(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person must have an appropriate license whenever the person acts as a manufacturer, retailer, storage warehouse, subwholesaler, vending machine operator, or wholesaler in the State.
(b) A person need not get a retailer license to act as a retailer at a vending stand operated under a trader’s license issued to Blind Industries and Services of Maryland.
(c) A license to act as a retailer is required for each place of business where a person acts as a retailer.
(d) (1) A person licensed as a manufacturer, or person connected with the business of a licensed manufacturer or related by ownership, may not at the same time hold or have any financial interest in a wholesaler license or in any business of a wholesaler.
(2) A person licensed as a wholesaler, or person connected with the business of a licensed wholesaler or related by ownership, may not at the same time hold or have any financial interest in a manufacturer license or in any business of a manufacturer.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Cigarette Business Licenses
Section 16-202 - Cigarette Business License Required; Exception; Multiple Licenses
Section 16-203 - Qualifications of Applicants
Section 16-204 - Applications for Licenses; Fees
Section 16-205 - Issuance of Licenses
Section 16-206 - Scope of Licenses
Section 16-207 - Term and Renewal of Licenses
Section 16-208 - Assignment, Transfer, and Surrender of Licenses
Section 16-209 - License Display; Cigarette Display and Vending Machine Label Requirements
Section 16-210 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Grounds
Section 16-211 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Hearings
Section 16-212 - Period and Notice of Disciplinary Action; Revocation
Section 16-213 - Judicial Review
Section 16-214 - Doing Business Without License
Section 16-215 - Accepting Delivery of Unstamped Cigarettes Prohibited
Section 16-216 - Distribution and Intended Use of Cigarette Business License Fees
Section 16-218 - Records of Subwholesaler and Wholesaler
Section 16-219 - Records by Transporter
Section 16-220 - Sealing Vending Machines
Section 16-221 - Removing or Tampering With Vending Machine Seal Prohibited
Section 16-222 - Shipping, Importing, or Selling of Cigarettes Into State
Section 16-223 - Direct Sales and Shipping of Cigarettes Ordered by Mail or Other Means