Section 21-102 - Scope of title. - Maryland Statutes

§ 21-102. Scope of title.
 

(a)  Application of provisions relating to sale.- The provisions of this title that relate to the sale of a consumer commodity also apply to: 

(1) Manufacturing, producing, processing, packing, exposing, offering, possessing, or holding the consumer commodity for sale; 

(2) Dispensing or giving the consumer commodity; and 

(3) Supplying or applying the consumer commodity in the operation of any food, drug, or cosmetic establishment. 

(b)  Misleading labeling and advertising.- If a substance is alleged to be misbranded because the labeling is misleading or if an advertisement is alleged to be false because it is misleading, there shall be taken into account: 

(1) The representations made or suggested by statement, word, design, symbol, or sound, alone or in combination; and 

(2) The extent to which the labeling or advertisement fails to reveal consequences that may result from use of the substance. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 187A; 1982, ch. 240, § 2; 1987, ch. 306, § 2.]