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§ 16-209. Display, label, and sign requirements

West's Annotated Code of MarylandBusiness RegulationEffective: January 1, 2021

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Business Regulation (Refs & Annos)
Title 16. Cigarettes (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Cigarette Business Licenses (Refs & Annos)
Effective: January 1, 2021
MD Code, Business Regulation, § 16-209
§ 16-209. Display, label, and sign requirements
(a) A licensee shall display a license in the way that the Executive Director requires by regulation.
(b) A licensee who sells cigarettes through a vending machine:
(1) shall place each package of cigarettes in the machine so that when the package is visible the tax stamps required by § 12-304 of the Tax--General Article are also visible; and
(2) in the way that the Executive Director requires by regulation, shall:
(i) identify each vending machine with a conspicuous label that states the licensee's name, address, and telephone number; and
(ii) display on a conspicuous label applicable prohibitions and penalties under § 10-107 of the Criminal Law Article.
(c)(1) A licensee shall post a sign in a location that is clearly visible to the consumer that states:
“No person under the age of 21 may be sold tobacco products without military identification”.
(2) The sign required under this subsection shall be written in letters at least one-half inch high.

Credits

Added by Acts 1992, c. 4, § 2. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 213, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2019, c. 396, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 12, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.
Formerly Art. 56, § 617.
MD Code, Business Regulation, § 16-209, MD BUS REG § 16-209
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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