(a)    In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.

(a–1)    “Electric relay” means a product or device that opens or closes electrical contacts to effect the operation of other devices in the same or another electrical circuit.

(a–2)    “Electric switch” means a product or device that opens or closes an electrical circuit.

(a–3)    “Gas valve switch” means a product or device that opens or closes a gas valve.

(b)    “Manufacturer” means a person that:

(1)    Produces a product;

(2)    For a multicomponent product, produces or assembles the final product; or

(3)    Serves as an importer or domestic distributor of a product produced outside of the United States.

(c)    “Marketer” means a person that manufactures, assembles, sells, distributes, affixes a brand name or private label to, or licenses the use of a brand name on:

(1)    A fever thermometer containing mercury;

(2)    A thermostat containing mercury;

(3)    An electric switch containing mercury or a product component with an electric switch containing mercury;

(4)    An electric relay containing mercury or a product component with an electric relay containing mercury; or

(5)    A gas valve switch containing mercury or a product component with a gas valve switch containing mercury.

(d)    “Mercury–added product” means any of the following products if containing elemental mercury or a mercury compound that has been added to the product for any reason:

(1)    Dyes or pigments; and

(2)    Fluorescent lamps.

(e)    “Motor vehicle” has the meaning stated in § 11–135 of the Transportation Article.

(f)    “Reclamation facility” means a site:

(1)    Where equipment is used to recapture mercury from mercury–added fluorescent lamps for the purpose of recycling or reusing the mercury; or

(2)    That collects mercury–containing components from mercury–added fluorescent lamps for the eventual recapture and recycling or reuse of the mercury.

(g)    “Thermostat” means a device that regulates temperature in an enclosed area by controlling heating, cooling, or ventilation equipment.