WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                        Ch. 6

(a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if [he] THE PERSON:

(1)  Sells or gives, or causes to be sold or given,
any drug, medicine, preparation, instrument, or device for the
purpose of causing, inducing, or obtaining a termination of human
pregnancy other than by a licensed physician in a hospital
accredited by the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Hospitals
and licensed by the State Board of Health and Mental Hygiene; or

(2)  Gives advice, counsel, or information for the
purpose of causing, inducing, or obtaining a termination of human
pregnancy other than by such physician in such a hospital; or

(3)  Knowingly assists or causes by any means
whatsoever the obtaining or performing of a termination of human
pregnancy other than by such physician in such a hospital.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Gender-biased language and a stylistic error
in § 20-210(a) of the Health - General Article.

Occurred: Prior to the 1982 codification of the
Health - General Article.

20-301.

[The] NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 10 OF THE
ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE, THE Secretary is responsible for the general
care of the sanitary interests of the people of the State.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Lack of clarity in Title 20, Subtitle 3 of the
Health - General Article. The provisions of this
subtitle are identical to those in Title 10 of the
Environment Article, which give the Secretary of the
Environment identical powers.

Occurred: Ch. 306, Acts of 1987.

20-305.

The Secretary may bring an action to enjoin any person from
committing any nuisance subject to this [title] SUBTITLE.

20-309.

A person who refuses or neglects to comply with the
requirements of a notice served under § 20-306 of this [title]
SUBTITLE is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject
to a fine not exceeding $50.

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