Public Health Rules in Howard County, MD (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Howard County, Maryland.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Howard County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Calorie Labeling
Howard County doesn't require restaurants to post calorie counts. Instead, Code Section 12.1801 caps calories in food and drinks sold from vending machines on County property: beverages at 40 calories a package with narrow exceptions, and food at 200 calories a package, with limits on fat, saturated fat, sugar and sodium.
Howard County Caps Calories in Vending Machines
Some RestrictionsHoward County Code § 12.1801
(a)Healthy beverage options shall contain no more than 40 calories per package except:(1)Milk, including non-fat, or low-fat milk, soy milk, rice milk or other similar dairy or nondairy milk with no more than 130 calories per eight ounces packaged in containers no larger than 12 ounces;(2)Packages of eight ounces or less of 100 percent fruit or vegetable juice or fruit juice combined with water...
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