HARRY HUGHES, Governor

2065

prescribed minimum penalty, the court
nevertheless may impose a lesser penalty of the
same character.

Also in subsection (b) of this section, the
former language "for each and every offense" is
deleted as unnecessary.

5-202. CAUSTIC OR CORROSIVE SUBSTANCES.

(A)  "CAUSTIC OR CORROSIVE SUBSTANCE" DEFINED.

(1)  IN THIS SECTION "CAUSTIC OR CORROSIVE
SUBSTANCE" MEANS:

(I)  HYPOCHLOROUS ACID, EITHER FREE - OR
COMBINED, AND ANY COMPOUND OR MIXTURE THAT CONTAINS
HYPOCHLOROUS ACID IN A CONCENTRATION SO AS TO YIELD 10
PERCENT OR MORE BY WEIGHT OF AVAILABLE CHLORINE;

(II)  POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE AND ANY COMPOUND
OR MIXTURE THAT CONTAINS, IN A CONCENTRATION OF 10 PERCENT
OR MORE, FREE OR CHEMICALLY UNNEUTRALIZED POTASSIUM
HYDROXIDE, INCLUDING CAUSTIC POTASH AND VIENNA PASTE;

(III)  SODIUM HYDROXIDE AND ANY COMPOUND OR
MIXTURE THAT CONTAINS, IN A CONCENTRATION OF 10 PERCENT OR
MORE, FREE OR CHEMICALLY UNNEUTRALIZED SODIUM HYDROXIDE,
INCLUDING CAUSTIC SODA AND LYE; OR

(IV)  AMMONIA WATER AND ANY COMPOUND OR
MIXTURE THAT YIELDS, IN A CONCENTRATION OF 5 PERCENT OR
MORE, FREE OR CHEMICALLY UNCOMBINED AMMONIA, INCLUDING
AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE AND HARTSHORN.

(2)  IN THIS SECTION "CAUSTIC OR CORROSIVE
SUBSTANCE" DOES NOT INCLUDE:

(I)  CALX CHLORINATA;

(II)  BLEACHING POWDER; OR

(III)  CHLORIDE OF LIME.

(B)  PROHIBITION.

A PERSON MAY NOT SELL, EXCHANGE, RECEIVE, HOLD, PACK,
OR DISPLAY OR OFFER FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE ANY CAUSTIC OR
CORROSIVE SUBSTANCE FOR HOUSEHOLD USE UNLESS THE CONTAINER
OF THE CAUSTIC OR CORROSIVE SUBSTANCE MEETS THE LABELING
REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION.

(C)  LABELING.

IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER REQUIREMENT OF LAW, THE