1568                                        LAWS OF MARYLAND                             [Ch. 6

OF ANY FEDERAL AGENCY, STATE AGENCY, OR ANY AGENCY OF
ANOTHER STATE WHICH IS AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO CONDUCT
PESTICIDE RESEARCH.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears
as Art. 48, §130(s) of the Code. The present
reference to specific departments of state
and federal government is proposed for
deletion and a general reference to state and
federal agencies authorized to conduct
pesticide research is substituted for
organizational purposes. The only other
changes made are in style.

(P) A PESTICIDE IS "MISBRANDED" IF:

(1)     ITS LABELING BEARS ANY STATEMENT,
DESIGN, OR GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION RELATIVE TO THE
PESTICIDE OR ITS INGREDIENTS WHICH IS FALSE OR
MISLEADING IN ANY PARTICULAR;

(2)   IT IS AN IMITATION OF ANOTHER PESTICIDE
OR IS OFFERED FOR SALE UNDER THE NAME OF ANOTHER
PESTICIDE;

(3)   ITS LABELING BEARS ANY REFERENCE TO
REGISTRATION UNDER THIS SUBTITLE;

(4)    THE LABELING ACCOMPANYING IT DOES   NOT
CONTAIN INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE   WHICH ARE NECESSARY     AND
ADEQUATE IF COMPLIED WITH,    FOR THE PROTECTION OF   THE
PUBLIC AND THE ENVIRONMENT;

(5)   THE LABEL DOES   NOT CONTAIN A WARNING OR
CAUTION STATEMENT WHICH MAY   BE NECESSARY AND ADEQUATE
IF COMPLIED WITH, TO PREVENT   INJURY TO LIVING MAN AND
OTHER VERTEBRATE ANIMALS;

(6)   THE LABEL OF THE RETAIL PACKAGE DOES NOT
BEAR AN INGREDIENT STATEMENT ON THE      IMMEDIATE
CONTAINER AND ON ANY OUTSIDE CONTAINER OR RETAIL
PACKAGE WRAPPER, THROUGH WHICH THE      INGREDIENT
STATEMENT ON THE IMMEDIATE CONTAINER CANNOT   BE CLEARLY
READ AS PRESENTED OR DISPLAYED UNDER        CUSTOMARY
CONDITIONS OF PURCHASE;

(7)      ANY WORD, STATEMENT, OR OTHER
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THIS SUBTITLE TO APPEAR ON THE
LABELING IS NOT PLACED PROMINENTLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY,
AS COMPARED WITH OTHER WORDS, STATEMENTS, DESIGNS, OR
GRAPHIC MATTER IN THE LABELING AND IN TERMS THAT