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acids; oxalic acid; nitro benzene; phosphorous; paraldehyde; picric acid;
salts of antimony; salts of barium, except the sulphate; salts of cobalt;
salts of chromium; salts of lead; salts of thallium; salts of zinc; and
silver nitrate.

1935, ch. 62, sec. 241B.

241B. It shall be unlawful for any person to vend, sell, dispense, give-
away, furnish, or otherwise dispose of, or cause to be vended, sold, dis-
pensed, given away, furnished, or otherwise disposed of, either directly or
indirectly, any poison, without affixing, or causing to be affixed, to the
bottle, box, vessel, or package containing the same, a label, printed or
plainly written, containing the name of the article, the word "Poison,"
and the name and place of business of the seller and the date of sale; nor
shall it be lawful for any person to deliver any of said poisons until he
has satisfied himself that the person to whom the same is delivered is
aware of and understands the poisonous nature of the article and that such
poison is to be used for a legitimate purpose.

1935, ch. 62, sec. 241C.

241C. Every person who disposes of or sells at retail or furnishes any
of the poisons in this sub-title specifically enumerated, or any other poisons
which the Maryland Board of Pharmacy may from time to time designate,
as provided in Section 241D of this sub-title, shall, before delivering the
same, enter in a book kept for that purpose (to be known as the "Poison
Register"), the date of sale, the name and address of purchaser, the name
and quantity of the poison, the purpose for which it is purchased and
the name of the dispenser, and such record shall be signed by the person
to whom the poison is delivered. Such record shall be kept in the form
prescribed by the Maryland Board of Pharmacy and the book containing
the same must be always open for inspection by the proper authorities and
must be preserved for at least two (2) years after the last entry.

It shall be unlawful for any person to give or sign a fictitious name or,
in order to procure any poison, to make any false representation to the
person from whom the same is procured; and it shall be unlawful for any
person delivering any poison under the provisions of this sub-title know-
ingly to make a fictitious, false or misleading entry in the Poison Register.

The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the dispensing of
poisons, not in unusual quantities or doses, upon the prescription of prac-
titioners of medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine.

There shall be posted in a conspicuous place in every store where poisons
are sold at retail a sign not less than nine inches in height and twelve
inches in width, reading as follows :

"Under the laws of this State, all purchasers of poisons must
sign the record of purchase."

1935, ch. 62, sec. 241D.

241D. Whenever, in the judgment of the Maryland Board of Phar-
macy, it shall become necessary for the protection of the public, to bring.