Section 9-1728 - Requirements of manufacturer registration.
§ 9-1728. Requirements of manufacturer registration.
(a) Contents.- A covered electronic device manufacturer's registration shall include:
(1) The brand names under which the manufacturer sells or offers for sale covered electronic devices in the State;
(2) Whether the manufacturer has implemented a covered electronic device takeback program;
(3) If the manufacturer has implemented a covered electronic device takeback program:
(i) A toll-free number or website address that provides information about the takeback program, including a detailed description of how a person may return a covered electronic device for recycling, refurbishing, or reuse; and
(ii) One year after the implementation of the program and each year thereafter, a report on the implementation of the program during the prior year, including:
1. The total weight of the covered electronic devices received by the program from Maryland during the prior year;
2. The total number of covered electronic devices from Maryland recycled, refurbished, and reused during the prior year; and
3. The processes and methods used to recycle, refurbish, or reuse the covered electronic devices received from Maryland; and
(4) Any additional information required by the Department in regulation.
(b) Annual submission and update.- The registration shall:
(1) Be submitted to the Department by January 1 of each year; and
(2) If the manufacturer has implemented a covered electronic device takeback program, be updated prior to any significant change in the program.
(c) Fees.- The covered electronic device manufacturer registration fee is:
(1) $10,000 for the initial registration by the manufacturer;
(2) (i) $5,000 for each subsequent annual registration by a manufacturer that did not have an implemented covered electronic device takeback program in the prior year; or
(ii) $500 for each subsequent annual registration by a manufacturer that had an implemented covered electronic device takeback program in the prior year;
(3) Submitted to the Department by January 1 of each year; and
(4) Paid into the State Recycling Trust Fund.
(d) Review by Department; notice and correction of insufficiencies.-
(1) The Department shall:
(i) Review the registration submitted under this section; and
(ii) If the registration does not meet the requirements of this section and the regulations adopted by the Department under this subtitle, notify the manufacturer of the insufficiency.
(2) Within 60 days after receipt of a notice of insufficiency, the manufacturer shall submit a revised registration that addresses the insufficiencies noted by the Department.
(e) List of manufacturers; disclosure to Comptroller.-
(1) The Department shall maintain a list of registered covered electronic device manufacturers.
(2) The Department shall provide a list of registered covered electronic device manufacturers to the Comptroller in a manner agreed on by the Department and the Comptroller.
[2005, ch. 384; 2007, ch. 239.]