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MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 6 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Containers|Section 11-601 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Container” means a liquefied petroleum gas container.    (c)    “Liquefied petroleum gas” means any material which is composed predominately of any of the following hydrocarbons or mixtures of them:        (1)    Propane;        (2)    Propylene;        (3)    Normal butane;        (4)    Isobutane; or        (5)    Butylenes.    (d)    “Mark” includes any name, initial, or other device.    (e)    “Marked container” means a container which bears on its surface in plainly legible characters the mark of its owner.    (f)    “Owner” means:        (1)    Any person who holds a written bill of sale under which title or ownership to a container was transferred to him; or        (2)    Any manufacturer of a container who has not transferred ownership of the container under a written bill of sale.    (g)    “Person” includes an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 6 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Containers|Section 11-602 - Subtitle Not to Apply to Certain Containers

    This subtitle does not apply to any container which has a total capacity of five gallons or less.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 6 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Containers|Section 11-603 - Unlawful Use of Containers

    Unless he is authorized by the owner in writing, a person other than the owner of a container may not:         (1)    Fill or refill a marked container with liquefied petroleum gas or any other gas or compound;        (2)    Buy, sell, offer for sale, give, take, loan, deliver, permit to be delivered, or otherwise use, dispose of, or traffic in a marked container; or        (3)    Deface, erase, obliterate, cover up, or otherwise remove or conceal any mark on a container.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 6 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Containers|Section 11-604 - Presumptive Evidence of Unlawful Use

    Unless taken with the written consent of the owner, each of the following actions by any person, other than the person whose mark is on the container, is presumptive evidence of a violation of this subtitle:         (1)    Use of a marked container;        (2)    Possession of a marked container; or        (3)    Purchase of a marked container for:            (i)    The sale of liquefied petroleum gas; or            (ii)    The filling or refilling of the container with liquefied petroleum gas.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-605 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 6 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Containers|Section 11-605 - Issuance of Warrant; Return of Property Unlawfully Taken

    (a)    If the owner of a marked container, his officer, or authorized agent who has personal knowledge of the facts makes oath in writing before any court of competent jurisdiction that he believes that a person has violated any provision of this subtitle with respect to the container, the court, if satisfied that there is reasonable cause, may issue a warrant and cause the alleged violator to be brought into court for the purpose of discovering and obtaining the container.    (b)    If the court finds that a person violated any provision of this subtitle, it shall award an unlawfully taken container to its true owner.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-606 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 6 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Containers|Section 11-606 - Penalty

    Any person who violates any provision of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $300 or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or both.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 7 - False Advertising|Section 11-701 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    (1)    “Advertise falsely” means to use any advertisement, including a label, which is misleading in a material respect.        (2)    “Advertise falsely” includes the use of an advertisement that contains an affirmative representation that the Maryland sales and use tax will not be collected by the retailer on a particular transaction without notifying the purchaser of the purchaser’s duty to pay the sales and use tax directly to the Comptroller of this State.    (c)    “Person” includes an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity.    (d)    “Telephone company” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of the Public Utilities Article.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-702 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 7 - False Advertising|Section 11-702 - Exceptions

    This subtitle does not apply to any:        (1)    Television or radio broadcasting station which broadcasts an advertisement;        (2)    Publisher or printer of a newspaper, magazine, or other form of printed advertisement who publishes or prints an advertisement; or        (3)    Publisher, printer, or distributor, including a telephone company or directory provider, of an advertisement or telephone listing in a telephone directory.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-703 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 7 - False Advertising|Section 11-703 - False Advertising Prohibited

    A person may not advertise falsely in the conduct of any business, trade, or commerce or in the provision of any service.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-704 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 7 - False Advertising|Section 11-704 - Determination Whether Advertisement Misleading

    To determine if an advertisement is misleading, the following, in addition to any other appropriate considerations, shall be considered:         (1)    Any representation made by statement, word, design, device, or sound, whether alone or together; and        (2)    The extent to which the advertisement fails to reveal a fact which, in light of any representation made, is material with respect to the advertised commodity or service under conditions which are:            (i)    Customary or usual; or            (ii)    Described in the advertisement.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-704.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 7 - False Advertising|Section 11-704.1 - Mispresentations in Directory Advertisements

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    (i)    “Local telephone classified advertising directory” means a telephone directory that:                1.    Contains classified advertisements; and                2.    Is distributed free of charge to residents in the State.            (ii)    “Local telephone classified advertising directory” includes a directory distributed by a person other than a telephone company.        (3)    (i)    “Local telephone directory” means a telephone directory that is:                1.    Available free of charge to telephone subscribers in an area of the State; and                2.    Does not contain classified advertisements.            (ii)    “Local telephone directory” includes a directory distributed by a person other than a telephone company.        (4)    “Location” means any part of the address of a person, including the street, the city, or the state.    (b)    (1)    This section applies only to business telephone listings and advertisements.        (2)    This section does not apply to any bank, trust company, savings bank, savings and loan association, or credit union incorporated or chartered under the laws of this State or the United States or any other state bank having a branch in this State.    (c)    (1)    A person is in violation of § 11–703 of this subtitle if the person:            (i)    Causes to be published in a local telephone classified advertising directory an advertisement that misrepresents the location of the person; or            (ii)    Causes to be listed in a local telephone directory a telephone listing that misrepresents the location of the person.        (2)    For purposes of this subsection, a person commits a separate violation for each edition of a local telephone directory or local telephone advertising directory in which the advertisement or telephone listing is published.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-705 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 7 - False Advertising|Section 11-705 - Enforcement by Attorney General

    (a)    Any person who violates any provision of this subtitle is subject to a penalty not exceeding $500 for each violation, which penalty the Attorney General may recover for the State in a civil action.    (b)    Before the Attorney General commences any action under this section, he shall give to the person against whom the action is proposed:        (1)    Notice by registered or certified mail of the proposed action; and        (2)    An opportunity to show cause orally or in writing why the action should not be commenced.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-706 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 7 - False Advertising|Section 11-706 - Compliance With Other Statutes and Regulations

    In any action brought under this subtitle, it is a defense that the advertisement concerning which the action is brought is subject to and complies with the rules and regulations of and the statutes administered by the Federal Trade Commission or any unit of the State government.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-707 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 7 - False Advertising|Section 11-707 - Private Litigation Unaffected

    This subtitle does not modify any right of a person in private litigation.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 8 - Consignees|Section 11-801 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Consignee” means a commercial agent who is:        (1)    Entrusted with the possession of goods or agricultural products, by or for the owner, to be sold for compensation in the ordinary course of the agent’s trade or business; and        (2)    Generally known by those dealing with him to be substantially engaged in selling the goods or agricultural products of others.    (c)    “Goods” includes wares or merchandise, but does not include agricultural products.    (d)    “Person” includes an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity.    (e)    “Possessory document” means a bill of lading, warehouse receipt, order for delivery of goods, or other document which evidences possession.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-802 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 8 - Consignees|Section 11-802 - Consignee's Lien

    A consignee is entitled to a lien on goods shipped or consigned to him for any money or negotiable instrument advanced or given to or for the use of the person in whose name the goods were shipped or consigned, unless the consignee has notice that the person is not the true owner of the goods.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-803 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 8 - Consignees|Section 11-803 - Consignee Holding Possessory Document Considered Owner of Goods

    (a)    Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, a consignee entrusted with and in possession of a possessory document is considered the true owner of the goods described in the document for the purpose of any contract with a third person for:        (1)    The sale or disposal of the goods; or        (2)    The pledge or deposit of them as security for any money or negotiable instrument advanced or given on the faith of the possessory document.    (b)    A contract, pledge, or deposit described in subsection (a) of this section is not valid if the third person has notice that the consignee is not the true owner of the goods.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-804 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 8 - Consignees|Section 11-804 - Contract Between Consignee and Third Person

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, if in the ordinary course of business a contract for sale of goods is made between a consignee and a third person, the contract and any payment made in the ordinary course of business for the goods under the contract is valid against the owner of the goods, even if the third person has notice that the seller of the goods is a consignee.    (b)    A contract or payment described in subsection (a) of this section is not valid against the owner of the goods if the third person has notice that the seller is not authorized to sell the goods or to receive payments for them, as the case may be.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-805 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 8 - Consignees|Section 11-805 - Deposit or Pledge With Third Person

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, if a third person takes goods or a possessory document in deposit or pledge as security for a preexisting debt or demand from any other person entrusted with them or to whom they are consigned or who is entrusted with and in possession of a possessory document, he acquires only the right, title, or interest as was possessed and might have been enforced by the person from whom he received the goods or possessory document.    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, if a third person knows that he is dealing with a consignee, he may take goods or a possessory document in deposit or pledge as security for a preexisting debt or demand, but he acquires only the right or interest in the goods or possessory document that was possessed by the consignee at the time of the deposit or pledge.    (c)    If a third person has notice that the consignee is not authorized to pledge, deposit, or part with possession of the goods or possessory document, he acquires no right, title, or interest in the goods.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-806 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 8 - Consignees|Section 11-806 - Debt of Consignee Due Purchaser or Pledgee

    Unless a third person contracts for or receives goods on deposit or pledge without knowledge that a consignee is not authorized to sell, deposit, or pledge the goods, a claim or demand of setoff of a debt due by the consignee is not allowed against his principal in favor of the third person.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-807 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 8 - Consignees|Section 11-807 - Legal and Equitable Rights of Owner Against Consignee Not Affected

    Nothing in this subtitle deprives an owner of goods of any remedy which he might have against a consignee on any matter or contract between them or for the violation of any engagement, duty, or debt for which the consignee is liable, subject, however, to the right of the consignee to have the benefit of any payment of any debt or damages paid on the contract by a third person.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-808 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 8 - Consignees|Section 11-808 - Consignment or Disposal of Agricultural Products

    (a)    A consignment of agricultural products by the grower, producer, or owner to a consignee for sale for the use and benefit of the consignor does not vest in the consignee any other title or right to the products except to sell and deliver them to a bona fide purchaser for a valuable consideration.    (b)    If, without the express consent of the grower, producer, or owner, a consignee mortgages, pledges, deposits, or otherwise disposes of agricultural products consigned only for sale for the use and benefit of the grower, producer, or owner, the disposition is void and title to the products does not pass but remains in the grower, producer, or owner as if no disposition were made.    (c)    Nothing in this section impairs any right of any lien which a consignee acquires or is entitled to for bona fide advances made in money or goods to the grower, producer, or owner on the faith and the security of the consignment.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-809 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 8 - Consignees|Section 11-809 - Conversion by Consignee

    (a)    Any consignee, his agent, or employee who converts to his own use goods or agricultural products entrusted to the consignee for sale or the proceeds from the sale of them is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding six months or both.    (b)    The failure of a consignee who sells goods or agricultural products on commission to pay the proceeds from the sale, less his charges, to the person entitled to receive the proceeds within five days after receiving the proceeds from the purchaser and after demand for payment is prima facie evidence of conversion of the goods or agricultural products.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-810 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 8 - Consignees|Section 11-810 - Sale of Consigned Goods -- Failure to Account

    (a)    After a sale of goods consigned for sale by a person in this State to a person engaged in the business of selling goods on consignment, the consignee shall transmit to the consignor within 24 hours after the sale a full account of the sale, including:        (1)    The amount and price of the goods sold; and        (2)    The name and address of the purchaser, including the house or business number, street, and city.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of $5 for each violation, and court costs.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-8A-01 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 8A - Consignment of Works of Fine Art|Section 11-8A-01 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Art dealer” means an individual, partnership, firm, association, or corporation, other than a public auctioneer, that undertakes to sell a work of fine art created by someone else.    (c)    “Artist” means the creator of a work of fine art.    (d)    “On consignment” means delivered to an art dealer for the purpose of sale or exhibition, or both, to the public by the art dealer other than at a public auction.    (e)    “Work of fine art” means an original art work which is:        (1)    A visual rendition including a painting, drawing, sculpture, mosaic, or photograph;        (2)    A work of calligraphy;        (3)    A work of graphic art including an etching, lithograph, offset print, or silk screen;        (4)    A craft work in materials including clay, textile, fiber, wood, metal, plastic, or glass; or        (5)    A work in mixed media including a collage or a work consisting of any combination of works included in this subsection.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-8A-02 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 8A - Consignment of Works of Fine Art|Section 11-8A-02 - Art Dealer as Bailee of Artist; Work of Fine Art and Proceeds of Sale as Bailment Property

    If an art dealer accepts a work of fine art on a fee, commission, or other compensation basis, on consignment from the artist:         (1)    The art dealer is, with respect to that work of fine art, the bailee of the artist;        (2)    The work of fine art is bailment property in which the art dealer has no legal or equitable interest until the work is sold to a bona fide third party; and        (3)    The proceeds of the sale of the work of fine art are bailment property in which the art dealer has no legal or equitable interest until the amount due the artist from the sale, minus the agreed commission, is paid.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-8A-03 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 8A - Consignment of Works of Fine Art|Section 11-8A-03 - Period During Which Work of Fine Art Remains Bailment Property

    Notwithstanding the subsequent purchase of the work of fine art by the art dealer directly or indirectly for the art dealer’s own account, a work of fine art that is bailment property when initially accepted by the art dealer remains bailment property until the purchase price, minus the agreed upon commission, is paid in full to the artist.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-8A-04 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 8A - Consignment of Works of Fine Art|Section 11-8A-04 - Bailment Property Not Subject to Claims of Art Dealer's Creditors

    Property that is bailment property under this subtitle is not subject to the claims, liens, or security interests of the creditors of an art dealer.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-901 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 11-901 - "Person" Defined

    In this subtitle, “person” means an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  11-902 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 11 - Trade Regulation|Subtitle 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 11-902 - Rental Electric Storage Batteries

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Attached” means printed, painted, stamped, burned, or otherwise placed on or attached to.        (3)    “Battery” means an electric storage battery which has an identification mark attached to it.        (4)    “Identification mark” means:            (i)    The word “rental”; or            (ii)    Any other word, mark, device, or character which is attached to a battery to identify its ownership.    (b)    A person may not remove, deface, alter, or destroy or cause to be removed, defaced, altered, or destroyed any identification mark attached to a battery which he does not own.    (c)    A person other than the owner may not dispose of, sell, deliver, or give or attempt to dispose of, sell, deliver, or give any battery to any person except its owner.    (d)    Except in an emergency, a person may not recharge any battery without the consent of its owner or his authorized agent or employee.    (e)    A person may not retain possession of a battery for more than 30 days after the owner demands the return of the battery by registered or certified mail.    (f)    Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $25.