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2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 22 - Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials › Subtitle 3 - Child Resistant Packaging of Dangerous Household Substances › Section 22-305 - Rules and Regulations -- Procedures for Adoption

(a)    Except for a State adopted federal regulation, the Secretary may not adopt any rule or regulation under this subtitle unless the requirements of this subtitle and the Administrative Procedure Act are met.
(b)    If the Secretary proposes to set a standard for child resistant packaging of a dangerous household substance, the Secretary shall publish:
(1)    The findings made by the Secretary under § 22-303 of this subtitle;
(2)    The reasons for the proposed standard; and
(3)    The citation of each statutory provision that authorizes the action.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 22 - Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials › Subtitle 3 - Child Resistant Packaging of Dangerous Household Substances › Section 22-306 - Effective Date and Protest of State Adopted Federal Regulations

(a)    Unless a written protest is filed with the Secretary, a State adopted federal 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 regulation may:
(1)    File a protest against the State adopted federal 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 regulation as a rule or regulation of this State.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 22 - Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials › Subtitle 3 - Child Resistant Packaging of Dangerous Household Substances › Section 22-307 - 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 22 - Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials › Subtitle 3 - Child Resistant Packaging of Dangerous Household Substances › Section 22-308 - Hearings

(a)    The Secretary shall give notice of and hold any hearing authorized or required by this subtitle in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
(b)    If a written protest against a rule or regulation is filed in accordance with § 22-306 or § 22-307 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for a public hearing:
(1)    To receive evidence on the issues raised by the protest; and
(2)    To hear any interested person.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 22 - Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials › Subtitle 3 - Child Resistant Packaging of Dangerous Household Substances › Section 22-309 - Orders After Protest Hearings

(a)    (1)    As soon as practicable after a hearing on a protest against a rule or regulation under § 22-308 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 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 22 - Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials › Subtitle 3 - Child Resistant Packaging of Dangerous Household Substances › Section 22-310 - Packaging for Elderly Individuals or Individuals With Disabilities

(a)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, a dangerous household substance that is subject to a child resistant packaging standard may be provided in single size conventional packages designed for easy opening by elderly individuals or individuals with disabilities if:
(1)    Elderly individuals or individuals with disabilities would be unable to use the dangerous household substance if packaged in accordance with the child resistant packaging standard;
(2)    The dangerous household substance is at the same time provided in packages that meet the child resistant packaging standards adopted under this subtitle; and
(3)    The single size conventional package of the dangerous household substance bears a conspicuous label on which is printed:
(i)    “This Package for Households Without Young Children”; or
(ii)    If the package is too small for that statement, a substitute statement as required by rule or regulation.
(b)    (1)    If the Secretary finds that a dangerous household substance offered in a single size conventional package under subsection (a) of this section is not offered at the same time in a popular size package that conforms to the child resistant packaging standards, the Secretary may notify the manufacturer or packer of the dangerous household substance of the violation and of a time period within which the violation is to be corrected.
(2)    If the violation remains uncorrected at the end of the specified time period, the Secretary, after giving the manufacturer or packer an opportunity for a hearing, may order the manufacturer or packer to package the dangerous household substance only in packages that conform to the child resistant packaging standards.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 22 - Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials › Subtitle 3 - Child Resistant Packaging of Dangerous Household Substances › Section 22-311 - Packaging of Dangerous Household Substances Dispensed Under Prescription

A dangerous household substance dispensed under the prescription of an authorized prescriber may be provided in a package that does not meet the child resistant packaging standards adopted under this subtitle if the noncomplying package is:
(1)    Required by the prescription; or
(2)    Requested by the purchaser.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 22 - Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials › Subtitle 3 - Child Resistant Packaging of Dangerous Household Substances › Section 22-312 - Right of Entry and Inspection; Samples

(a)    At any reasonable time, a representative of the Secretary may enter and inspect any establishment in which the Secretary reasonably believes a dangerous household substance is being manufactured, repacked, or relabeled.
(b)    On entering any establishment to make an inspection under this section, the representative of the Secretary shall present appropriate credentials to the owner, operator, or agent in charge.
(c)    During any inspection under this section, the representative of the Secretary may obtain a sample of any product, package, or labeling in any reasonable manner.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 22 - Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials › Subtitle 4 - Maryland Flammable Products Act › Section 22-401 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Guaranty” means a guaranty that the product, fabric, or related material covered by the guaranty has been tested for flammability under the rules and regulations adopted by the Department under this subtitle.
(c)    “Product” means any mattress, mattress pad, sleepwear, or other clothing.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 22 - Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials › Subtitle 4 - Maryland Flammable Products Act › Section 22-402 - Rules and Regulations

The Department shall adopt the federal rules and regulations that:
(1)    Are adopted under the federal Flammable Fabrics Act of 1967; and
(2)    Relate to products, fabrics, or related materials.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 22 - Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials › Subtitle 4 - Maryland Flammable Products Act › Section 22-403 - Right of Entry for Inspection; Samples

(a)    At any reasonable time, a representative of the Department may enter any factory, warehouse, or establishment in which a product is manufactured, processed, packaged, or stored and inspect any pertinent equipment, labeling, or finished or unfinished products.
(b)    On entering any factory, warehouse, or establishment to make an inspection under this section, the representative of the Department shall present appropriate credentials to the owner, operator, or agent in charge.
(c)    (1)    During any inspection under this section, the representative of the Department may obtain a sample of any product, package, or labeling.
(2)    When obtaining a sample under this section, the representative of the Department shall:
(i)    Pay or offer to pay for the sample; and
(ii)    Give the owner, operator, or agent in charge a receipt that describes the sample obtained.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 22 - Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials › Subtitle 4 - Maryland Flammable Products Act › Section 22-404 - Carcinogenic Chemicals

(a)    The Department shall determine whether any chemical used as a fire retardant in a product is a known carcinogen.
(b)    If the Department determines that a chemical is a known carcinogen, the Department shall:
(1)    Inform the public of this determination; and
(2)    Give the public any directions that could reduce the danger from the chemical.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 22 - Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials › Subtitle 4 - Maryland Flammable Products Act › Section 22-405 - Injunction

If a product is manufactured, processed, packaged, held, or sold in violation of this subtitle or any rule or regulation adopted under this subtitle, on petition of the Secretary, the circuit court for the county in which the product is located may grant an injunction forbidding all or any one of the following:
(1)    Manufacturing the product;
(2)    Processing the product;
(3)    Packaging the product;
(4)    Selling the product;
(5)    Transferring the product; or
(6)    Moving the product.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 22 - Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials › Subtitle 4 - Maryland Flammable Products Act › Section 22-406 - Prohibited Acts; Exceptions

(a)    A guaranty under this section may be:
(1)    A separate guaranty that specifically designates the product, fabric, or related material; or
(2)    A continuing guaranty that:
(i)    Is given by a seller to a buyer;
(ii)    Applies to any product, fabric, or related material sold to the buyer; and
(iii)    Is in the form the Department approves.
(b)    A person may not manufacture, sell, or hold with intent to sell any new or unused product that does not comply with the flammability requirements of this subtitle.
(c)    A person may not give a false guaranty.
(d)    This section does not apply to a person who:
(1)    Receives in good faith a product, fabric, or related material that is covered by a guaranty that is signed by and contains the name and address of the person who manufactured the product, fabric, or related material or from whom it was received;
(2)    Has not altered the flammability of the product, fabric, or related material covered by the guaranty; and
(3)    Reasonably and in good faith relies on the guaranty.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 22 - Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials › Subtitle 4 - Maryland Flammable Products Act › Section 22-407 - Penalty

A person who willfully violates any provision of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 22 - Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials › Subtitle 5 - Hazardous Materials › Section 22-501 - "Hazardous Material" Defined

(a)    In this subtitle, “hazardous material” means:
(1)    Any substance that may cause substantial personal injury or substantial illness from customary or reasonably foreseeable handling or use, or ingestion by children, and is:
(i)    Toxic;
(ii)    Corrosive;
(iii)    Flammable or combustible;
(iv)    An irritant;
(v)    A strong sensitizer; or
(vi)    A substance that generates pressure by decomposition, heat, or other means; or
(2)    Any other substance that the Secretary declares to be hazardous material under § 22-502 of this subtitle.
(b)    In this subtitle, “hazardous material” does not include:
(1)    Any food, drug, or cosmetic that is subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or Title 21, Subtitle 2 of this article;
(2)    A fuel that is a household substance as defined in § 22-301 of this title; or
(3)    A pesticide that is subject to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act unless the pesticide is contained in an article that, because it contains the pesticide, is as hazardous as any substance described in subsection (a) of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 22 - Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials › Subtitle 5 - Hazardous Materials › Section 22-502 - Rules and Regulations

(a)    In accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, for the protection of the public health and safety, the Secretary may adopt rules and regulations that:
(1)    Declare to be a hazardous material any substance that the Secretary finds:
(i)    Meets the standards for being a hazardous material;
(ii)    Is a toy or other substance intended for use by children that presents an electrical, mechanical, or thermal hazard; or
(iii)    Needs to be declared a hazardous material to remove any uncertainty as to whether it is hazardous material;
(2)    Set requirements for labeling hazardous material; and
(3)    Declare any hazardous material to be a banned hazardous material and require its removal from commerce if the Secretary finds that:
(i)    The hazardous material is a danger to the public health and safety; and
(ii)    Proper labeling cannot protect the public health and safety adequately.
(b)    To the extent the Secretary finds to be consistent with protecting the public health and safety adequately, the Secretary shall adopt rules and regulations that exempt or partially exempt hazardous material from the labeling requirements if compliance with labeling requirements is impractical or unnecessary:
(1)    Because of the size of the package that contains the hazardous material;
(2)    Because the hazard is minor; or
(3)    For other good reason.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 22 - Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials › Subtitle 5 - Hazardous Materials › Section 22-503 - Misbranded Hazardous Material

Hazardous material is considered to be misbranded if the hazardous material:
(1)    Is intended or packaged in a form suitable for use in the home or by children; and
(2)    Fails to meet the labeling requirements established by the rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 22 - Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials › Subtitle 5 - Hazardous Materials › Section 22-504 - Immediate Ban Where Imminent Hazard Exists

(a)    Notwithstanding the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, if the Secretary believes that a toy or other article presents an imminent electrical, mechanical, or thermal hazard to the public health and that proper labeling cannot correct the hazard, the Secretary shall issue a temporary rule or regulation, effective immediately, that:
(1)    Declares the toy or other article to be a banned hazardous material; and
(2)    Requires its immediate removal from commerce.
(b)    Immediately after the Secretary issues a temporary rule or regulation under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall:
(1)    Give notice of and hold a hearing on the temporary rule or regulation; and
(2)    As promptly as possible, complete proceedings under § 22-502 of this subtitle for adoption of the rule or regulation.
(c)    The Secretary shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 22 - Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials › Subtitle 5 - Hazardous Materials › Section 22-505 - Judicial Review

(a)    Any person who may be affected adversely by a rule or regulation adopted by the Secretary under this subtitle may take an appeal in the manner provided for judicial review of final decisions in contested cases in the Administrative Procedure Act.
(b)    A person who seeks judicial review under this section shall file a petition with the court within 60 days after publication of the rule or regulation.
(c)    If a petition for judicial review of a rule or regulation is filed under this section:
(1)    The clerk of the court shall send to the Secretary a copy of the petition; and
(2)    On receipt of the copy of the petition, the Secretary shall file with the court the record of the proceedings that relate to the rule or regulation that is the subject of the judicial review.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 22 - Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials › Subtitle 5 - Hazardous Materials › Section 22-506 - Right of Entry, Inspection, and Samples

(a)    To enforce this subtitle, the Secretary or a representative of the Secretary at any reasonable time may:
(1)    Enter and inspect any factory, warehouse, or establishment in which the Secretary believes hazardous material is manufactured, processed, packaged, or stored; and
(2)    Enter and inspect any vehicle that is used to transport or hold hazardous materials in commerce.
(b)    As part of any inspection under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary may inspect any pertinent equipment, labeling, or finished or unfinished substance or toy.
(c)    Before entering to make an inspection under this section, the Secretary or representative of the Secretary shall present appropriate credentials to the owner, operator, or agent in charge.
(d)    (1)    During an entry and inspection under this section, the Secretary or representative of the Secretary may obtain a sample of any substance, toy, package, or labeling.
(2)    When obtaining a sample under this subsection, the Secretary or representative of the Secretary shall:
(i)    Pay or offer to pay for the sample; and
(ii)    Give the owner, operator, or agent in charge a receipt that describes the sample obtained.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 22 - Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials › Subtitle 5 - Hazardous Materials › Section 22-507 - Right of Entry for Inspection; Publication and Dissemination

(a)    The Secretary may collect, report, and illustrate the results of any investigation by the Department that relates to hazardous material.
(b)    The Secretary may:
(1)    Publish summaries of judgments, decrees, or court orders issued under this subtitle; and
(2)    If there is an imminent danger to public health, publish information about any hazardous material.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 22 - Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials › Subtitle 5 - Hazardous Materials › Section 22-508 - Investigation Results Available as Evidence

The results of any investigation made by the Department shall be available as evidence in any civil or criminal proceeding that is instituted against the manufacturer or retailer of hazardous material by any person who is injured in any manner by contact with the hazardous material.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 22 - Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials › Subtitle 6 - Engine Coolant and Antifreeze Bittering Agent Act › Section 22-601 - Engine Coolant and Antifreeze. [Effective Until Contingency Met]

** CONTINGENCY – CHAPTER 606 OF 2011 **
(a)    A person may not sell or offer to sell any engine coolant or antifreeze that contains more than 10% ethylene glycol unless the coolant or antifreeze includes not less than 30 parts per million nor more than 50 parts per million denatonium benzoate.
(b)    The provisions of this section do not apply to the sale of:
(1)    A motor vehicle that contains engine coolant or antifreeze at the time of sale;
(2)    A wholesale container of engine coolant or antifreeze designed to contain 55 gallons or more of engine coolant or antifreeze;
(3)    Engine coolant or antifreeze reformulated through on–site recycling; or
(4)    Engine coolant or antifreeze purchased in accordance with military specifications.
(c)    (1)    A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100.
(2)    Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Subtitle 1 - Exotic Birds › Section 24-101 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Distribute” includes:
(1)    Offering for sale;
(2)    Selling;
(3)    Bartering; and
(4)    Giving away.
(c)    “Exotic bird” means a bird that is not native to this State.
(d)    “Permit” means a permit issued by the Secretary to import, distribute, and breed exotic birds.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Subtitle 1 - Exotic Birds › Section 24-102 - Permit Required

(a)    A person shall hold a permit issued by the Secretary before the person may import, distribute, or breed any exotic bird in this State.
(b)    A permit is not required for a person:
(1)    Legally to acquire and keep an exotic bird as a household pet; or
(2)    To import, distribute, or breed any bird that is regulated by any program of the Department of Natural Resources.
(c)    A separate permit is required for each facility where a person keeps an exotic bird.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Subtitle 1 - Exotic Birds › Section 24-106 - Required Records

(a)    On a form approved by the Secretary, each permit holder shall keep a record of the following information for each exotic bird received or disposed of by the permit holder or an agent of the permit holder:
(1)    At the time of receipt:
(i)    The exotic bird’s species;
(ii)    The date of receipt and the number of exotic birds received; and
(iii)    The name and address of the former owner; and
(2)    At the time of transfer:
(i)    The exotic bird’s species;
(ii)    The date of transfer; and
(iii)    The name and address of the new owner.
(b)    Each permit holder shall keep for at least 1 year, at the facility for which the permit is issued, any record required under this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Subtitle 1 - Exotic Birds › Section 24-107 - Handling, Treatment, and Destruction of Birds

(a)    If a bird dies while in the possession of a permit holder, the permit holder shall freeze the bird immediately.
(b)    The Secretary of Health shall specify the methods for handling, treating, and destroying any bird that:
(1)    Dies while in the possession of a permit holder; or
(2)    In a case that involves psittacosis or any other disease that is contagious to human beings:
(i)    Has the disease;
(ii)    Is suspected of having the disease;
(iii)    Is suspected of being a carrier of the disease;
(iv)    Has been exposed to the disease; or
(v)    Is kept at the same facility where the disease is discovered or suspected.
(c)    In a case that involves velogenic visertrophic Newcastle disease or any other disease that is contagious to domestic animals or poultry, the State Secretary of Agriculture shall specify the methods for handling, treating, and destroying any bird that:
(1)    Has the disease;
(2)    Is suspected of having the disease;
(3)    Is suspected of being a carrier of the disease;
(4)    Has been exposed to the disease; or
(5)    Is kept at the same facility where the disease is discovered or suspected.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Subtitle 1 - Exotic Birds › Section 24-108 - Inspection

(a)    The Secretary of Health or a representative of the Secretary of Health may inspect the facilities of any permit holder.
(b)    On request, any permit holder or the Secretary of Health shall make available to the State Secretary of Agriculture any record, specimen, or other material necessary to diagnose or trace any infectious disease that:
(1)    Occurs in an exotic bird; and
(2)    Is contagious to domestic animals or poultry.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Subtitle 1 - Exotic Birds › Section 24-110 - Penalty

A person who violates any provision of this subtitle or any rule, regulation, or order adopted or issued by the Secretary of Health or the State Secretary of Agriculture under this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 24 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Subtitle 2 - Buildings and Commercial Establishments › Section 24-202 - Racket Sports Facilities Personnel

(a)    At all times during business hours, each privately owned and commercially operated indoor racket sports facility shall have on the premises personnel who are certified to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
(b)    This section may not be construed as creating any civil or criminal liability.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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)    “Cannabis” has the meaning stated in § 5–101 of the Criminal Law Article.
(c)    “Employee” has the meaning stated in § 5–101 of the Labor and Employment Article.
(d)    “Employer” has the meaning stated in § 5–101 of the Labor and Employment Article.
(e)    “Environmental smoke” means the complex mixture formed from the escaping smoke of a burning tobacco, cannabis, or hemp product or smoke exhaled by the smoker.
(f)    “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.
(g)    “Place of employment” has the meaning stated in § 5–101 of the Labor and Employment Article.
(h)    “Smoking” means the burning of a lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, or any other matter or substance containing, wholly or in part, tobacco, cannabis, or hemp.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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 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 smoke in indoor areas open to the public during the prior year; and
(2)    The results of these enforcement efforts.