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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 372

(d)  The distributor may not:

(1)  Require the dealer to refuse credit card
purchases of gasohol; or

(2)  Provide that any credit card it issues may
not be used for the purchase of gasohol.

(e)  (1) "Distributor" means a person who:

(i) Engages in the sale, consignment, or
distribution of gasohol or gasoline products, through retail
outlets which he owns or leases; and

(ii) Maintains an oral or written
contractual relationship with a dealer for the sale of the
products.

(2) "Distributor" includes any subsidiary or
affiliated corporation in which a distributor holds at least
30 percent voting control.

(f)   "Farm cooperative" means a cooperative organized
under Subtitle 5 of Title 5 of the Corporations and
Associations Article.

(g)   "Gasoline products" includes gasohol.

(h) "Independent jobber" means an individual OR
CORPORATION who purchases gasohol or gasoline products from
a wholesaler for resale to a dealer.

(i) "Marketing agreement" means an oral or written
agreement between a distributor and a dealer under which the
dealer is granted the right, for the purpose of engaging in
the retail sale of gasohol or gasoline products supplied by
the distributor, to:

(1)  Use a trademark, trade name, service mark,
or other identifying symbol or name owned by the
distributor; or

(2)  Occupy premises owned, leased, or controlled
by the distributor.

(j) "Person" includes an individual, corporation,
business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two
or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any
other legal or commercial entity.

(k) "Retail sale" means the sale of a product for
purposes other than resale.

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