Ch. 363

LAWS OF MARYLAND

[(a)] (D) A [person] RAILROAD COMPANY may not have   a common

drinking cup or a common towel available for use [in   a public

place, including a passenger train or boat that carries
passengers] ON RAILROAD PROPERTY.

[(b) The Secretary may adopt reasonable rules and
regulations to carry out this section.

(c) A person who violates any provision of this section or
rule or regulation adopted under it is guilty of a misdemeanor
and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $25.]

[24-203] 103.

(a)  This section does not apply to a railroad locomotive
that is used only for yard-switching service.

(b)  The [Secretary] COMMISSIONER may adopt rules and
regulations that regulate the sanitary condition of railroad
locomotives.

(c)  Before adopting any rule or regulation under this
section, the [Department] DIVISION shall announce and hold a
public hearing on the subject.

(D) THE REGULATIONS, AT A MINIMUM, SHALL REQUIRE:

(1) TOILETS TO BE PROVIDED AND MAINTAINED IN A CLEAN

AND OPERATING CONDITION WHEN THE LOCOMOTIVE IS INITIALLY

DISPATCHED FROM ANY READY OR SERVICE TRACK;

(2) TOILET PAPER TO BE PROVIDED IN A SUITABLE HOLDER
WHICH WILL PROTECT IT FROM SOIL BEFORE USE;

(3) HAND CLEANING FACILITIES, EITHER SOAP AND WATER
AND A SUITABLE RECEPTACLE OR A WATERLESS CLEANSER, TO BE
AVAILABLE;

(4) PAPER TOWELS OR OTHER ACCEPTABLE MEANS TO BE
PROVIDED FOR DRYING THE HANDS;

(5) FRESH DRINKING WATER FROM AN APPROVED SOURCE TO
BE PROVIDED AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH RUN;

(6) BOTTLES OR JUGS FOR DRINKING WATER TO BE

THOROUGHLY CLEANSED AND SANITIZED;

(7) THE BOTTLES OR JUGS, WHEN FILLED, TO BE PROTECTED
AND HANDLED BY EMPLOYEES IN A MANNER DESIGNED TO PREVENT
CONTAMINATION;

(8) A WATER DISPENSER TO BE PROVIDED AND MAINTAINED
IN A CLEAN, OPERATING CONDITION;

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