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

   (a-1) “Electric relay” means a product or device that opens or closes electrical contacts to effect the operation of other devices in the same or another electrical circuit.

   (a-2) “Electric switch” means a product or device that opens or closes an electrical circuit.

   (a-3) “Gas valve switch” means a product or device that opens or closes a gas valve.

2. (b) “Manufacturer” means a person that:

   1. (1) Produces a product;
   2. (2) For a multicomponent product, produces or assembles the final product; or
   3. (3) Serves as an importer or domestic distributor of a product produced outside of the United States.

3. (c) “Marketer” means a person that manufactures, assembles, sells, distributes, affixes a brand name or private label to, or licenses the use of a brand name on:

   1. (1) A fever thermometer containing mercury;
   2. (2) A thermostat containing mercury;
   3. (3) An electric switch containing mercury or a product component with an electric switch containing mercury;
   4. (4) An electric relay containing mercury or a product component with an electric relay containing mercury; or
   5. (5) A gas valve switch containing mercury or a product component with a gas valve switch containing mercury.

4. (d) “Mercury-added product” means any of the following products if containing elemental mercury or a mercury compound that has been added to the product for any reason:

   1. (1) Dyes or pigments; and
   2. (2) Fluorescent lamps.
5. (e) “Motor vehicle” has the meaning stated in § 11-135 of the Transportation Article.

6. (f) “Reclamation facility” means a site:

   1. (1) Where equipment is used to recapture mercury from mercury-added fluorescent lamps for the purpose of recycling or reusing the mercury; or
   2. (2) That collects mercury-containing components from mercury-added fluorescent lamps for the eventual recapture and recycling or reuse of the mercury.
7. (g) “Thermostat” means a device that regulates temperature in an enclosed area by controlling heating, cooling, or ventilation equipment.

Added by Acts 2001, c. 639, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2004, c. 494, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2006, c. 56, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2009, c. 60, § 5, eff. April 14, 2009; Acts 2009, c. 713, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2017, c. 808, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 809, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.