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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 26.02.04.03" title_num="26" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="04" heading="Prohibition on the Sale of Certain Products.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Fever Thermometers Containing Mercury.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Except as provided in §A(2) of this regulation, a marketer may not sell or provide a fever thermometer containing mercury to a consumer except by prescription.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The prohibition of §A(1) of this regulation does not apply to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A fever thermometer sold or provided to be used in hospitals or other places where medical services are provided by medical service professionals; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A digital thermometer using mercury-added button cell batteries.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Mercury-Added Products.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>This regulation does not apply to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Prescription drugs;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Any substance regulated by the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Biological products regulated by the federal Food and Drug Administration under the federal Public Health Service Act;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Medical equipment not intended for use by nonmedical personnel; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Products that contain mercury-added products that are labeled in accordance with this regulation, except as provided in Regulation .04B(4)(b) of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Unlabeled Mercury-Added Products. Beginning April 1, 2006:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A manufacturer or wholesaler may not sell a mercury-added product at retail in Maryland or to a retailer in Maryland unless the product is labeled in accordance with Regulation .04 of this chapter; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A retailer may not knowingly sell a new mercury-added product in Maryland unless the product is labeled in accordance with Regulation .04 of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The manufacturer of a mercury-added product manufactured on or after January 1, 2006 is responsible for affixing the label required by §B(2) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Motor Vehicles.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The manufacturer of a motor vehicle may meet the labeling requirements of §B(2) of this regulation by placing the label on the doorpost of a new vehicle.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A person who, in servicing a motor vehicle, adds a mercury-added product to the vehicle, shall:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Make any necessary revisions to the label on the doorpost of the vehicle provided by the manufacturer under §B(4)(a) of this regulation; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Add a label meeting the requirements of §B(2) of this regulation to the doorpost of the vehicle if the vehicle did not previously have such a label.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>