Ch. 704                                    1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(1992 Volume and 1996 Supplement)

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

Article - Business Regulation

16-202.

(a)     Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person must have an
appropriate license whenever the person acts as a manufacturer, retailer, storage
warehouse, subwholesaler, vending machine operator, or wholesaler in the State.

(b)     A person need not get a retailer license to act as a retailer at a vending stand
operated under a trader's license issued to Blind Industries and Services of Maryland.

(c)     A license to act as a retailer is required for each place of business where a
person acts as a retailer.

(D) (1) A PERSON LICENSED AS A MANUFACTURER, OR PERSON
CONNECTED WITH THE BUSINESS OF A LICENSED MANUFACTURER OR RELATED BY
OWNERSHIP, MAY NOT AT THE SAME TIME HOLD OR HAVE ANY FINANCIAL
INTEREST IN A WHOLESALER LICENSE OR IN ANY BUSINESS OF A WHOLESALER.

(2) A PERSON LICENSED AS A WHOLESALER, OR PERSON CONNECTED
WITH THE BUSINESS OF A LICENSED WHOLESALER OR RELATED BY OWNERSHIP,
MAY NOT AT THE SAME TIME HOLD OR HAVE ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST IN A
MANUFACTURER LICENSE OR IN ANY BUSINESS OF A MANUFACTURER.

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 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[.]; AND

(4)     UPON APPROVAL OF THE COMPTROLLER. ACT AS AN AGENT OF A
MARYLAND LICENSED WHOLESALER FOR STAMPING AND DISTRIBUTION OF
CIGARETTES.

(f) A wholesaler license authorizes the licensee to:

(1)     act as a wholesaler;

(2)     buy unstamped cigarettes directly from a cigarette manufacturer;

(3)     hold unstamped cigarettes:

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