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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="24-306" title_number="24" title_name="Miscellaneous Provisions" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Limitations on Manufacture or Sale">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>“Child care product” means a consumer product intended for use by a child under the age of 3 years.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Child care product” includes a baby product, toy, and car seat.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>“Child care product” does not include a product regulated under § 24–306.1 of this subtitle.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“TCEP” means (tris (2–chloroethyl) phosphate).</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“TDCPP” means (tris (1, 3–dichloro–2–propyl) phosphate).</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This section does not apply to the sale or distribution of a child care product that is resold, offered for resale, or distributed by a consumer for consumer use.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A person may not import, sell, or offer for sale any child care product that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Contains more than one–tenth of 1% of TCEP or TDCPP by mass; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Is intended for use by a child under the age of 3 years.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person that violates this section is subject to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>For a first violation, a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>For any subsequent violation, a civil penalty not exceeding $2,500 for each violation.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In addition to the civil penalties provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection, a court may enjoin an action prohibited by this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Secretary may suspend implementation of subsection (c) of this section if the Secretary determines that the fire safety benefits of TCEP or TDCPP are greater than the health risks associated with TCEP or TDCPP.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>On or before June 1, 2021, the Department shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
