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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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(ii) from a person who is not a cigarette [manufacturer]
NONRESIDENT DEALER, licensed subwholesaler, licensed vending machine operator,
or licensed wholesaler;
(6) is convicted, under the laws of the United States or of any other state,
of:
(i) a felony; or
(ii) a misdemeanor that is a crime of moral turpitude and is directly
related to the fitness and qualification of the applicant or licensee; or
(7) has not paid a tax due before October 1 of the year after the tax
became due.
16-214.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 16-202(b) of this subtitle, a person may
not act, attempt to act, or offer to act as a [manufacturer] CIGARETTE NONRESIDENT
DEALER, retailer, storage warehouse, subwholesaler, vending machine operator, or
wholesaler in the State unless the person has an appropriate license.
(b) (1) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on
conviction, is subject to a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or
both.
(2) Each day that a violation of this section continues is a separate
offense.
Article - Commercial Law
11-501.
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) "Basic cost of cigarettes" means the lesser of the invoice cost or the
replacement cost of cigarettes to the retailer or wholesaler; plus any in-freight charge
to the wholesaler otherwise not included in the invoice cost or the replacement cost;
plus, for the wholesaler, the full face value of any applicable Maryland cigarette tax
payable by the wholesaler; minus any trade discount or discount for cash.
(c) (1) "Cigarettes" means any size or shaped roll for smoking that is made
of tobacco or tobacco mixed with another ingredient and wrapped in paper or in any
other material except tobacco.
(2) "Cigarettes" does not include cigars.
(C-l) "CIGARETTE NONRESIDENT DEALER" MEANS A PERSON WHO HOLDS A
CIGARETTE NONRESIDENT DEALER LICENSE PURSUANT TO SECTION £ 16-201 OF THE
BUSINESS REGULATION ARTICLE.
(d) (1) "Cost to the retailer", subject to the special cost provisions of § 11-503
of this subtitle, means the basic cost of cigarettes to a retailer, which includes the cost
to a wholesaler, plus a markup to cover his cost of doing business, which cost of doing
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