# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 21. Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics

### Subtitle 11. Miscellaneous Drug and Cosmetic Provisions

#### Section 21-1111

(a) This section does not apply to any:

  (1) Surgical or dental instrument;

  (2) Physical therapy equipment;

  (3) X-ray apparatus; or

  (4) Component part or accessory of any of these items.

(b) A person may not:

  (1) Sell, distribute, or otherwise dispose of any drug, medicine, pharmaceutical preparation, or medicinal preparation by means of any public exhibition, entertainment, performance, or carnival, commonly known as a "medicine show" or "patent medicine show"; or

  (2) Put or cause to be put, in any way, any package, parcel, or sample of any drug or medicine:

    (i) In or on any part of any house, building, or yard without the consent of the owner or occupant; or

    (ii) On any street or public highway.

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