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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="6-1604.1" title_number="6" title_name="Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Pfas Chemicals">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section does not apply to the sale or resale of a used rug or carpet.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>On or after January 1, 2024, a person may not manufacture or knowingly sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use in the State a rug or carpet to which PFAS chemicals have been intentionally added.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person that manufactures a rug or carpet for sale or use in the State shall establish a certificate of compliance to attest that the rug or carpet is in compliance with the requirements of this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Within 30 days after a request by the Department, a person shall provide the certificate of compliance established under paragraph (1) of this subsection to the Department.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
