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§ 24-501. Definitions

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: May 3, 2023

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 24. Miscellaneous Provisions
Subtitle 5. Clean Indoor Air Act (Refs & Annos)
Effective: May 3, 2023
MD Code, Health - General, § 24-501
§ 24-501. Definitions
Currentness
In general
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
Cannabis
(b) “Cannabis” has the meaning stated in § 5-101 of the Criminal Law Article.
Employee
(c) “Employee” has the meaning stated in § 5-101 of the Labor and Employment Article.
Employer
(d) “Employer” has the meaning stated in § 5-101 of the Labor and Employment Article.
Environmental smoke
(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.
Indoor area open to the public
(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 and Cannabis Article for the sale or possession of alcoholic beverages.
Place of employment
(g) “Place of employment” has the meaning stated in § 5-101 of the Labor and Employment Article.
Smoking
(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.

Credits

Added by Acts 2007, c. 501, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2007, c. 502, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 228, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2022, c. 26, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 49, § 6.
MD Code, Health - General, § 24-501, MD HEALTH GEN § 24-501
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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