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LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 49

[[(C)]] (E) UNIT PRICE,

"UNIT PRICE" MEANS THE RETAIL PRICE OF AN ITEM
EXPRESSED IN DOLLARS AND CENTS PER UNIT, IN ADDITION TO
ANY UNITS COMMONLY IN USE IN THE UNITED STATES, THE
FOLLOWING UNITS MAY BE USED IF APPROPRIATE:

(1)   PER POUND FOR AN ITEM THE NET QUANTITY OF
WHICH IS EXPRESSED IN POUNDS, OUNCES, OR BOTH;

(2)   PER KILOGRAM (1000 GRAMS) FOR AN ITEM THE
NET QUANTITY OF WHICH IS EXPRESSED IN KILOGRAMS, GRAMS,
OR BOTH;

(3)    PER METER (100 CENTIMETERS) FOR AN ITEM
THE NET QUANTITY OF WHICH IS EXPRESSED IN METERS,
CENTIMETERS, MILLIMETERS, OR A COMBINATION OF THEM;

(4) PER QUART FOR AN ITEM THE NET QUANTITY OF
WHICH IS EXPRESSED IN QUARTS, PINTS, FLUID OUNCES, OR A
COMBINATION OF THEM;

(5)   PER 100 FEET FOR AN ITEM THE NET QUANTITY
OF WHICH IS EXPRESSED IN YARDS, FEET, INCHES, OR A
COMBINATION OF THEM;

(6)    PER 100 SQUARE FEET FOR AN ITEM THE NET
QUANTITY OF WHICH IS EXPRESSED IN SQUARE YARDS, SQUARE
FEET, SQUARE INCHES, OR A COMBINATION OF THEM;

(7)    PER 100 UNITS FOR AN ITEM THE NET
QUANTITY OF WHICH IS EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF A NUMERICAL
COURT.

REVISOR'S NOTE; This subsection presently appears as
the second definition in Art. 83, §2lE(a).

Item (3) is new, added to reflect the fact
that metric units are, increasingly, "units
commonly in use in the United States."

The only other changes are in style.

14-102. EXEMPTIONS FROM UNIT PRICING.

(A) EXEMPTIONS.

THIS SUBTITLE DOES NOT APPLY TO:

(1)      PREPACKAGED FOOD WHICH CONTAINS
SEPARATELY IDENTIFIABLE ITEMS THAT ARE SEPARATED BY
PHYSICAL DIVISION WITHIN THE PACKAGE;

(2)   ANY ITEM SOLD ONLY BY PRESCRIPTION;