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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".40" citation="COMAR 10.15.03.40" title_num="10" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="03" heading="Micro Markets.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The owner or operator of a micro market may not be required to have a person-in-charge present during the hours of operation of the micro market if the micro market meets the requirements of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Food sold at a micro market shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be commercially prepackaged food or ready-to-eat food;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Be prepackaged in tamper-evident packaging; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Contain all the following information on the packaging label:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Nutrition information required by the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A freshness or expiration date; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Any other information required by Maryland law.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Refrigerated or frozen food sold at a micro market shall be stored and displayed in a refrigerator, refrigerated cooler, or freezer that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Maintains an internal temperature of 41°F or lower;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Has self-closing doors;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Has doors that allow the food on display to be viewed without opening the door to the refrigerator, refrigerated cooler, or freezer; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Has an automated self-locking feature that prevents a consumer from accessing the food on the occurrence of any condition that results in the failure of the refrigerator, refrigerated cooler, or freezer to maintain the internal temperature required under Regulation .06 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Signage and Notice. The owner or operator of a micro market shall post a sign that is clearly visible to the consumer near the micro market entryway or while using the electronic payment device that includes the following information:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The name of the owner or operator of the micro market to whom complaints and comments regarding the micro market may be addressed;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The business mailing address of the owner or operator;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The business telephone number of the owner or operator; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The email address and website address of the owner or operator, if applicable.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Security. The owner or operator of a micro market:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>May secure the products and premises of a micro market by the use of video surveillance that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Operates 24 hours per day, 7 days per week;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Records consumers viewing, selecting, handling, and purchasing products from the micro market; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Provides sufficient resolution to identify consumers described in §E(1)(b) of this regulation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Shall ensure that video surveillance recordings made under §E(1) of this regulation are:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Maintained by the owner for 14 days after the date of the video recording; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Made available for inspection by the appropriate health or law enforcement agency on the request of the agency within 24 hours from the time the request is received by the owner or operator.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Record Keeping. The owner or operator of a micro market shall ensure that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>In the event of a failure of an automated self-locking unit, records are kept for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The repair or replacement of the failed unit in the form of receipts or a completed service order; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>All products in the unit at the time of the failure and include:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Product description; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Quantity of products discarded or destroyed;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Service receipts for the repair or replacement of the failed unit and product destruction shall be kept for a minimum of 90 days; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>All records are available for review upon request.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>