1. A. The health officer or the health officer's designee shall notify the owner of an establishment found in violation of a provision of this chapter or the Act:

   1. (1) By certified mail, return receipt requested, bearing a postmark from the United States Postal Service;
   2. (2) Of the specific finding and the penalty for the violation as set forth in Regulation .10 of this chapter;
   3. (3) Of a specific date by which the owner shall correct the violation;
   4. (4) That if the owner fails to correct the violation by the date specified, or is in violation of another provision of this chapter or the Act at another time, the Secretary may impose a subsequent penalty as set forth in Regulation .10 of this chapter; and
   5. (5) That the owner is entitled to request a hearing under Regulation .11 of this chapter on a violation and penalty, as set forth in Regulation .10 of this chapter.

2. B. The owner of an establishment shall submit to the health officer a certification of correction within a time frame provided by the local health department that:

   1. (1) Lists a violation; and
   2. (2) Includes a description of how the correction was accomplished.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§24-205 and 24-501 — 24-511, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: April 21, 1978 (5:8 Md. R. 594)

Regulation .02W-1 adopted as an emergency provision effective March 26, 1979 (6:7 Md. R. 575); adopted permanently effective June 29, 1979 (6:13 Md. R. 1128)

Regulation .02PP amended as an emergency provision effective September 11, 1978 (5:9 Md. R. 1442), expired January 20, 1979; adopted permanently effective February 26, 1979 (6:4 Md. R. 277)

Regulation .02QQQ amended as an emergency provision effective April 27, 1979 (6:10 Md. R. 839) (Emergency provisions are temporary and not printed in COMAR)

Chapter revised effective May 16, 1980 (7:10 Md. R. 952)

Chapter revised effective November 23, 1981 (8:23 Md. R. 1856)

Chapter, Drug Formulary of Equivalent Drug Products, repealed effective May 16, 1988 (15:10 Md. R. 1202)

Chapter, Tobacco Smoking in Retail Stores, adopted effective February 4, 1991 (18:2 Md. R. 149)

Chapter, Tobacco Smoking in Retail Stores, repealed, and new Chapter, Prohibition of Smoking in Indoor Areas Open to the Public, adopted effective February 1, 2008 (34:26 Md. R. 2262)

Regulation .01 amended effective February 16, 2026 (53:3 Md. R. 122)

Regulation .02B amended effective February 16, 2026 (53:3 Md. R. 122)

Regulation .03C, D, F amended effective February 16, 2026 (53:3 Md. R. 122)

Regulation .04 amended effective February 16, 2026 (53:3 Md. R. 122)

Regulation .05 amended effective February 16, 2026 (53:3 Md. R. 122)

Regulation .06 amended effective February 16, 2026 (53:3 Md. R. 122)

Regulation .12 repealed effective February 16, 2026 (53:3 Md. R. 122)