Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1300 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb1300
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1300
8	8	C2 5lr2653
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10	10	By: Delegate Rosenberg
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Economic Matters
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Baltimore City – Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products – Public Notice of 2
19	19	Application for County License 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of requiring the clerk of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City to publish 4
22	22	certain public notices of an application for certain county licenses to sell cigarettes 5
23	23	or other tobacco products at retail before issuing a certain license; and generally 6
24	24	relating to county retailer licenses and cigarettes and other tobacco products. 7
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26	26	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
27	27	Article – Business Regulation 9
28	28	Section 16–201(a), (d), and (k), 16–204(b)(1), 16–301, and 16.5–101(a), (b), and (f) 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2024 Replacement Volume) 12
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32	32	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
33	33	Article – Business Regulation 14
34	34	Section 16–302(a) and 16.5–203(b) 15
35	35	Annotated Code of Maryland 16
36	36	(2024 Replacement Volume) 17
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38	38	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
39	39	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
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41	41	Article – Business Regulation 20
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43	43	16–201. 21
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45	45	(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 22
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47	47	(d) “Licensed retailer” means a person licensed by the clerk under § 16–205(b) of 23
48	48	this subtitle to act as a retailer. 24 2 HOUSE BILL 1300
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52	52	(k) “Retailer” means a person who: 1
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54	54	(1) sells cigarettes to consumers through vending machines on fewer than 2
55	55	40 premises; 3
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57	57	(2) otherwise sells cigarettes to consumers; or 4
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59	59	(3) holds cigarettes for sale to consumers. 5
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61	61	16–204. 6
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63	63	(b) (1) An applicant for a license to act as a retailer shall: 7
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65	65	(i) obtain the county license required under § 16–301 of this title; 8
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67	67	(ii) submit to the clerk an application for each permanent or 9
68	68	temporary place of business located in the same enclosure and operated by the same 10
69	69	applicant; and 11
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71	71	(iii) pay to the clerk a fee of $30. 12
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73	73	16–301. 13
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75	75	Whenever a person sells cigarettes at retail in a county, the person must have a 14
76	76	county license for: 15
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78	78	(1) each place of business; and 16
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80	80	(2) each vending machine, if the applicant sells cigarettes through a 17
81	81	vending machine. 18
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83	83	16–302. 19
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85	85	(a) (1) [For] SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , FOR each 20
86	86	county license, an applicant shall: 21
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88	88	[(1)] (I) submit an application to the clerk; and 22
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90	90	[(2)] (II) pay to the clerk a license fee of $300. 23
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92	92	(2) IN BALTIMORE CITY ONLY, BEFORE A CLERK MAY I SSUE A 24
93	93	COUNTY LICENSE UNDER § 16–303 OF THIS SUBTITLE , THE CLERK SHALL PROVIDE 25
94	94	PUBLIC NOTICE BY: 26
95	95	HOUSE BILL 1300 3
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98	98	(I) PUBLICATION OF A NOTICE OF THE APPLIC ATION TWO 1
99	99	TIMES FOR 2 SUCCESSIVE WEEKS IN TWO NEWSPAPERS OF GENERAL CIRCULATION 2
100	100	IN BALTIMORE CITY THAT STATES: 3
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102	102	1. THE NAME OF THE APPL ICANT; 4
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104	104	2. THAT THE APPLICANT I S APPLYING FOR A COU NTY 5
105	105	LICENSE TO SELL CIGA RETTES AT RETAIL IN THE CITY; AND 6
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107	107	3. THE LOCATION OF THE BUSINESS DESCRIBED IN THE 7
108	108	APPLICATION; AND 8
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110	110	(II) POSTING A NOTICE IN A CONSPICUOUS PLA CE AT THE 9
111	111	LOCATION OF THE BUSINESS DESCRIBED IN THE APP LICATION FOR AT LEAS T 10 10
112	112	DAYS. 11
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114	114	16.5–101. 12
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116	116	(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 13
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118	118	(b) “County license” means a license issued by the clerk to sell other tobacco 14
119	119	products at retail in a county. 15
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121	121	(f) “Licensed other tobacco products retailer” means a person licensed by the 16
122	122	clerk under § 16.5–204(b) of this title to act as an other tobacco products retailer. 17
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124	124	16.5–203. 18
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126	126	(b) (1) An applicant for a license to act as an other tobacco products retailer or 19
127	127	a tobacconist: 20
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129	129	(i) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , shall 21
130	130	obtain a county license by submitting to the clerk an application for each permanent or 22
131	131	temporary place of business located in the same enclosure and operated by the same 23
132	132	applicant; and 24
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134	134	(ii) except as provided in paragraph [(2)] (3) of this subsection, shall 25
135	135	pay to the clerk a fee of $15. 26
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137	137	(2) IN BALTIMORE CITY ONLY, BEFORE A CLERK MAY I SSUE A 27
138	138	COUNTY LICENSE UNDER T HIS SUBTITLE, THE CLERK SHALL PROVIDE PUBLIC 28
139	139	NOTICE BY: 29
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143	143	(I) PUBLICATION OF A NOTICE OF THE APPLICATION T WO 1
144	144	TIMES FOR 2 SUCCESSIVE WEEKS IN TWO NEWSPAPERS OF GE NERAL CIRCULATION 2
145	145	IN BALTIMORE CITY THAT STATES: 3
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147	147	1. THE NAME OF THE APPLICANT; 4
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149	149	2. THAT THE APPLICANT I S APPLYING FOR A COU NTY 5
150	150	LICENSE TO SELL OTHER TOBACCO PRODUC TS AT RETAIL IN THE CITY; AND 6
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152	152	3. THE LOCATION OF THE BUSINESS DESCRIBED I N THE 7
153	153	APPLICATION; AND 8
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155	155	(II) POSTING A NOTICE IN A CONSPICU OUS PLACE AT THE 9
156	156	LOCATION OF THE BUSI NESS DESCRIBED IN TH E APPLICATION FOR AT LEAST 10 10
157	157	DAYS. 11
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159	159	[(2)] (3) A person who has a license issued under Title 16 of this article to 12
160	160	act as a cigarette retailer or to act as a special cigarette retailer is not required to pay the 13
161	161	license fee. 14
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163	163	[(3)] (4) The application shall: 15
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165	165	(i) be made on the form that the clerk requires; and 16
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167	167	(ii) contain the information that the Executive Director requires. 17
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169	169	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 18
170	170	October 1, 2025. 19