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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="21-2F-02" title_number="21" title_name="Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics" subtitle_number="2F" subtitle_name="Phenibut Consumer Protection Act">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A retailer that prepares, distributes, sells, or exposes for sale a phenibut product shall disclose on the product label the factual basis on which any representations regarding the phenibut product are made.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A retailer may not prepare, distribute, sell, or expose for sale a phenibut product that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Does not comply with the disclosure requirement established under paragraph (1) of this subsection; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Has not been recognized as a dietary ingredient or approved drug by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a retailer may not prepare, distribute, sell, or expose for sale any of the following:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A phenibut product that is adulterated with a dangerous substance other than phenibut;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A phenibut product that is contaminated with a dangerous substance other than phenibut; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>A product containing phenibut that does not include on its package or label the amount of beta–phenyl–gamma–aminobutyric acid HCl contained in the product.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>For the purpose of paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection, a phenibut product is adulterated with a dangerous substance other than phenibut if:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>The phenibut product is mixed or packed with a substance other than phenibut; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>That substance affects the quality or strength of the phenibut product to a degree as to render the phenibut product injurious to a consumer.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>For the purpose of paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection, a phenibut product is contaminated with a dangerous substance other than phenibut if the phenibut product contains a poisonous or otherwise deleterious ingredient other than phenibut, including a drug that is designated as a controlled dangerous substance under Title 5 of the Criminal Law Article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A retailer may not distribute, sell, or expose for sale a phenibut product to an individual under the age of 21 years.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>In a prosecution for a violation of this section, it is a rebuttable defense that the defendant relied in good faith on the representations on the manufacturer’s label on a phenibut product.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A retailer that violates subsection (a)(1) of this section is subject to a civil penalty not exceeding:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>$1,000 for a first violation; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>$2,000 for each subsequent violation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>A retailer that violates subsection (a)(2), (b), or (c) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>In addition to any other penalties specified in this section, a retailer who violates this section is liable for any civil damages sustained by the individual resulting from the violation.</text>
  </level>
</section>
