HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                     1693

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section 405

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1982 Replacement Volume and 1984 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

404.

It shall not be lawful for any dealer, vendor or other
person or persons or body corporate engaged in the manufacture of
cigars, cigarettes or tobacco, or in any occupation in which the
buying or selling of said goods, wares and merchandise shall
constitute the whole or any part of his, her, its or their
occupation, to sell, barter or give any cigar or cigars,
cigarette or cigarettes, smoking or chewing tobacco to any
[minor] INDIVIDUAL under the age of [fifteen] 18 16 years, unless
previously authorized in writing by the parent or guardian of
such [minor] INDIVIDUAL, or unless such [minor] INDIVIDUAL is
acting solely as the agent of his employer; nor shall it be
lawful for any person not a dealer to purchase for any [minor]
INDIVIDUAL UNDER THE AGE OF 16 YEARS any cigar or cigars,
cigarette or cigarettes, smoking or chewing tobacco.

405.

Any person or persons or body corporate being a
manufacturer, dealer, vendor as aforesaid, or any other person or
persons or body corporate violating the provisions of § 404 of
this article, shall, upon conviction thereof in any court of
competent jurisdiction, be fined in a sum of not less than ten
dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each and every
offense, or imprisoned in jail for not less than five nor more
than thirty days in default in payment of said fine.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1985.

Approved May 21, 1985.