1. (a) In this section, “business” means a trade, professional activity, or other business that is conducted for profit.

2. (b)

   1. (1) Before a unit adopts a proposed regulation, the unit shall evaluate whether the proposed regulation has any impact on businesses.

   2. (2) To evaluate the impact, the unit shall:

      1. (i) on the basis of the sizes of the businesses that the proposed regulation might affect, divide those businesses into any classes that the unit considers appropriate for the proposed regulation; and

      2. (ii) particularly consider:

         1. 1. the costs that the proposed regulation would impose on each class; and
         2. 2. the difficulty of compliance for each class.
3. (c) On the basis of the evaluation, the unit may adopt 1 or more regulations that apply differently to classes of businesses.

Added by Acts 1984, c. 284, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1984.

Formerly Art. 41, §§ 244, 245A.