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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 13A.15.07.04" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="07" heading="Child Discipline.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Child discipline shall be:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Appropriate to the age, maturity, and physical condition of the child; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Consistent with the requirements of this subtitle.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The provider or substitute may not:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Force a child to eat or drink;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Punish a child for refusing to eat or drink;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Withhold food or beverages as punishment; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Spank, hit, shake, or use any other means of physical discipline.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>