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§ 22-201. Sale of bichloride of mercury

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--General

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 22. Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials
Subtitle 2. Miscellaneous Poisons (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Health - General, § 22-201
§ 22-201. Sale of bichloride of mercury
Currentness
Sale of bichloride of mercury prohibited
(a) A person may not sell or otherwise provide bichloride of mercury in a tablet that contains more than one-tenth of a grain of bichloride of mercury unless the tablet:
(1) Has the word “Poison” impressed or embossed on it;
(2) Is triangular, diamond, square, oblong, or irregular in shape;
(3) Is blue, green, or purple in color; and
(4) Is contained in a bottle that has the word “Poison” blown in one side of the bottle and a label on the opposite side that bears the word “Poison” in conspicuous letters.
Fines, imprisonment
(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 $100 or imprisonment in jail not exceeding 3 months, or both.

Credits

Added as Health-Environmental § 5-201 by Acts 1982, c. 240, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982. Transferred to Health-General § 22-201 by Acts 1987, c. 306, § 2, eff. July 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, c. 5, § 1, eff. March 9, 1989.
Formerly Art. 27, §§ 315-318.
MD Code, Health - General, § 22-201, MD HEALTH GEN § 22-201
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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