# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 22. Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials

### Subtitle 2. Miscellaneous Poisons

#### Section 22-201

(a) A person may not sell or otherwise provide bichloride of mercury in a tablet that contains more than one-tenth of a grain of bichloride of mercury unless the tablet:

  (1) Has the word "Poison" impressed or embossed on it;

  (2) Is triangular, diamond, square, oblong, or irregular in shape;

  (3) Is blue, green, or purple in color; and

  (4) Is contained in a bottle that has the word "Poison" blown in one side of the bottle and a label on the opposite side that bears the word "Poison" in conspicuous letters.

(b) A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment in jail not exceeding 3 months, or both.

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