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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 796

CHAPTER 796

(House Bill 1439)

AN ACT concerning

Asbestos - Removal or Encapsulation

FOR the purpose of requiring certain persons licensed to remove
or encapsulate asbestos to notify the Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene of certain things before beginning work;
providing certain exceptions; requiring certain persons
licensed to remove or encapsulate asbestos to post certain
signs at certain times at the work site; providing certain
exceptions; requiring the Department to adopt certain
regulations concerning signs to be posted under this Act;
and generally relating to required notices and signs on the
removal or encapsulation of asbestos.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

Article - Health - Environmental

Section 6-409

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1982 Volume and 1985 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Health - Environmental

Section 6-414.1

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1982 Volume and 1985 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

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6-409.

Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a business
entity or public unit shall be licensed by the Department before
the business entity or public unit removes or encapsulates any
asbestos in this State.

6-414.1.

(A) EXCEPT. IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, BEFORE ANY BUSINESS
ENTITY OR PUBLIC UNIT LICENSED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE REMOVES OR
ENCAPSULATES ANY ASBESTOS, THE BUSINESS ENTITY OR PUBLIC UNIT
SHALL NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF: