Md. Code Ann., Envir. § 6-1604.1
Manufacture or sale of rug or carpet containing PFAS chemicals prohibited
Effective Jul 1, 2022Added by Acts 2022, c. 138, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 139, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.State of Maryland
- (a) This section does not apply to the sale or resale of a used rug or carpet.
- (b) On or after January 1, 2024, a person may not manufacture or knowingly sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use in the State a rug or carpet to which PFAS chemicals have been intentionally added.
(c)
- (1) A person that manufactures a rug or carpet for sale or use in the State shall establish a certificate of compliance to attest that the rug or carpet is in compliance with the requirements of this section.
- (2) Within 30 days after a request by the Department, a person shall provide the certificate of compliance established under paragraph (1) of this subsection to the Department.
Added by Acts 2022, c. 138, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 139, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.