Section 9-1902 - Prohibited acts. - Maryland Statutes

§ 9-1902. Prohibited acts.
 

(a)  In general.- Except as provided in §§ 9-1903 and 9-1904 of this subtitle, on or after July 1, 1993, a manufacturer or distributor may not sell or offer for sale or for promotional purposes any package or packaging component or any product in a package or packaging component to which any of the following was intentionally added during manufacture or distribution: 

(1) Lead; 

(2) Cadmium; 

(3) Mercury; or 

(4) Hexavalent chromium. 

(b)  Concentration levels.- The sum of the concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium incidentally present in a package or packaging component may not exceed: 

(1) By July 1, 1993, 600 parts per million by weight or 0.06%; 

(2) By July 1, 1994, 250 parts per million by weight or 0.025%; and 

(3) By July 1, 1995, 100 parts per million by weight or 0.01%. 

(c)  Tin plated steel.- Tin plated steel that meets the American Society for Testing and Materials Specification A-623 shall be considered a single packaging component. 
 

[1992, ch. 491.]