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Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions
Section 16-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...
Section 16-102 - Delegation - The Executive Director may delegate any power or duty of...
Subtitle 2 - Cigarette Business Licenses
Section 16-201 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 16-202 - Cigarette Business License Required; Exception; Multiple Licenses - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 16-203 - Qualifications of Applicants - (a) An applicant for a license to act as a...
Section 16-204 - Applications for Licenses; Fees - (a) An applicant for a license to act as a...
Section 16-205 - Issuance of Licenses - (a) The Executive Director shall issue an appropriate license to...
Section 16-206 - Scope of Licenses - (a) A manufacturer license authorizes the licensee to: (1) sell...
Section 16-207 - Term and Renewal of Licenses - (a) Unless a license is renewed for a 1–year term...
Section 16-208 - Assignment, Transfer, and Surrender of Licenses - (a) (1) A licensed retailer or licensed vending machine operator...
Section 16-209 - License Display; Cigarette Display and Vending Machine Label Requirements - (a) A licensee shall display a license in the way...
Section 16-210 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Grounds - (a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 16–211 of...
Section 16-211 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Hearings - (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 10–226 of the...
Section 16-212 - Period and Notice of Disciplinary Action; Revocation - (a) Subject to the notice requirement of subsection (c) of...
Section 16-213 - Judicial Review - A party to a proceeding before the Executive Director who...
Section 16-214 - Doing Business Without License - (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 16-202(b) of this...
Section 16-215 - Accepting Delivery of Unstamped Cigarettes Prohibited - (a) Unless authorized by a license, a person may not...
Section 16-216 - Distribution and Intended Use of Cigarette Business License Fees - (a) The Executive Director shall pay into the General Fund...
Section 16-218 - Records of Subwholesaler and Wholesaler - (a) Each subwholesaler and each wholesaler: (1) shall get an...
Section 16-219 - Records by Transporter - (a) A person who transports cigarettes by vehicle on a...
Section 16-220 - Sealing Vending Machines - (a) The Executive Director shall seal a vending machine to...
Section 16-221 - Removing or Tampering With Vending Machine Seal Prohibited - (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 16–220 of this...
Section 16-222 - Shipping, Importing, or Selling of Cigarettes Into State - (a) A person may not ship, import, or sell into...
Section 16-223 - Direct Sales and Shipping of Cigarettes Ordered by Mail or Other Means - (a) This section applies to a person who is engaged...
Subtitle 3 - License to Sell Cigarettes at Retail in Counties
Section 16-301 - License Required - Whenever a person sells cigarettes at retail in a county,...
Section 16-302 - Applications for Licenses - (a) For each county license, an applicant shall: (1) submit...
Section 16-303 - Issuance of License - The clerk shall issue a county license to each applicant...
Section 16-304 - Term of License - A county license expires on the first anniversary of its...
Section 16-305 - Display of License - A county licensee shall display the county license in a...
Section 16-306 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Grounds - Subject to the hearing provisions of § 16–307 of this...
Section 16-307 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Hearings - (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 10–226 of the...
Section 16-308 - Selling Cigarettes at Retail Without a License - A person may not sell cigarettes at retail in a...
Section 16-308.1 - Selling Certain Types of Herbal Incense or Potpourri Prohibited - (a) A person who holds a county license may not...
Section 16-308.2 - Sale of Unpackaged Cigarette - (a) In this section, “unpackaged cigarette” means any cigarette not...
Section 16-308.3 - Unannounced Inspections - (a) The Maryland Department of Health may conduct unannounced inspections...
Section 16-309 - Penalty - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Subtitle 3A - Tobacco Product Vending Machines
Section 16-3A-01 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 16-3A-02 - Vending Machines - A person may not sell or dispense or offer to...
Section 16-3A-03 - Violations; Penalties - A person who violates this subtitle is guilty of a...
Subtitle 3B - Miscellaneous Prohibited Act; Penalty
Section 16-3B-01 - Violating Regulation of Executive Director - (a) A person may not violate a regulation adopted by...
Subtitle 4 - Tobacco Product Manufacturers Escrow Act
Section 16-401 - Legislative Findings and Purpose - (a) Cigarette smoking presents serious public health concerns to the...
Section 16-402 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 16-403 - General Consideration - (a) Any tobacco product manufacturer that sells cigarettes to consumers...
Subtitle 5 - Escrow Requirements for Nonparticipating Tobacco Product Manufacturers
Section 16-501 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 16-502 - Purpose - (a) Violations of the Escrow Act, an act concerning nonparticipating...
Section 16-503 - Certification of Manufacturers - (a) A tobacco product manufacturer whose cigarettes are sold in...
Section 16-504 - Directory of Certified Manufacturers - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 16-505 - Appointment of Agent for Service of Process - (a) (1) Any nonresident or foreign nonparticipating manufacturer that has...
Section 16-506 - Submission of Information; Disclosures; Regulations - (a) (1) Not later than 21 days after the end...
Section 16-507 - Violations; Penalties - (a) (1) In addition to or instead of any other...
Section 16-508 - Miscellaneous Provisions - (a) A determination by the Attorney General to omit or...
Subtitle 6 - Fire Safety Performance Standard for Cigarettes
Section 16-601 - Definitions [Subtitle Subject to Contingent Abrogation] - ** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007...
Section 16-602 - General Consideration [Subtitle Subject to Contingent Abrogation] - ** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007...
Section 16-602.1 - Certification for Cigarettes Sold or Distributed for Consumer Testing [Subtitle Subject to Contingent Abrogation] - ** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007...
Section 16-603 - Certification [Subtitle Subject to Contingent Abrogation] - ** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007...
Section 16-604 - Marking of Certified Cigarettes [Subtitle Subject to Contingent Abrogation] - ** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007...
Section 16-605 - Certification Provided by Manufacturer to Distributors [Subtitle Subject to Contingent Abrogation] - ** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007...
Section 16-606 - Noncomplying Cigarettes Deemed Contraband [Subtitle Subject to Contingent Abrogation] - ** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007...
Section 16-607 - Regulations [Subtitle Subject to Contingent Abrogation] - ** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007...
Section 16-608 - Violations; Penalties [Subtitle Subject to Contingent Abrogation] - ** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007...
Section 16-609 - Enforcement [Subtitle Subject to Contingent Abrogation] - ** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007...
Section 16-610 - Seizure, Destruction, and Inspection of Noncomplying Cigarettes [Subtitle Subject to Contingent Abrogation] - ** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007...