Section 16-207 – Term and Renewal of Licenses
(a) Unless a license is renewed for a 1–year term as provided in this section, the license expires on the first April 30 after its effective date. (b) At least 1 month before a license issued under this subtitle expires, the issuing official shall mail to the licensee, at the last known address of the licensee, a […]
Section 16-302 – Applications for Licenses
(a) For each county license, an applicant shall: (1) submit an application to the clerk; and (2) pay to the clerk a license fee of: (i) $25 in a county other than Cecil County or Montgomery County; (ii) $50 in Cecil County; or (iii) $125 in Montgomery County. (b) (1) From each license fee collected under subsection (a) of this section, the Clerk […]
Section 16-208 – Assignment, Transfer, and Surrender of Licenses
(a) (1) A licensed retailer or licensed vending machine operator may not assign the license. (2) If a licensed subwholesaler or licensed wholesaler sells the licensee’s cigarette business and pays to the Executive Director a license assignment fee of $10, the licensee may assign the license to the buyer of the business. (b) If the cigarette business of a […]
Section 16-209 – License Display; Cigarette Display and Vending Machine Label Requirements
(a) A licensee shall display a license in the way that the Executive Director requires by regulation. (b) A licensee who sells cigarettes through a vending machine: (1) shall place each package of cigarettes in the machine so that when the package is visible the tax stamps required by § 12–304 of the Tax – General Article are […]
Section 16-210 – Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations — Grounds
(a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 16–211 of this subtitle, the Executive Director may deny a license to an applicant, reprimand a licensee, or suspend or revoke a license if the applicant or licensee: (1) fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license for the applicant or licensee or for another person; (2) fraudulently […]
Section 16-102 – Delegation
The Executive Director may delegate any power or duty of the Executive Director under this title.
Section 16-201 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “License” means: (1) a license issued by the Executive Director under § 16–205(a) of this subtitle to: (i) act as a manufacturer; (ii) act as a subwholesaler; (iii) act as a vending machine operator; (iv) act as a wholesaler; or (v) act as a storage warehouse; or (2) a license issued by […]
Section 16-202 – Cigarette Business License Required; Exception; Multiple Licenses
(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 […]
Section 16-203 – Qualifications of Applicants
(a) An applicant for a license to act as a manufacturer shall maintain an established place of business for the manufacture and storage of cigarettes. (b) An applicant for a license to act as a storage warehouse shall maintain an established place of business for the storage of unstamped cigarettes. (c) An applicant for a license to act […]
Section 16-204 – Applications for Licenses; Fees
(a) An applicant for a license to act as a manufacturer shall: (1) submit an application to the Executive Director on the form and containing the information that the Executive Director requires; and (2) pay to the Executive Director a fee of $25. (b) (1) An applicant for a license to act as a retailer shall: (i) obtain the county license […]