Section 22-201 - Bichloride of mercury. - Maryland Statutes

§ 22-201. Bichloride of mercury.
 

(a)  Restrictions on sale.- A person may not sell or otherwise provide bichloride of mercury in a tablet that contains more than one-tenth of a grain of bichloride of mercury unless the tablet: 

(1) Has the word "Poison" impressed or embossed on it; 

(2) Is triangular, diamond, square, oblong, or irregular in shape; 

(3) Is blue, green, or purple in color; and 

(4) Is contained in a bottle that has the word "Poison" blown in one side of the bottle and a label on the opposite side that bears the word "Poison" in conspicuous letters. 

(b)  Penalty.- A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment in jail not exceeding 3 months, or both. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, §§ 315-318; 1982, ch. 240, § 2; 1987, ch. 306, § 2; 1989, ch. 5, § 1.]