WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 83

Article - Health - General

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(a)     Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a soft drink that is manufactured
outside this State shall be registered with the Department before any person may sell the
soft drink in this State.

(b)     To qualify for a soft drink registration, an applicant shall satisfy the
Department that the soft drink for which the soft drink registration is bought is
manufactured under standards substantially similar to those required of soft drinks
manufactured in this State.

(c)     To apply for a soft drink registration, the manufacturer of the soft drink or a
dealer for the manufacturer shall:

(1)     Submit an application to the Department on the form that the
Department requires;

(2)     List on the application form the flavors of soft drink that the applicant
proposes to sell; and

(3)     Pay to the Department an inspection fee of $50 for each flavor.

(d)     Before issuing a soft drink registration, the Department [shall] MAY analyze
the soft drink identified in the application to determine whether that soft drink meets the
requirements for registration.

(e)     If the applicant and the soft drink for which the applicant seeks a soft drink
registration meet the requirements of this subtitle, the Department shall:

(1)     Register the soft drink; and

(2)     Issue a soft drink registration certificate to the applicant.

(f)      While it is effective, a soft drink registration authorizes the sale in this State of
the soft drinks identified in the soft drink registration.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1993.

Approved April 26, 1993.

CHAPTER 83
(Senate Bill 96)

AN ACT concerning

Confidentiality of Medical Records

FOR the purpose of making technical corrections in certain sections of the

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