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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="5-710" title_number="5" title_name="Controlled Dangerous Substances, Prescriptions, and Other Substances" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Prescription Drugs and Other Substances">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “human growth hormone” means:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>somatrem, somatropin, and any of their analogues; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a substance labeled as being or containing somatrem or somatropin and any analogue of somatrem or somatropin.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This section applies to an athletic facility, commercial health club, public recreation center, weight training gym, school gymnasium, or other establishment operated primarily for the exercise, physical fitness, athletic training, or physical education of the individuals who use the facility.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The operator of a facility subject to this section shall obtain and affix at least one warning notice in each locker room maintained in the facility.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The lettering in each warning notice shall be at least 1 inch high and shall be conspicuously placed for maximum possible visibility.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The warning notice shall read:</text>
      <text>Warning</text>
      <text>The nonprescription use, possession, or distribution of anabolic steroids or human growth hormone is illegal in the State of Maryland. On conviction, violators are subject to imprisonment or a fine or both.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
