Section 10-310 - Authorization for sale of substitutes or improvers. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-310. Authorization for sale of substitutes or improvers.
 

(a)  In general.- Before making the first sale in the State of a fluid, material, or other item, in a prepackaged form, imported into the State that purports to be a substitute for or improver of motor fuel, the seller shall: 

(1) submit the item to the Comptroller for inspection; 

(2) label the item in a way that the Comptroller approves; and 

(3) obtain authorization for the sale from the Comptroller. 

(b)  Information provided to Comptroller.- In addition to any other information that the Comptroller requires, the seller shall submit to the Comptroller: 

(1) the trade name, trademark, manufacturer, and place of manufacture of the item; 

(2) a quantitative analysis of the item; 

(3) a copy of any patent for the item; 

(4) proof of all claims made for the item; 

(5) instructions for use, including dosage; 

(6) an amount of the item sufficient to be analyzed; and 

(7) the results of each applicable SAE or ASTM test made on the item. 

(c)  Changed items to be resubmitted.- If a material change is made in an item authorized for sale under this section, the item shall be resubmitted to the Comptroller for authorization. 

(d)  Unauthorized items.- The Comptroller shall order the removal from the State of an unauthorized item offered for sale. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 56, §§ 135, 157H; 1992, ch. 4, § 2.]