# Environment (GEN)

## Title 6. Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances

### Subtitle 9. Mercury

#### Section 6-905.1

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a marketer may not sell or provide a fever thermometer containing mercury to a consumer except by prescription.

(b) This section does not apply to:

  (1) A fever thermometer sold or provided to be used in hospitals or other places where medical services are provided by medical service professionals; or

  (2) A digital thermometer using mercury-added button cell batteries.

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Md. Code Ann., Envir. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)