WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 464

(i) an applicant for the initial issuance of a license issued by the
Comptroller under this title shall pay to the Comptroller a nonrefundable application fee
of $200; and

(ii) an applicant for renewal of a license issued by the Comptroller
under this title shall pay to the Comptroller a renewal fee of $30.

(2) The application and renewal fees required under this subsection do not
apply to a license that is issued by the clerk OR TO A STORAGE WAREHOUSE LICENSE
APPLICATION.

16-205.

(a)     The Comptroller shall issue an appropriate license to each applicant who
meets the requirements of this subtitle for a license to act as a [manufacturer's
warehouse operator,] MANUFACTURER, STORAGE WAREHOUSE, subwholesaler,
vending machine operator, or wholesaler.

(b)     The clerk shall issue to each applicant who meets the requirements of this
subtitle a license to act as a retailer.

16-206.

(a)      [A manufacturer's warehouse operator license authorizes the licensee to act
as a manufacturer's warehouse operator.] 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 ARTICLE 27 OF THE CODE, DISTRIBUTE SAMPLE CIGARETTES
TO CONSUMERS LOCATED IN MARYLAND; AND

(3)      STORE UNSTAMPED CIGARETTES IN A LICENSED CIGARETTE
STORAGE WAREHOUSE FOR SUBSEQUENT SHIPMENT TO LICENSED WHOLESALERS,
FEDERAL RESERVATIONS, OR PERSONS OUT OF STATE.

(b)     A retailer license authorizes the licensee to:

(1)      act as a retailer; and

(2)     buy stamped cigarettes from a subwholesaler or wholesaler.

(C) 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.

[(c)] (D) A subwholesaler license authorizes the licensee to:

(1)      act as a subwholesaler; and

(2)      buy stamped cigarettes from a wholesaler or another subwholesaler.

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