Maryland Code, Environment § 6-1101

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Cell” means a galvanic or voltaic device weighing 25 pounds or less consisting of an enclosed or sealed container which contains a positive and a negative electrode consisting primarily of cadmium or lead, and which contains a gel or liquid starved electrolyte.

(c) “Cell manufacturer” means a person who:

(d) “Easily removed”, with respect to a rechargeable battery which powers a rechargeable product, means removable by hand or by using common household tools.

(e) “Institutional user” means a person conducting medical, commercial, industrial, governmental, or similar operations.

(g) “Nonremovable”, with respect to a rechargeable battery which powers a rechargeable product, means not easily removed.

(i) “Rechargeable product” means a device for which the primary power source is a nonremovable rechargeable battery.

(j) “Responsible entity” means a person designated in a unit management program, or in the absence of a unit management program, the marketer whose name appears on a unit.

(k) “Sell” means to sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional purposes a unit or a product with an easily removable rechargeable battery.

(l) “Unit” means a cell, a rechargeable battery, or a rechargeable product.

(m) “Unit management program” means a program or system for the collection, recycling, or disposal of units put in place by a marketer under § 6-1107 of this subtitle.