Md. Code, Business Regulation § 16.5-203
This is the official text of Md. Code, Business Regulation § 16.5-203, part of Maryland’s Code, Business Regulation — governs general business licensing and regulation.
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§16.
Official statutory text
§16.5–203.
(a) An applicant for a license to act as a licensed other tobacco products 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 an other tobacco products retailer or a tobacconist:
(i) shall obtain a county license by submitting to the clerk an application for each permanent or temporary place of business located in the same enclosure and operated by the same applicant; and
(ii) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, shall pay to the clerk a fee of $15.
(2) A person who has a license issued under Title 16 of this article to act as a cigarette retailer or to act as a special cigarette retailer is not required to pay the license fee.
(3) The application shall:
(i) be made on the form that the clerk requires; and
(ii) contain the information that the Executive Director requires.
(c) An applicant for a license to act as an other tobacco products storage warehouse 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.
(d) (1) An applicant for a license to act as an other tobacco products wholesaler shall:
(i) submit an application to the Executive Director on the form and containing the information that the Executive Director requires; and
(ii) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, pay to the Executive Director a fee of $250.
(2) A person who has a license issued under Title 16 of this article to act as a cigarette wholesaler or to act as a cigarette subwholesaler is not required to pay the license fee.
(e) A licensee shall display a license in the way that the Executive Director requires by regulation.
(f) If a person has had a license revoked under § 16.5–208 of this subtitle, the person may not reapply for a license within 1 year after the date when the prior license was revoked.
(a) An applicant for a license to act as a licensed other tobacco products 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 an other tobacco products retailer or a tobacconist:
(i) shall obtain a county license by submitting to the clerk an application for each permanent or temporary place of business located in the same enclosure and operated by the same applicant; and
(ii) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, shall pay to the clerk a fee of $15.
(2) A person who has a license issued under Title 16 of this article to act as a cigarette retailer or to act as a special cigarette retailer is not required to pay the license fee.
(3) The application shall:
(i) be made on the form that the clerk requires; and
(ii) contain the information that the Executive Director requires.
(c) An applicant for a license to act as an other tobacco products storage warehouse 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.
(d) (1) An applicant for a license to act as an other tobacco products wholesaler shall:
(i) submit an application to the Executive Director on the form and containing the information that the Executive Director requires; and
(ii) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, pay to the Executive Director a fee of $250.
(2) A person who has a license issued under Title 16 of this article to act as a cigarette wholesaler or to act as a cigarette subwholesaler is not required to pay the license fee.
(e) A licensee shall display a license in the way that the Executive Director requires by regulation.
(f) If a person has had a license revoked under § 16.5–208 of this subtitle, the person may not reapply for a license within 1 year after the date when the prior license was revoked.
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