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<section article="gcl" article_name="Commercial Law" number="14-1309" title_number="14" title_name="Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A person may not sell, distribute, or install any new hand-fired heating stove or freestanding fireplace that is intended ultimately for installation in a permanent or temporary residence unless the stove or fireplace is accompanied with complete instructions on the safe installation and operation of the appliance, including information on:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The safe clearance of structural members, as established by the National Fire Protection Association Pamphlet 89M, “Clearances for Heat Producing Appliances”;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The type of fuel to be burned in the appliance;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Proper starting instructions;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Proper storage of fuel;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Safe disposal of ashes; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Proper chimney maintenance.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Attorney General and the State Fire Marshal shall each enforce this section under the enforcement powers provided in this title and in the Public Safety Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The fire department of Baltimore City shall report any violation of this section to the Division of Consumer Protection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Any person who knowingly and willfully violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of not more than $500.</text>
  </level>
</section>
