Section 16.5-210 – Suspension or Revocation
(a) Subject to the notice requirement of subsection (c) of this section, if a licensee engages in an act or omission that is a ground for discipline under § 16.5–208 of this subtitle, the Executive Director may suspend the license for a consecutive period that: (1) for a first offense, is not less than 5 nor more […]
Section 16.5-211 – Judicial Review
A party to a proceeding before the Executive Director who is aggrieved by a final decision of the Executive Director in a contested case, as defined in § 10–202 of the State Government Article, is entitled to judicial review as provided in §§ 10–222 and 10–223 of the State Government Article.
Section 16.5-212 – Unauthorized Practice
(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 16.5–201(b) of this subtitle, a person may not act, attempt to act, or offer to act as a licensed other tobacco products manufacturer, a licensed other tobacco products retailer, a licensed other tobacco products storage warehouse, a licensed other tobacco products wholesaler, or a licensed tobacconist in the State […]
Section 16.5-213 – License Fees
(a) (1) The Executive Director shall pay into the General Fund of the State all license fees collected under this title. (2) All license fees collected by the counties are subject to the distribution provisions of § 17–206 of this article. (b) The General Assembly intends that these license fees be used to administer this title.
Section 16.5-214 – Duties of Other Tobacco Products Wholesaler and Licensed Other Tobacco Products Retailer
(a) Each other tobacco products wholesaler: (1) shall get an invoice for each purchase of other tobacco products; (2) shall keep a record of all other tobacco products received, to which the other tobacco products wholesaler shall post each day: (i) the invoice number; (ii) the date of receipt; (iii) the quantity received; (iv) the brand; (v) the manufacturer; and (vi) the name of […]
Section 16.5-214.1 – Signage
(a) A licensed other tobacco products retailer shall post a sign in a location that is clearly visible to the consumer that states: “No person under the age of 21 may be sold tobacco products without military identification”. (b) The sign required under this section shall be written in letters at least one–half inch high.
Section 16.5-215 – Transport of Other Tobacco Products
(a) A person who transports other tobacco products by vehicle on a public road shall have in the vehicle a delivery ticket or an invoice that states: (1) the name and address of the seller or consignor; (2) the name and address of a buyer or consignee who is: (i) a person in the State authorized by Title 12 […]
Section 16.5-216 – Shipping, Importing, or Selling Other Tobacco Products
(a) A person may not ship, import, or sell into or within this State any other tobacco products unless that person: (1) (i) is the owner of the brand; (ii) is the United States importer for the brand; or (iii) is a designated agent in Maryland of: 1. the owner of the brand; or 2. the United States importer of the brand; […]
Section 16.5-202 – Established Place of Business
(a) An applicant for a license to act as a licensed other tobacco products manufacturer shall maintain in the State an established place of business for the manufacture and storage of other tobacco products. (b) An applicant for a license to act as an other tobacco products storage warehouse shall maintain an established place of business for […]
Section 16.5-217 – Sales or Distribution of Other Tobacco Products
(a) This section applies to a person who is engaged in the business of selling or distributing other tobacco products. (b) (1) This subsection does not apply to the order, purchase, sale, or shipment of premium cigars or pipe tobacco by a licensed other tobacco products retailer or licensed tobacconist. (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this […]