MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                        675

tive Supplement), title "Health," subtitle "Miscellaneous Provi-
sions," to follow immediately after Section 54A thereof, to provide
that the State Department of Health shall establish ADOPT mini-
mum standards for safety glass or tempered glass to protect the
health and safety of the public; to make it unlawful to install glass
in any door or window in any public building or in certain dwelling
units, under certain conditions, unless the glass meets or exceeds
the minimum standards; to permit the State Department of Health
to enter into appropriate agreements with other State agencies
or political subdivisions for the enforcement of this Act; to pro-
vide that this Act not apply in any political subdivision which
has adopted, as part of its building code, standards no less strin-
gent than the standards adopted by the State Department of
Health; and to provide for violations of this Act,

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 54B be and it is hereby added to Article 43 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Replacement Volume and 1968
Cumulative Supplement), title "Health," subtitle "Miscellaneous
Provisions," to follow immediately after Section 54A thereof and
to read as follows:

54B.

(a) The State Department of Health shall establish ADOPT such
minimum standards for safety glass or tempered glass GLAZING as
may be necessary to protect the health and safety of the public.

(b) After January 1, 1970, it shall be unlawful to install in any

door or window in any public building or in any dwelling unit in

the State any glass in excess of 300 square inches if any part of

such glass extends to a height of less than 18 inches above the floor,
unless the glass meets or exceeds the minimum standards for safety
glass or tempered glass established by the State Department of

Health.

(B) THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL ADOPT BY
REFERENCE THE GLAZING STANDARDS OF THE BOCA
BASIC BUILDING CODE, 1965 EDITION, 1968 ACCUMULA-
TIVE SUPPLEMENT, AFTER JANUARY 1, 1970. IT SHALL BE
UNLAWFUL TO INSTALL IN ANY BUILDING IN THE STATE
ANY GLAZING MATERIAL NOT IN CONFORMITY WITH THE
STANDARDS SO ADOPTED.

(c)  The provisions of this section shall not apply to installation
of glass in a dwelling unit which is occupied solely by the owner and
his immediate household.

(d)  The State Department of Health may enter into appropriate
agreements with any other agency of the State or its political sub-
divisions for the enforcement of the provisions of this section.

(e)  The provisions of this section shall not apply in any political
subdivision which has adopted, as part of its building code, stand-
ards no less stringent than the standards adopted by the State
Department o