§ 9-2002

Md. Code Ann., Envir. § 9-2002

Manufacturing or Accepting for Sale of Personal Care Products and Personal Over-the-Counter Drugs Containing Plastic Microbeads Prohibited

Effective Oct 1, 2015Added by Acts 2015, c. 409, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015.State of Maryland

  1. (a)

    1. (1) This subsection does not apply to over-the-counter drugs.
    2. (2) On or after December 31, 2017, a person may not manufacture for sale a personal care product that contains synthetic plastic microbeads.
    3. (3) On or after December 31, 2018, a person may not accept for sale a personal care product that contains synthetic plastic microbeads.

  2. (b)

    1. (1) On or after December 31, 2018, a person may not manufacture for sale an over-the-counter drug that contains synthetic plastic microbeads.
    2. (2) On or after December 31, 2019, a person may not accept for sale an over-the-counter drug that contains synthetic plastic microbeads.

Added by Acts 2015, c. 409, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015.

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