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2005 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Ch. 112
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Business Regulation
16-101.
(F) "STAMPED CIGARETTES" MEANS ANY PACK OF CIGARETTES BEARING THE
CIGARETTE STAMP ISSUED BY THE STATE COMPTROLLER
(G) (1) "UNSTAMPED CIGARETTES" MEANS ANY PACK OF CIGARETTES THAT
DOES NOT BEAR THE STAMP ISSUED BY THE STATE COMPTROLLER.
(2) "UNSTAMPED CIGARETTES" INCLUDES CIGARETTES THAT BEAR
STAMPS ISSUED BY OTHER STATES.
16-203.
(b) An applicant for a licence to act as a storage warehouse shall maintain an
established place of business for the storage of STAMPED AND unstamped cigarettes.
16-206.
(c) A storage warehouse license authorizes the licensee to operate a storage
facility in Maryland for the purpose of storing STAMPED AND unstamped cigarettes on
behalf of [a] licensed cigarette [manufacturer] MANUFACTURERS, LICENSED
CIGARETTE SUBWHOLESALERS, AND LICENSED CIGARETTE WHOLESALERS.
16-206.
(a) A manufacturer license authorizes the licensee to:
(1) sell unstamped cigarettes to a licensed cigarette wholesaler located in
Maryland;
(2) except as otherwise prohibited or restricted under local law, this
article, or the Criminal Law Article, distribute sample cigarettes to consumers located
in Maryland;
(3) store unstamped cigarettes in a licensed cigarette storage warehouse
for subsequent shipment to licensed wholesalers, federal reservations, or persons out
of state; and
(4) upon approval of the Comptroller, act as an agent of a Maryland
licensed wholesaler for stamping and distribution of cigarettes.
(b) A retailer license authorizes the licensee to:
(1) act as a retailer; and
(2) buy stamped cigarettes from a subwholesaler or wholesaler.
(c) (1) A storage warehouse license authorizes the licensee to operate a
storage facility in Maryland for the purpose of storing unstamped cigarettes on behalf
of a licensed cigarette manufacturer.
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