Maryland Environment Section 6-905

Article - Environment

§ 6-905.

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

      (b)      "Manufacturer" means a person that:

            (1)      Produces a product;

            (2)      For a multicomponent product, produces or assembles the final product; or

            (3)      Serves as an importer or domestic distributor of a product produced outside of the United States.

      (c)      "Marketer" means a person who manufactures, assembles, sells, distributes, affixes a brand name or private label to, or licenses the use of a brand name on a fever thermometer containing mercury.

      (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)      Dyes or pigments;

            (2)      Electric switches;

            (3)      Fluorescent lamps; and

            (4)      Thermostats.

      (e)      "Motor vehicle" has the meaning stated in § 11-135 of the Transportation Article.

      (f)      "Reclamation facility" means a site:

            (1)      Where equipment is used to recapture mercury from mercury-added fluorescent lamps for the purpose of recycling or reusing the mercury; or

            (2)      That collects mercury containing components from mercury-added fluorescent lamps for the eventual recapture and recycling or reuse of the mercury.



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