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MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  24-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 2 - Buildings and Commercial Establishments|Section 24-205 - Smoking in Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Health Clinics, and Physicians' Offices

    (a)    In this section, “smoking” means the act of smoking or carrying a burning:        (1)    Cigar;        (2)    Cigarette;        (3)    Pipe; or        (4)    Other tobacco product of any kind.    (b)    Every director of a nursing home, health clinic, or physician’s office shall make and carry out a plan that adequately protects the health of nonsmoking patients by regulating the smoking of tobacco products on the premises.    (c)    (1)    An individual may not smoke in any area of a hospital.        (2)    The hospital director shall provide for the posting and placement of conspicuous signs that clearly indicate that smoking is not permitted in the hospital.    (d)    (1)    Notwithstanding the provisions of § 24–504 of this title, this section does not apply to patients who are:            (i)    In a facility for the treatment of mental disorders as defined in § 10–101(g) of this article;            (ii)    In a facility where the average patient stay is more than 30 days; or            (iii)    In an acute care hospital and the attending physician authorizes smoking, in writing, as part of the care for the patient.        (2)    Smoking permitted under this section shall be in designated areas that are considered safe and provide nonsmoking patients, family members, and employees protection from tobacco smoke.        (3)    Smoking may not be permitted where nonsmoking patients sleep.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  24-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 2 - Buildings and Commercial Establishments|Section 24-206 - Strobe Light Warning

    Each movie house, theater, bar, or similar commercial establishment that uses strobe lighting shall keep posted conspicuously at the entrance of the establishment a warning that strobe lighting:         (1)    Is used in the establishment; and        (2)    May be harmful to an individual who is susceptible to epileptic or similar seizures.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  24-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 2 - Buildings and Commercial Establishments|Section 24-207 - Transparent Glass Doors

    (a)    The Department shall adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section, including:        (1)    Standards for marking transparent glass doors; and        (2)    Definitions of “business establishment”, “public building”, and “commercial building or structure”.    (b)    In each business establishment, public building, or commercial building or structure, each door that has a surface area of at least 80 percent transparent glass shall be marked so that it warns any individual nearing it that a glass door is present.    (c)    A person who violates any provision of this section or any rule or regulation adopted under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  24-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 2 - Buildings and Commercial Establishments|Section 24-208 - Pay Toilets in Certain Buildings

    (a)    To assure the cost-free operation of toilets in any public or private building required by any State, county, or municipal law, rule, or regulation to have public toilets, and to end any discriminatory effect based on sex related to the use of coin-operated pay toilets, in any public or private building required by State, county, or municipal law, rule, or regulation to have public toilets, a fee or charge may not be imposed for the use of any toilet required by law, rule, or regulation to be installed in any public or private building. However, any number of toilets greater than the number required by law, rule, or regulation may be coin-operated.    (b)    A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  24-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 2 - Buildings and Commercial Establishments|Section 24-209 - Use of Retail Establishment's Employee Restrooms by Certain Customers -- in General

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Customer” means an individual who is lawfully on the premises of a retail establishment.        (3)    “Eligible medical condition” means:            (i)    Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis or any other inflammatory bowel disease, or any other medical condition that requires immediate access to a toilet facility; or            (ii)    A condition that requires the use of an ostomy device.    (b)    At the request of a customer during normal business hours, and where a public restroom is not readily available, each retail establishment that has a toilet facility for its employees shall allow the customer to use the facility if:        (1)    Three or more employees of the retail establishment are working at the time the customer requests use of the facility; and        (2)    The customer suffers from an eligible condition that is documented with a signed statement by the customer’s health care provider on an identification card that has been prepared by the Maryland Department of Health in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.    (c)    The Maryland Department of Health shall develop a standard identification card that is available on the Department’s website to be printed and signed by a health care provider as evidence of the existence of an eligible medical condition.    (d)    Notwithstanding any provision of this section, an employee toilet facility is not to be considered a public restroom.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  24-210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 2 - Buildings and Commercial Establishments|Section 24-210 - Use of Restrooms -- Civil Liability of Retail Establishment or Employee

    A retail establishment and any employee of a retail establishment shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5-635 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  24-211 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 2 - Buildings and Commercial Establishments|Section 24-211 - Distribution of Sanitary Fixtures in Places of Public Entertainment

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Place of public entertainment” means any establishment that:            (i)    Accommodates more than 100 individuals; and            (ii)    Is included under § 302.0 Use Group A, Assembly Uses, of the Building Officials and Code Administrators Model Performance Code as adopted by regulation by the Department of Housing and Community Development.        (3)    “Public restroom” means a public sanitary facility that contains more than one sanitary fixture.        (4)    “Sanitary fixture” means a toilet, urinal, or lavatory placed in a public sanitary facility.    (b)    In any place of public entertainment required by a State, county, or municipal law, rule, or regulation to have a public restroom, sanitary fixtures shall be distributed so that the number of toilets provided in a public restroom for women shall be no less than the combined number of toilets and urinals provided in a public restroom for men.    (c)    The provisions of this section shall apply to any place of public entertainment for which a construction permit is issued after May 1, 1993.    (d)    This section does not apply to:        (1)    Restoration or renovation of structures, including restoration or renovation which involves 100% of the previously existing structure; or        (2)    An addition to any structure.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  24-212 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 2 - Buildings and Commercial Establishments|Section 24-212 - Smoking on Public Elevators

    (a)    The proprietor of a building containing any elevator whose use is available to the general public shall post a sign prohibiting the smoking of tobacco products in that elevator. The sign shall state “Smoking in This Elevator Is Illegal and Subject to a Penalty Not to Exceed $25.00”.    (b)    A person may not smoke tobacco products in any area prohibited under subsection (a) of this section.    (c)    The Commissioner of Labor and Industry may promulgate rules and regulations in furtherance of the provisions of this section.    (d)    Any person who violates any provision of this section is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $25.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  24-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Limitations on Manufacture or Sale|Section 24-301 - Safety Requirements for Eyeglass and Sunglass Lenses and Frames

    (a)    The Department shall adopt rules and regulations that establish safety requirements for eyeglass and sunglass lenses and frames.    (b)    A person may not sell or dispense any eyeglasses or sunglasses that do not meet the safety requirements established by the Department.    (c)    A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  24-301.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Limitations on Manufacture or Sale|Section 24-301.1 - Selling and Dispensing of Plano and Zero-Powered Contact Lenses

    (a)    Subject to subsection (d) of this section, the Department shall adopt regulations that govern the selling and dispensing of plano and zero-powered contact lenses and plano and zero-powered replacement contact lenses.    (b)    A person may not knowingly sell or dispense contact lenses or replacement contact lenses without a valid and unexpired prescription or replacement contact lens prescription.    (c)    A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.    (d)    This section does not limit the right of the State Board of Examiners in Optometry to regulate an optometrist who knowingly sells or dispenses contact lenses or replacement contact lenses without a valid and unexpired prescription or replacement contact lens prescription.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  24-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Limitations on Manufacture or Sale|Section 24-302 - Manufacture, Sale, or Rental of Toys Depicting Torture

    (a)    A person may not knowingly manufacture, sell, rent, or offer for sale any toy that is designed to depict torture or to resemble any instrument that is designed specifically for torture.    (b)    This section does not apply to:        (1)    Any toy gun; or        (2)    Any model of an aircraft, ship, motor vehicle, railroad engine, car, rocketship or other spacecraft, or any part of the model.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  24-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Limitations on Manufacture or Sale|Section 24-303 - Methyl Methacrylate Liquid Monomer

    (a)    A person may not sell methyl methacrylate liquid monomer to a beauty salon, as defined in § 5-101 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article.    (b)    A person that violates any provision of this section or any regulation adopted by the Secretary under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 for each violation.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  24-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Limitations on Manufacture or Sale|Section 24-304 - Child Care Articles Containing Bisphenol-a Prohibited

    (a)    (1)    In this section, “child care article” means an empty bottle or cup to be filled with food or liquid that is designed or intended by a manufacturer to be used by a child under the age of 4 years.        (2)    If a federal law regulating the use of bisphenol–A in child care articles is enacted, “child care article” shall be defined as specified in the federal law.    (b)    On or after January 1, 2012, a person may not manufacture, knowingly sell, or distribute in commerce any child care article containing bisphenol–A.    (c)    Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section, on or after July 1, 2014:        (1)    The State may not purchase infant formula in containers containing more than 0.5 parts per billion of bisphenol–A; and        (2)    A person may not manufacture, knowingly sell, or distribute in commerce a container of infant formula containing more than 0.5 parts per billion of bisphenol–A.    (d)    In complying with subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a person:        (1)    Shall use a safe and legal alternative when replacing bisphenol–A; and        (2)    May not replace bisphenol–A with:            (i)    Carcinogens rated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as Group A, B, or C carcinogens; or            (ii)    Reproductive toxicants that cause birth defects, reproductive harm, or developmental harm as identified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.    (e)    A person that violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000 for each violation.    (f)    On or before January 1, 2012, the Department shall adopt regulations to carry out subsection (b) of this section.    (g)    If the Secretary certifies that the safety concerns for bisphenol–A are resolved by additional research or if implementation of subsection (c) of this section would adversely affect the health or well–being of children or adults, the Secretary may suspend implementation of subsection (c) of this section.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  24-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Limitations on Manufacture or Sale|Section 24-306 - Selling Child Care Products Containing Certain Flame-Retardant Chemicals Prohibited

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    (i)    “Child care product” means a consumer product intended for use by a child under the age of 3 years.            (ii)    “Child care product” includes a baby product, toy, and car seat.            (iii)    “Child care product” does not include a product regulated under § 24–306.1 of this subtitle.        (3)    “TCEP” means (tris (2–chloroethyl) phosphate).        (4)    “TDCPP” means (tris (1, 3–dichloro–2–propyl) phosphate).    (b)    This section does not apply to the sale or distribution of a child care product that is resold, offered for resale, or distributed by a consumer for consumer use.    (c)    A person may not import, sell, or offer for sale any child care product that:        (1)    Contains more than one–tenth of 1% of TCEP or TDCPP by mass; and        (2)    Is intended for use by a child under the age of 3 years.    (d)    (1)    A person that violates this section is subject to:            (i)    For a first violation, a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000; and            (ii)    For any subsequent violation, a civil penalty not exceeding $2,500 for each violation.        (2)    In addition to the civil penalties provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection, a court may enjoin an action prohibited by this section.    (e)    The Secretary may suspend implementation of subsection (c) of this section if the Secretary determines that the fire safety benefits of TCEP or TDCPP are greater than the health risks associated with TCEP or TDCPP.    (f)    On or before June 1, 2021, the Department shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  24-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 5 - Clean Indoor Air Act|Section 24-501 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Employee” has the meaning stated in § 5–101 of the Labor and Employment Article.    (c)    “Employer” has the meaning stated in § 5–101 of the Labor and Employment Article.    (d)    “Environmental tobacco smoke” means the complex mixture formed from the escaping smoke of a burning tobacco product or smoke exhaled by the smoker.    (e)    “Indoor area open to the public” means:        (1)    An indoor area or a portion of an indoor area accessible to the public by either invitation or permission; or        (2)    An indoor area of any establishment licensed or permitted under the Alcoholic Beverages Article for the sale or possession of alcoholic beverages.    (f)    “Place of employment” has the meaning stated in § 5–101 of the Labor and Employment Article.    (g)    “Smoking” means the burning of a lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, or any other matter or substance that contains tobacco.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  24-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 5 - Clean Indoor Air Act|Section 24-502 - Legislative Intent

    It is the intent of the General Assembly that the State protect the public and employees from involuntary exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in indoor areas open to the public, indoor places of employment, and certain designated private areas.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  24-503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 5 - Clean Indoor Air Act|Section 24-503 - Purpose

    The purpose of this subtitle is to preserve and improve the health, comfort, and environment of the people of the State by limiting exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  24-504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 5 - Clean Indoor Air Act|Section 24-504 - General Consideration

    Except as provided in § 24–505 of this subtitle, beginning on February 1, 2008, a person may not smoke in:        (1)    An indoor area open to the public;        (2)    An indoor place in which meetings are open to the public in accordance with Title 3 of the General Provisions Article;        (3)    A government–owned or government–operated means of mass transportation including buses, vans, trains, taxicabs, and limousines; or        (4)    An indoor place of employment.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  24-505 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 5 - Clean Indoor Air Act|Section 24-505 - Scope

    This subtitle does not apply to:        (1)    Private homes, residences, including residences used as a business or place of employment, unless being used by a person who is licensed or registered under Title 5, Subtitle 5 of the Family Law Article to provide child care, and private vehicles, unless being used for the public transportation of children, or as part of health care or child care transportation;        (2)    A hotel or motel room rented to one or more guests as long as the total percent of hotel or motel rooms being so used does not exceed 25%;        (3)    A retail tobacco business that is a sole proprietorship, limited liability company, corporation, partnership, or other enterprise, in which:            (i)    The primary activity is the retail sale of tobacco products and accessories; and            (ii)    The sale of other products is incidental;        (4)    Any facility of a manufacturer, importer, wholesaler, or distributor of tobacco products or of any tobacco leaf dealer or processor in which employees of the manufacturer,  importer, wholesaler, distributor, or processor work or congregate; or        (5)    A research or educational laboratory for the purpose of conducting scientific research into the health effects of tobacco smoke.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  24-506 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 5 - Clean Indoor Air Act|Section 24-506 - Posting Signs

    (a)    Signs that state “Smoking Permitted in This Room” shall be prominently posted and properly maintained where smoking is allowed under § 24–505(2) of this subtitle.    (b)    The signs shall be posted and maintained by the owner, operator, manager, or other person having control of the area.    (c)    The letters on the signs shall be at least 1 inch in height.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  24-507 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 5 - Clean Indoor Air Act|Section 24-507 - Regulations; Annual Reports

    (a)    The Department shall adopt regulations that prohibit environmental tobacco smoke in indoor areas open to the public.    (b)    On or before September 30 of each year, the Department shall report, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government  Article, to the General Assembly on:        (1)    The enforcement efforts of the Department to eliminate environmental tobacco smoke in indoor areas open to the public during the prior year; and        (2)    The results of these enforcement efforts.