§ 10-102. Venereal disease -- Advertising cure

MD Crim Law Code § 10-102 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    This section does not apply to:

(1)    a government unit;

(2)    a health or medical agency approved by the Secretary of Health;

(3)    a medical, pharmaceutical, or other professional publication not publicly distributed; or

(4)    a news item or article published in a newspaper, magazine, or book.

(b)    A person may not advertise, allow to be advertised, or call to public attention:

(1)    a drug, medicine, preparation, or substance for the treatment, alleviation, or cure of venereal disease; or

(2)    a person from whom or a place where a drug, medicine, preparation, or substance for the treatment, alleviation, or cure of venereal disease may be obtained.

(c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 for each violation.