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 ** (a) Cigarettes that are sold or distributed for the purpose of consumer testing in a controlled setting in which the cigarettes are either smoked on the site of the testing or returned to the testing administrator at the conclusion of the testing are not subject […]
Section 16-603 – Certification [Subtitle Subject to Contingent Abrogation]
** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007 ** (a) (1) Each manufacturer shall submit to the Comptroller written certification attesting that each cigarette has been tested in accordance with and has met the performance standard required under § 16–602 of this subtitle. (2) A certification under paragraph (1) of this subsection may not list more […]
Section 16-604 – Marking of Certified Cigarettes [Subtitle Subject to Contingent Abrogation]
** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007 ** (a) Cigarettes that have been certified in accordance with § 16–603 of this subtitle shall be marked in accordance with the requirements of this section. (b) The marking shall: (1) consist of: (i) any marking in use and approved for sale in New York under the New York […]
Section 16-605 – Certification Provided by Manufacturer to Distributors [Subtitle Subject to Contingent Abrogation]
** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007 ** (a) The manufacturer shall: (1) provide a copy of each certification to each wholesaler to which the manufacturer sells cigarettes; and (2) provide sufficient copies of an illustration of the packaging marking approved and used by the manufacturer in accordance with § 16–604 of this subtitle for […]
Section 16-606 – Noncomplying Cigarettes Deemed Contraband [Subtitle Subject to Contingent Abrogation]
** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007 ** Any cigarettes sold or offered for sale in the State that do not comply with the performance standard required by § 16–602 of this subtitle are deemed to be contraband and subject to §§ 13–836, 13–837, and 13–839 of the Tax – General Article.
Section 16-607 – Regulations [Subtitle Subject to Contingent Abrogation]
** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007 ** The Comptroller: (1) may adopt regulations necessary to carry out and administer this subtitle; (2) in consultation with the Commission, may adopt regulations for the conduct of random inspections of retailers, subwholesalers, vending machine operators, and wholesalers to ensure compliance with this subtitle; and (3) may establish […]
Section 16-304 – Term of License
A county license expires on the first anniversary of its effective date.
Section 16-501 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) (1) “Brand family” means all styles of cigarettes sold under the same trademark, regardless of whether the cigarettes are differentiated from one another by means of additional modifiers or descriptors such as “menthol”, “lights”, “kings”, “100s”, or other differentiation. (2) “Brand family” includes any use of a […]
Section 16-305 – Display of License
A county licensee shall display the county license in a conspicuous place: (1) in the place of business for which it is issued; or (2) on the premises where the machine is located, if the licensee sells cigarettes through a vending machine.
Section 16-502 – Purpose
(a) Violations of the Escrow Act, an act concerning nonparticipating manufacturers and deposits of funds into escrow accounts, threaten the integrity of the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, the fiscal soundness of the State, and the public health. (b) Enacting procedural enhancements will help prevent violations and aid the enforcement of the Escrow Act and thereby safeguard the […]