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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor S.B. 582
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14-2995. 14-2904.
THIS SUBTITLE MAY BE CITED AS THE MARYLAND HOME HOUSEHOLD GOODS
MOVERS ACT.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That on or before December 1,
2003, the Division of Consumer Protection of the Office of the Attorney General shall
report, in accordance with § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, to the Senate
Finance Committee and the House Economic Matters Committee on:
(a) the need for a registration process for household goods movers, including
the persons subject to registration;
(b) the number of complaints received under this Act; and
(c) any enforcement action taken under this Act.
SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect October 1, 2002.
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May 15, 2002
The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis MD 21401
Dear Mr. President:
In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed Senate Bill 582 - Cigarette Business Licensing Law - Cigarette Nonresident
Dealers.
Senate Bill 582 repeals the existing State cigarette manufacturer's license and
creates a new cigarette nonresident dealer's license. The bill also provides that a
person does not need to get a cigarette nonresident dealer license to make direct sales
and shipments of cigarettes to a licensed wholesaler within the State from a location
outside the continental limits and possessions of the United States.
Under current law, in order to sell unstamped tobacco products to a wholesaler, a
person must have a cigarette manufacturer's license. A person who acts as a
manufacturer must own or operate a manufacturing plant in the United States. I
have several objections to Senate Bill 582 as enacted. First, I am concerned with the
provision of the bill that permits a wholesaler to buy unstamped tobacco products
directly from a person "located outside the continental limits of the United States"
without that entity having to acquire a Maryland non-resident dealer license. This is
a departure from the State's current licensure policy. If foreign manufacturers and
distributors do not need a license to deliver or directly sell unstamped tobacco
products to Maryland wholesalers, I am concerned that these entities cannot be held
accountable under this new regulatory framework.
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My second concern is that it is unclear what impact Senate Bill 582 will have on the
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