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person who wilfully refuses to pay THE proper charges on BOARD-
ING THE vehicle for such transportation AND WHO REFUSES
TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine of not more
than $250.00.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972.

Approved May 26, 1972.

CHAPTER 591
(House Bill 1160)

AN ACT to add new Section 187B(19) to Article 43 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1971 Supplement), title "Health," subtitle
"Adulteration of Food and Drink," subheading "Maryland Food,
Drug and Cosmetic Act" to follow immediately after Section
187B(18) thereof, and to repeal and re-enact, with amendments,
Section 189B(10) of Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1971 Supplement), title "Health," subtitle "Adulteration of Food
and Drink," subheading "Maryland Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act"
to prohibit the withholding of certain information by prescription
drug manufacturers, packers, and distributors, and to provide
that a package containing a drug is misbranded if the label or
information accompanying the package fail to disclose certain
information, and generally relating to the acts of prescription
IN CERTAIN CASES, TO PROVIDE FOR DISCLOSURE OF
INFORMATION BY CERTAIN PERSONS IN CERTAIN CASES
TO THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HY-
GIENE, AND GENERALLY RELATING TO THE ACTS OF
PRESCRIPTION drug manufacturers, packers and distributors.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 187B(19) be and it is hereby added to Article 43
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Supplement), title
"Health," subtitle "Adulteration of Food and Drink," subheading
"Maryland Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act" to follow immediately after
Section 187B(18); and that Section 189B(10) be and it is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to Article 43 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1971 Supplement), title "Health," subtitle
"Adulteration of Food and Drink," subheading "Maryland Food,
Drug and Cosmetic Act" and all to read as follows:

187B.

(19) In the case of a prescription drug distributed or offered for
sale in this State, the failure of the manufacturer, packer, or distribu-
tor thereof to provide, upon SPECIFIC written DETAILED request
by the Secretary or any person licensed by applicable law to prescribe
or dispense prescription drugs, the information which it possesses
pertinent to the biological availability and clinical performance of
the drug and of any comparative data of drug products of the same
established name of other manufacturers, packers or distributors.