Marylanders may no longer be allowed to intentionally let balloons loose into the sky now that a bill going through the General Assembly has passed both chambers.
No more celebratory balloon releases: House bill 391 is on the governor’s desk as of this week.
Sponsored by Del. Wayne Hartman, R-Wicomico and Worcester, the bill prohibits any state or local organization, entity or person older than 13 from “intentionally releasing…a balloon into the atmosphere,” with minimal exceptions. It also puts in place a fine for those who violate the law.
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