# Maryland · rug or carpet — US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category

For Maryland, product category is rug or carpet; effective date is 2024-01-01; restriction type is sale ban; statute / bill is Md. Code, Env. § 6-1604.1 (MD HB 275 (2022)); pfas definition is intentionally added, recorded from its source on 2026-10-06.

- **State:** Maryland _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Product Category:** rug or carpet _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective Date:** 2024-01-01 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction Type:** sale ban _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute / Bill:** Md. Code, Env. § 6-1604.1 (MD HB 275 (2022)) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **PFAS Definition:** intentionally added _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Exemptions:** the sale or resale of a used rug or carpet _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (b) On or after January 1, 2024, a person may not manufacture or knowingly sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use in the State a rug or carpet to which PFAS chemicals have been intentionally added.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Exemptions

> (a) This section does not apply to the sale or resale of a used rug or carpet.

## Source

- https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gen&section=6-1604.1&enactments=false

Last verified: 2026-10-06. Review by: 2027-01-04.
Part of [US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category](https://referencesource.org/state-pfas-product-restrictions/).