Md. Code, Agriculture § 4–227

No carrier is subject to any of the penalties of this subtitle, except the penalties for a violation of § 4–206, § 4–213, § 4–214, or § 4–215 of this subtitle, if he receives, carries, holds, or delivers in the usual course of business as a carrier, poultry or poultry products owned by another person, unless:

(1) The carrier has knowledge or is in possession of facts which would cause a reasonable person to believe any article was not inspected or marked pursuant to this subtitle, or the article is not eligible for transportation in intrastate commerce; or

(2) The carrier refuses to furnish, on request of the Secretary, the name and address of the person from whom he received the article or a copy of any document pertaining to the delivery of the article to the carrier.