(a) In this section, “unpackaged cigarette” means any cigarette not contained in a sealed package of 20 or more cigarettes that are designed and intended to be sold as a unit.
(b) This section applies only in Baltimore City.
(c) A person who holds a county license may not sell an unpackaged cigarette.
(d) (1) An enforcement officer of the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program in the Baltimore City Health Department may enforce this section by entering and inspecting, at a reasonable time, the premises of a county license holder.
(2) An enforcement officer shall report a violation of this section to a State’s Attorney.
(e) Issuance of a citation by the Comptroller for a violation of § 16–215 of this title precludes a prosecution for a violation under this section arising out of the same incident.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 3 - License to Sell Cigarettes at Retail in Counties
Section 16-301 - License Required
Section 16-302 - Applications for Licenses
Section 16-303 - Issuance of License
Section 16-304 - Term of License
Section 16-305 - Display of License
Section 16-306 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Grounds
Section 16-307 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Hearings
Section 16-308 - Selling Cigarettes at Retail Without a License
Section 16-308.1 - Selling Certain Types of Herbal Incense or Potpourri Prohibited
Section 16-308.2 - Sale of Unpackaged Cigarette