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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="9-2001" title_number="9" title_name="Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Personal Care Products">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Biodegradable” means capable of decomposing:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>In a marine environment; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In wastewater treatment plant processes in accordance with relevant established guidelines identified by the Department, such as:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>ASTM International;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Organisation for Economic Co–operation and Development;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>International Organization for Standardization; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Other comparable organizations or authorities.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Over–the–counter drug” means a drug that is a personal care product that contains a label, drug fact panel, or list of the active ingredients that identifies the product as a drug as required under 21 C.F.R. Section 201.66 (Format and Content Requirements for Over–the–Counter (OTC) Drug Product Labeling).</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Personal care product” means a manufactured good or a component of a manufactured good that is intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to the human body for purposes of cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering appearance.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Personal care product” does not include a prescription drug.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Plastic” means a synthetic material that is made from linking monomers through a chemical reaction to create an organic polymer chain that can be molded or extruded at high heat into various solid forms that retain a defined shape during use by a consumer.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Synthetic plastic microbead” means any intentionally added solid plastic particle that is not biodegradeable that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Measures less than 5 millimeters in size; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Is used in a rinse–off personal care product for exfoliation or cleansing purposes.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
