PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 31

14-2803. PROHIBITED ACTS IN SALES OF PRODUCTS.

A PERSON MAY NOT SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE ANY PRODUCT FALSELY
REPRESENTED TO BE A PRODUCT MADE BY THE BLIND.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 30, § 30A(a).

14-2804. USE OF "BLIND" IN NAME.

(A) SCOPE OF SECTION.

THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO:

(1) THE OFFER TO SELL OR SALE OF PRODUCTS KNOWN AS

"BLINDS";

OR

(2) AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE GIVEN NAME IS "BLIND".

(B) PROHIBITION.

A PERSON THAT HAS PRODUCTS FOR SALE MAY NOT USE THE WORD

"BLIND" IN THE NAME OR TITLE OF THE PERSON, ASSOCIATION, OR CORPORATION UNLESS THE PERSON LIMITS ITS SALES TO PRODUCTS MADE BY THE BLIND.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 30, § 30A(b) and (d).

In subsection (a)(2) of this section, the term "individual" is substituted for the
former reference to "persons" since only an individual can have a given name.

Also in subsection (a)(2) of this section, the former reference to given
"individual" names is deleted as surplusage.

14-2805. IDENTIFYING MARK ON PRODUCTS.

(A) SCOPE OF SECTION.

THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO PRODUCTS MADE AND SOLD BY
SELF-EMPLOYED BLIND INDIVIDUALS WHO RESIDE IN THE STATE.

(B) SALES WITHOUT MARK PROHIBITED.

PRODUCTS MADE BY THE BLIND MAY NOT BE SOLD WITHOUT A MARK ON THE PRODUCTS THAT:

(1) IDENTIFIES THE PRODUCTS AS MADE BY THE BLIND; AND

(2) IDENTIFIES THE ORGANIZATION THAT MADE THE PRODUCTS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 30, § 30A(e).

In the introductory language of subsection (b) of this section, the reference to
a mark "on the products" is substituted for the former reference to a mark
"thereon" for clarity.

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