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Maryland Code, Health-General § 22-501

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) In this subtitle, “hazardous material” means:

(1) Any substance that may cause substantial personal injury or substantial illness from customary or reasonably foreseeable handling or use, or ingestion by children, and is:

(i) Toxic;

(ii) Corrosive;

(iii) Flammable or combustible;

(iv) An irritant;

(v) A strong sensitizer; or

(vi) A substance that generates pressure by decomposition, heat, or other means; or

(2) Any other substance that the Secretary declares to be hazardous material under § 22-502 of this subtitle.

(b) In this subtitle, “hazardous material” does not include:

(1) Any food, drug, or cosmetic that is subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act  1 or Title 21, Subtitle 2 of this article;

(2) A fuel that is a household substance as defined in § 22-301 of this title; or

(3) A pesticide that is subject to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act  2 unless the pesticide is contained in an article that, because it contains the pesticide, is as hazardous as any substance described in subsection (a) of this section.

1 June 25, 1938, ch. 675, 52 Stat. 1040, codified at 21 U.S.C.A. § 301 et seq.
2 June 25, 1947, ch. 125, 61 Stat. 163, codified at 7 U.S.C.A. § 136 et seq.
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