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MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-238 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part V - State and Federal Rules and Regulations; Administrative Procedures|Section 21-238 - Authorization by Permit of Exceptions to Definitions and Standards

    (a)    If a temporary permit is issued under the federal act to authorize an interstate shipment that varies from the definitions and standards of identity set under the federal act, the permit is effective in this State under the conditions provided in the permit.    (b)    For experimental or other purposes, the Secretary may issue a permit that authorizes variations from the definitions and standards of identity and quality that are set under this subtitle if:        (1)    The Secretary finds that issuance of the permit is in the public interest; and        (2)    The permit is issued on terms and with safeguards that adequately protect the interests of consumers and potential consumers.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-240 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part V - State and Federal Rules and Regulations; Administrative Procedures|Section 21-240 - Effective Date and Protest of Rules and Regulations Proposed by Secretary

    (a)    Unless a written protest is filed with the Secretary, a rule or regulation proposed by the Secretary under this subtitle takes effect on the date the Secretary designates but not earlier than 90 days after publication.    (b)    Any person who may be affected adversely by a rule or regulation that is proposed by the Secretary under this subtitle may:        (1)    File a protest within 30 days after publication of the proposed rule or regulation; and        (2)    Request a hearing.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-241 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part V - State and Federal Rules and Regulations; Administrative Procedures|Section 21-241 - Effective Date and Protest of State Adopted Federal Rules and Regulations

    (a)    Unless a written protest is filed with the Secretary, a State adopted federal rule or regulation takes effect in this State on the date that it becomes effective as a federal rule or regulation.    (b)    Any person who may be affected adversely by a State adopted federal rule or regulation may:        (1)    File a protest against the federal rule or regulation not more than 30 days after its effective date; and        (2)    Request a hearing.    (c)    A protest under this section stays the effect of the State adopted federal rule or regulation as a rule or regulation of this State.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-242 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part V - State and Federal Rules and Regulations; Administrative Procedures|Section 21-242 - Hearings on Protests of Rules or Regulations

    If a written protest against a rule or regulation is filed in accordance with § 21-240 or § 21-241 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall hold a public hearing:         (1)    To receive evidence on the issues raised by the protest; and        (2)    To hear any interested person.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-243 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part V - State and Federal Rules and Regulations; Administrative Procedures|Section 21-243 - Orders After Rule or Regulation Protest Hearings

    (a)    (1)    As soon as practicable after a hearing on a protest to a rule or regulation under § 21-242 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall:            (i)    Act on the protest by issuing an order; and            (ii)    Send a copy of the order to each protester by certified mail, return receipt requested, bearing a postmark from the United States Postal Service.        (2)    Each order issued under this section shall be based on substantial evidence in the record of the hearing.    (b)    An order issued by the Secretary under this section may:        (1)    Reinstate, rescind, or modify a State adopted federal rule or regulation as a rule or regulation of this State; or        (2)    As to any other rule or regulation proposed under this subtitle:            (i)    Withdraw the proposal;            (ii)    Modify the proposal and set an effective date for the modified proposal that is at least 60 days after publication of the order; or            (iii)    Set a new effective date for the original proposal that is at least 60 days after publication of the order.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-244 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part V - State and Federal Rules and Regulations; Administrative Procedures|Section 21-244 - Copies of Statutes; Collecting and Disseminating Information

    (a)    The Secretary shall provide a copy of this subtitle and Subtitle 1 of this title:        (1)    To the extent possible, to any person who in this State manufactures, packs, stores, or sells, at wholesale or retail, any food, drug, device, or cosmetic; and        (2)    To any person who requests it.    (b)    The Secretary may:        (1)    Publish summaries of judgments, decrees, or court orders issued under this subtitle;        (2)    Otherwise collect, report, or illustrate the results of any investigation conducted under this subtitle; and        (3)    Disseminate any information regarding any food, drug, device, or cosmetic if the Secretary considers the information necessary for the public health or for the protection of consumers against fraud.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-247 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part VI - Enforcement of Subtitle; Prohibited Acts|Section 21-247 - False Advertising

    For purposes of this subtitle, an advertisement for a food, drug, device, or cosmetic is considered to be false if it is false or misleading in any way.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-248 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part VI - Enforcement of Subtitle; Prohibited Acts|Section 21-248 - Particular Representations Regarding Drugs and Devices Considered False Advertisements

    (a)    In addition to any finding that may be made under § 21-247 of this subtitle and except as otherwise provided in this section, an advertisement is considered to be false if it represents that a drug or device has any effect regarding albuminuria, appendicitis, arteriosclerosis, blood poison, bone disease, Bright’s disease, cancer, carbuncles, cholecystitis, diabetes, diphtheria, dropsy, erysipelas, gallstones, any heart or vascular disease, high blood pressure, mastoiditis, measles, meningitis, mumps, nephritis, otitis media, paralysis, pneumonia, poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis), any prostate gland disorder, pyelitis, scarlet fever, sexual impotence, sinus infection, smallpox, tuberculosis, tumors, typhoid, uremia, or any venereal disease.    (b)    If an advertisement for a drug or device is not otherwise considered to be false under § 21-247 of this subtitle, it is not false under this section if:        (1)    It is disseminated only to members of the medical, dental, or veterinary professions;        (2)    It appears only in the scientific periodicals of these professions; or        (3)    It is disseminated only for the purpose of public health education by a person who does not have a direct or indirect commercial interest in the sale of the drug or device.    (c)    (1)    An advertisement for a drug or device is not false under this section if a rule or regulation is adopted that authorizes the advertisement, as provided in this subsection.        (2)    (i)    If the Secretary finds that an advance in medical science has made any type of self-medication safe for the treatment of any disease or disorder named in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall adopt a rule or regulation that authorizes the advertisement of any drug or device that has a curative or therapeutic effect for the disease or disorder.            (ii)    A rule or regulation that authorizes an advertisement is subject to any condition or restriction that the Secretary considers necessary to protect the public health.    (d)    This section does not indicate that self-medication for any disease or disorder other than the diseases and disorders named in subsection (a) of this section is safe or effective.    (e)    Any representation made in the labeling of a drug or device that would be a false advertisement under this section if it appeared elsewhere, is a misbranding of the drug or device under § 21-217 of this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-250 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part VI - Enforcement of Subtitle; Prohibited Acts|Section 21-250 - Inspection of Records of Carriers; Use of Evidence Against Carrier Prohibited; Carriers' Exclusion From Other Sections

    (a)    For the purpose of enforcing this subtitle and after presentation of appropriate credentials to any person who is in charge of or has custody of the records, the Secretary or a representative of the Secretary may have access to and may copy any record of a carrier in commerce if the record concerns the movement or holding, for commercial purposes, of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic, including information that shows the quantity, shipper, and consignee of the article.    (b)    Any evidence that is obtained under this section may not be used in any criminal prosecution of the person from whom it is obtained.    (c)    A carrier in commerce is not subject to any other provision of this subtitle other than this section simply because the carrier receives, carries, holds, or delivers any food, drug, device, or cosmetic in the usual course of its business as a carrier.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-251 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part VI - Enforcement of Subtitle; Prohibited Acts|Section 21-251 - Analysis of Samples

    (a)    If, while conducting an inspection under § 21-249 of this subtitle or while performing any other function under this subtitle, the Secretary obtains a sample of a food or drug, the Secretary may have an analysis or other examination made in a laboratory of the Department to determine:        (1)    As to a food sample, whether the food:            (i)    Is misbranded;            (ii)    Contains any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance; or            (iii)    Is otherwise adulterated or unfit for food; or        (2)    As to a drug sample, whether the drug:            (i)    Is adulterated; or            (ii)    Is misbranded.    (b)    The results of an analysis or other examination conducted under this section shall be set forth in a written report and a copy of the report shall be given promptly to the owner, operator, or agent in charge of the establishment from which the sample was obtained.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-252 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part VI - Enforcement of Subtitle; Prohibited Acts|Section 21-252 - Injunctive Actions

    In addition to and not instead of any other remedy authorized under this subtitle, the Secretary may bring an action to temporarily or permanently enjoin any violation of §§ 21-256 through 21-259 of this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-254 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part VI - Enforcement of Subtitle; Prohibited Acts|Section 21-254 - Action Against Food That Poses Immediate Threat

    (a)    (1)    For purposes of this section, an “immediate threat” exists if any meat, seafood, poultry, vegetable, fruit, or any other perishable substance that is intended for consumption as food:            (i)    Contains any filthy, decomposed, or putrid substance;            (ii)    Is poisonous or otherwise would be injurious to health if consumed; or            (iii)    Is otherwise unsafe.        (2)    If a food poses an immediate threat, it shall be considered a public nuisance.    (b)    If the Secretary finds that a food poses an immediate threat, the Secretary immediately shall destroy the food or otherwise make the food unusable for consumption by human beings.    (c)    The owner of a substance that is destroyed or otherwise made unusable under this section may bring a suit for damages against the Secretary.    (d)    The Secretary shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5-633 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-255 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part VI - Enforcement of Subtitle; Prohibited Acts|Section 21-255 - Reporting of Criminal Violations

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary shall report to the State’s Attorney any alleged criminal violation of this subtitle.    (b)    Before the Secretary reports any alleged violation of this subtitle to a State’s Attorney for the institution of a criminal proceeding, the Secretary shall give the alleged violator notice and an opportunity to present that person’s views to the Secretary either orally or in writing. The views of the alleged violator may be presented by counsel.    (c)    If the Secretary believes that there has been a violation of this subtitle, but that the violation was minor and the public interest would be served adequately in the circumstances by a written notice or warning, the Secretary may issue a written notice or warning instead of reporting the violation to the State’s Attorney.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-256 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part VI - Enforcement of Subtitle; Prohibited Acts|Section 21-256 - Prohibited Acts -- General Provisions

    A person may not:         (1)    Manufacture or sell any food, drug, device, or cosmetic that is adulterated or misbranded;        (2)    Adulterate or misbrand any food, drug, device, or cosmetic;        (3)    Make a food, drug, device, or cosmetic become adulterated by altering, mutilating, destroying, obliterating, or removing any part of its labeling while the food, drug, device, or cosmetic is held for sale;        (4)    Receive in commerce any adulterated or misbranded food, drug, device, or cosmetic;        (5)    Deliver or offer for delivery any adulterated or misbranded food, drug, device, or cosmetic, whether or not for pay;        (6)    Disseminate any false advertisement;        (7)    Sell any food in violation of any requirement imposed under § 21-211 of this subtitle;        (8)    Fail to comply with § 21-249 or § 21-250 of this subtitle by refusing to permit:            (i)    An entry or inspection;            (ii)    The taking of a sample; or            (iii)    Access to or copying of any record;        (9)    Remove or dispose of any article that is detained or restricted under § 21-253 of this subtitle; or        (10)    Forge, counterfeit, simulate, falsely represent, or, without proper authority, use any mark, stamp, tag, label, or other identifying symbol that is authorized or required by any rule or regulation that is adopted under the provisions of the federal act or of this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-257 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part VI - Enforcement of Subtitle; Prohibited Acts|Section 21-257 - Violation of Label and Packaging Requirements for Consumer Commodities

    (a)    Except to the extent that the person is engaged in the packing or labeling of the commodity or specifies, by any means, the manner in which the commodity is packed or labeled, this section does not apply to any person who is engaged in business as a wholesale or retail distributor of a consumer commodity.    (b)    A person may not distribute a consumer commodity in commerce if:        (1)    The commodity is contained in a package that does not conform to a requirement that is imposed under this subtitle; or        (2)    A label that does not conform to a requirement imposed under this subtitle is attached to the commodity.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-259 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part VI - Enforcement of Subtitle; Prohibited Acts|Section 21-259 - Prohibited Acts -- False Reports; Misuse of Information

    A person may not:        (1)    Make a written report that falsely certifies the results of any inspection, examination, or test that is made to determine if there is a violation of any provision of this part;        (2)    Use to that person’s own personal advantage any information that is acquired under authority of this subtitle and concerns any method or process that is entitled to protection as a trade secret; or        (3)    Other than to the Secretary, to the Secretary’s authorized representative, or to a court in a judicial proceeding under this subtitle, reveal any information that:            (i)    Is acquired under authority of this subtitle; and            (ii)    Concerns any method or process that is entitled to protection as a trade secret.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-259.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part VI - Enforcement of Subtitle; Prohibited Acts|Section 21-259.1 - Prohibited Acts -- Opening Closed Food Container

    (a)    A person may not open a sealed, closed, or fastened food container in a food store or supermarket if opening the package or container will leave the item in an unsalable condition, unless the person:        (1)    Intends to purchase the item; or        (2)    Has received from the proprietor authority to open the item.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $25.    (c)    The penalty provisions of Subtitle 12 of this title do not apply to this section.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-261 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part VI - Enforcement of Subtitle; Prohibited Acts|Section 21-261 - Abatement Orders

    (a)    If the Department believes that a person is violating any provision of this subtitle or any regulation adopted under this subtitle, the Department may have the person served with a written order that directs the person served to abate the violation within a time specified in the order.    (b)    Except as otherwise provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, the Department shall give any person served with an order under this section an opportunity for a hearing before the Department.    (c)    After a hearing under this section, the Department may affirm, modify, or withdraw the order.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-263 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part VII - Short Title|Section 21-263 - Short Title

    This subtitle may be cited as the “Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act”.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 3 - Food Establishments|Part I - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 21-302 - Scope of Subtitle

    This subtitle does not apply to the manufacture of milk, milk products as defined in § 21–401 of this title, or frozen desserts as defined in § 21–801 of this title.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 3 - Food Establishments|Part I - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 21-303 - Purpose of Subtitle

    The purpose of this subtitle is to provide that all food establishments in this State are constructed, operated, and maintained in a manner that assures that all food manufactured, processed, stored, or prepared for human consumption is done so under conditions necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-304.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 3 - Food Establishments|Part I - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 21-304.1 - Written Notice of Intention to Serve Food to Public

    (a)    A volunteer fire company that meets the requirements of an excluded organization under § 21-301(e) of this subtitle shall provide written notice to the Department that the volunteer fire company intends to serve food to the public for up to 30 consecutive days.    (b)    The written notice shall include the dates on which the food will be prepared, the methods of storing and serving the food, and the methods or procedures to be followed to ensure food safety and security.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-304.2 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 3 - Food Establishments|Part I - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 21-304.2 - Outdoor Dining -- Allowing Dogs With Patrons

    (a)    A restaurant with an outdoor dining area may allow a patron’s dog to accompany the patron in the outdoor dining area during the hours designated by the owner of the restaurant.    (b)    The owner of a restaurant:        (1)    Shall provide written notice to the local health department that the owner intends to allow a patron’s dog to accompany the patron in the outdoor dining area of the restaurant not less than 30 days prior to the day on which dogs will be allowed in the outdoor dining area;        (2)    May determine the location and the amount of space in the outdoor dining area designated for a patron accompanied by a dog;        (3)    May establish limits on the size and type of dogs and any other limitations relating to dogs that may accompany a patron into the outdoor dining area of a restaurant;        (4)    May deny entry to the restaurant or eject from the restaurant any patron accompanied by a dog at the discretion of the owner; and        (5)    Shall place on permanent display a written notice that is in a typeface that is large enough to be easily legible to the average person from a distance of 8 feet and that is in a location that is plainly visible to the patrons of the restaurant notifying the patrons of the policy of the restaurant allowing dogs in the outdoor dining area.    (c)    A patron accompanied by a dog:        (1)    May not allow the dog to travel through an indoor space of a restaurant to enter or exit an outdoor dining area;        (2)    Shall keep the dog on a leash at all times with the patron at the table at which the patron is seated;        (3)    May not leave the dog unattended at any time in the restaurant;        (4)    Shall be an adult who is responsible for the behavior of the dog; and        (5)    Is liable for any damages caused by the dog to the restaurant or any other patron of the restaurant.    (d)    This section does not affect the right of an individual to use a service animal, as defined in § 7–701 of the Human Services Article.