Section 16-610 – Seizure, Destruction, and Inspection of Noncomplying Cigarettes [Subtitle Subject to Contingent Abrogation]
** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007 ** (a) A police officer or other authorized personnel as determined by regulations may seize cigarettes in the possession of a retailer, subwholesaler, vending machine operator, or wholesaler that have not been marked in accordance with § 16–604 of this subtitle. (b) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of […]
Section 16-504 – Directory of Certified Manufacturers
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Attorney General shall develop and make available for public inspection a directory listing all tobacco product manufacturers that have provided current and accurate certifications conforming to the requirements of § 16-503 of this subtitle and all brand families that are listed in such certifications. (b) (1) The […]
Section 16-505 – Appointment of Agent for Service of Process
(a) (1) Any nonresident or foreign nonparticipating manufacturer that has not registered to do business in the State as a foreign corporation or business entity shall, as a condition precedent to having its brand families included or retained in the directory described in § 16-504 of this subtitle, appoint and continually engage without interruption the services of […]
Section 16-506 – Submission of Information; Disclosures; Regulations
(a) (1) Not later than 21 days after the end of each calendar quarter, and more frequently if so directed by the Comptroller, each licensed wholesaler shall submit information in the form and manner the Comptroller requires to facilitate compliance with this subtitle, including a list by brand family of the total number of cigarettes, or in […]
Section 16-507 – Violations; Penalties
(a) (1) In addition to or instead of any other civil or criminal remedy provided by law, on a determination that a licensed wholesaler has violated § 16-504(c) or § 16-506(a) of this subtitle or any regulation adopted under this subtitle, the Comptroller may revoke or suspend the license of any licensed wholesaler in the manner provided […]
Section 16-508 – Miscellaneous Provisions
(a) A determination by the Attorney General to omit or to delete from the directory described in § 16-504 of this subtitle a brand family or tobacco product manufacturer shall be subject to review in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article. (b) The Attorney General and the Comptroller may adopt regulations necessary […]
Section 16-309 – Penalty
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person who violates this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine of $100. (b) A person who violates § 16–308.1 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding: (1) except […]
Section 16-3A-01 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Owner” means the person that owns or operates an establishment in which a vending machine is located. (c) (1) “Tobacco product” means any product that is: (i) intended for human inhalation, absorption, ingestion, smoking, heating, chewing, dissolving, or any other manner of consumption that is made of, derived […]
Section 16-3A-02 – Vending Machines
A person may not sell or dispense or offer to sell or dispense a tobacco product through a vending machine in the State, unless the vending machine is located in an establishment that individuals under the age of 21 years are prohibited by law from entering at any time.
Section 16-3A-03 – Violations; Penalties
A person who violates this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100.