Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 1-1202 - Display of tobacco products(a) This section applies only in: (b) This section does not apply to: (1) the sale of a tobacco product from a vending machine that complies with State law;(2) a tobacconist establishment that engages primarily in the sale of tobacco products other than cigarettes, as defined in § 16-101 of the Business Regulation Article; or(3) a business that engages primarily in the retail sale of beer, wine, and liquor.(c) A person who owns or operates a business that engages in the retail sale of a tobacco product may not store or display a tobacco product unless the tobacco product: (1) is not immediately accessible to customers; and(2) is accessible only to the owner or operator of the business or an agent of the owner or operator.(d) A person who violates subsection (c) of this section commits a civil infraction and is subject to a civil penalty of:(1) $100 for the first violation; and(2) $300 for any subsequent violation.(e) A citation for a second violation may not be issued within 30 days after the date of the first citation.(f) After a citation is issued for a second violation, a citation may be issued each day that the violation continues after the date of the second citation.Revised and recodified by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 119,Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2013.