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§ 9-1503. Phosphorus content

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironmentEffective: October 1, 2011

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Environment
Title 9. Water, Ice, & Sanitary Facilities (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 15. Cleaning Agents
Effective: October 1, 2011
MD Code, Environment, § 9-1503
§ 9-1503. Phosphorus content
Currentness
Restriction on the use, sale, manufacture, or distribution of phosphorus content
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not use, sell, manufacture, or distribute for use or sale within the State any cleaning agent that contains more than 0.0 percent phosphorus by weight expressed as elemental phosphorus except for an amount not exceeding 0.5 percent phosphorus that is incidental to manufacturing.
Exceptions
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person may use, sell, manufacture, or distribute for use or sale a cleaning agent that contains greater than 0.0 percent phosphorus by weight, but does not exceed 8.7 percent phosphorus by weight that is:
(1) A detergent used in a commercial dishwashing machine; or
(2) A substance the Secretary, by rule and regulation, excludes from the 0.0 percent phosphorus limitation of subsection (a) of this section based on a finding that compliance with this section would:
(i) Create a significant hardship on the user; or
(ii) Be unreasonable because of the lack of an adequate substitute cleaning agent.
Household dishwashing machine detergent; Commercial dishwashing machine detergent
(c)(1) A person may not use, sell, manufacture, or distribute for use or sale within the State any detergent for use in a household dishwashing machine that contains more than 0.5 percent phosphorus by weight.
(2) After July 1, 2013, a person may not use, sell, manufacture, or distribute for use or sale within the State any detergent for use in a commercial dishwashing machine that contains more than 0.5 percent phosphorus by weight.

Credits

Added by Acts 1985, c. 526. Amended by Acts 2007, c. 187, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2007, c. 188, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2008, c. 442, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2011, c. 285, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, c. 447, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, c. 448, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011.
MD Code, Environment, § 9-1503, MD ENVIR § 9-1503
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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