(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.
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