§ 6-905
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§6–905.
(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.
(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 that manufactures, assembles, sells, distributes, affixes a brand name or private label to, or licenses the use of a brand name on:
(1)A fever thermometer containing mercury;
(2)A thermostat containing mercury;
(3)An electric switch containing mercury or a product component with an electric switch containing mercury;
(4)An electric relay containing mercury or a product component with an electric relay containing mercury; or
(5)A gas valve switch containing mercury or a product component with a gas valve switch 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; and
(2)Fluorescent lamps.
(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.
(g)“Thermostat” means a device that regulates temperature in an enclosed area by controlling heating, cooling, or ventilation equipment.