Md. Code, Business Regulation § 16-209
This is the official text of Md. Code, Business Regulation § 16-209, part of Maryland’s Code, Business Regulation — governs general business licensing and regulation.
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§16–209.
Official statutory text
(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 also visible; and
(2) in the way that the Executive Director requires by regulation, shall:
(i) identify each vending machine with a conspicuous label that states the licensee’s name, address, and telephone number; and
(ii) display on a conspicuous label applicable prohibitions and penalties under § 10–107 of the Criminal Law Article.
(c) (1) A licensee 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”.
(2) The sign required under this subsection shall be written in letters at least one–half inch high.
(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 also visible; and
(2) in the way that the Executive Director requires by regulation, shall:
(i) identify each vending machine with a conspicuous label that states the licensee’s name, address, and telephone number; and
(ii) display on a conspicuous label applicable prohibitions and penalties under § 10–107 of the Criminal Law Article.
(c) (1) A licensee 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”.
(2) The sign required under this subsection shall be written in letters at least one–half inch high.
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