§ 22-301. Definitions
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MD Code, Health - General, § 22-301
§ 22-301. Definitions
(b) “Child resistant packaging” means packaging that is designed so that the average child under the age of 5 years finds it significantly difficult to open the package or to obtain a harmful amount of the contents of the package within a reasonable time, and so that it is not difficult for a normal adult to open or use.
(c) “Household substance” means any substance that is customarily used or stored by individuals in or about the household and that is:
(1) A hazardous substance as defined in the Federal Hazardous Substances Act;1
(2) A pesticide as defined in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act;2
(3) A food, drug, or cosmetic as defined in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;3 or
(d) “Labeling” means any label or other written or graphic matter that is on or accompanies a household substance or its package.
(e)(1) “Package” means the immediate container or wrapping of a household substance or the outer container or wrapping used in displaying a household substance to retail consumers.
(f) “State adopted federal regulation” means any rule or regulation adopted by the federal government under the federal Poison Prevention Packaging Act4 that becomes a rule or regulation of this State by automatic adoption under § 22-303 of this subtitle.
Credits
Added as Health-Environmental § 5-301 by Acts 1982, c. 240, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982. Transferred to Health-General § 22-301 by Acts 1987, c. 306, § 2, eff. July 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1987, c. 306, § 15, eff. July 1, 1987; Acts 1988, c. 6, § 11, eff. July 1, 1988.
Formerly Art. 43, § 888.
Footnotes
Pub.L. 86-613, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 372, codified at 15 U.S.C.A. § 1261 et seq.
June 25, 1947, ch. 125, 61 Stat. 163, codified at 7 U.S.C.A. § 136 et seq.
June 25, 1938, ch. 675, 52 Stat. 1040, codified at 21 U.S.C.A. § 301 et seq.
Pub.L. 91-601, Dec. 30, 1970, 84 Stat. 1670, codified at 15 U.S.C.A. § 1471 et seq.
MD Code, Health - General, § 22-301, MD HEALTH GEN § 22-301
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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