Ch. 304                                  LAWS OF MARYLAND

application, and offering for use application of antifouling
paints containing tributyltin.

BY adding to

Article - Agriculture

Section 14-101 5-901 through 14-106 5-906, inclusive, to be

under the new title "Title 14 subtitle "Subtitle 9.

Antifouling Paints"                               

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1985 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Health - Environmental

Section 11-501 and 11-502 to be under new subtitle

"Subtitle 5. Antifouling Paints" Section 9-321.1
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1982 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Natural Resources

Section 8-703.1

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1983 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

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

Article - Agriculture

TITLE 14 SUBTITLE 9. ANTIFOULING PAINTS

14-101 5-901.

(A)   IN THIS TITLE SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED.                   

(B)   "ACCEPTABLE RELEASE RATE" MEANS A MEASURED RELEASE RATE
EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN 1.0 5.0 MICROGRAM PER SQUARE CENTIMETER PER
DAY AT STEADY STATE CONDITIONS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TESTING PROCEDURE, AS
OUTLINED IN THE AGENCY'S CALL-IN NOTICE OF JULY 29, 1986 ON
TRIBUTYLTIN IN ANTIFOULING PAINTS UNDER THE FEDERAL INSECTICIDE,
FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT.

(C)   "ANTIFOULING PAINT" MEANS A COMPOUND, COATING, PAINT,
OR TREATMENT APPLIED OR USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTROLLING
FRESHWATER OR MARINE FOULING ORGANISMS ON VESSELS.

- 1366 -