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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="21-243" title_number="21" title_name="Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>As soon as practicable after a hearing on a protest to a rule or regulation under § 21-242 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Act on the protest by issuing an order; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Send a copy of the order to each protester by certified mail, return receipt requested, bearing a postmark from the United States Postal Service.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Each order issued under this section shall be based on substantial evidence in the record of the hearing.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An order issued by the Secretary under this section may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Reinstate, rescind, or modify a State adopted federal rule or regulation as a rule or regulation of this State; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>As to any other rule or regulation proposed under this subtitle:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Withdraw the proposal;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Modify the proposal and set an effective date for the modified proposal that is at least 60 days after publication of the order; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Set a new effective date for the original proposal that is at least 60 days after publication of the order.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
