Section 9-1904 – Conditional Exemption
(a) A manufacturer or distributor of a package or packaging component may submit to the Department an application for a conditional exemption from the provisions of this subtitle. (b) On the written application of a manufacturer or distributor, the Department may grant a conditional exemption if the Department finds that: (1) In order to comply with a health […]
Section 9-1905 – Enforcement
(a) To enforce the provisions of this subtitle, the Department may: (1) Notify a manufacturer that there are grounds for suspecting that a package or packaging component produced by the manufacturer may not be in compliance with the provisions of this subtitle; and (2) Request the manufacturer to certify that the package or packaging component is in compliance. […]
Section 9-1906 – Penalties
(a) (1) Any person who violates any provision of this subtitle or any regulation adopted under this subtitle, including making a false statement in a certificate of compliance, shall be liable to the State for a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each violation, but not exceeding a total of $10,000 for any action. (2) Each package […]
Section 9-1907 – Regulations
The Department may adopt regulations to administer the provisions of this subtitle.
Section 9-1901 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Distributor” means any person that: (1) Sells a packaged product to a retailer; or (2) Receives a shipment or consignment of, or in any other manner acquires, packaged products for distribution to a retailer for: (i) Sale to a consumer; or (ii) Promotional purposes. (c) (1) “Manufacturer” means any person that […]
Section 9-1902 – Prohibited Acts
(a) Except as provided in §§ 9-1903 and 9-1904 of this subtitle, on or after July 1, 1993, a manufacturer or distributor may not sell or offer for sale or for promotional purposes any package or packaging component or any product in a package or packaging component to which any of the following was intentionally added […]
Section 9-1903 – Applicability
The provisions of this subtitle do not apply to: (1) If it contains a code indicating the date of manufacture, a package or packaging component that was manufactured prior to July 1, 1993; (2) Until July 1, 1997, a package and packaging component that would not exceed the concentration levels set forth in § 9-1902 of this […]