Agric. § 4-121

To assure that articles are not adulterated or misbranded when delivered to the consumer, the Secretary, by rule or regulation, may prescribe the conditions under which any livestock carcass, any part of it, meat, or any meat food product capable of use as human food shall be stored or otherwise handled by any person engaged in the business of buying, selling, freezing, storing, or transporting these articles in or for intrastate commerce.