# Environment (GEN)

## Title 9. Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities

### Subtitle 20. Personal Care Products

#### Section 9-2002

(a)

  (1) This subsection does not apply to over-the-counter drugs.

  (2) On or after December 31, 2017, a person may not manufacture for sale a personal care product that contains synthetic plastic microbeads.

  (3) On or after December 31, 2018, a person may not accept for sale a personal care product that contains synthetic plastic microbeads.

(b)

  (1) On or after December 31, 2018, a person may not manufacture for sale an over-the-counter drug that contains synthetic plastic microbeads.

  (2) On or after December 31, 2019, a person may not accept for sale an over-the-counter drug that contains synthetic plastic microbeads.

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