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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 12-107 Exceptions – Retail tobacco establishments; Hookah lounges.">
  <section prefix="§" num="12-107" heading="Exceptions – Retail tobacco establishments; Hookah lounges.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">This subtitle does not apply to a retail tobacco establishment or a hookah lounge that qualifies under this section.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Retail tobacco establishments.">A retail tobacco establishment qualifies under this section only if it:<para num="(1)">derives at least 75% of its revenues, measured by average daily receipts, from the sale of non-cigarette tobacco products;</para>
      <para num="(2)">has a ventilation system that prevents smoke from infiltrating into any area where smoking is prohibited under this subtitle; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">prohibits the entry of minors at all times.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Hookah lounges.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="“Hookah lounge” defined.">In this subsection, “hookah lounge” means an establishment that is primarily devoted to the on-premises use of 1 or more hookahs (also known as a hookah pipe, water pipe, shisha, or narghile) for smoking tobacco or other substances.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Qualifications.">A hookah lounge qualifies under this section only if it:<para num="(i)">meets the criteria listed in State law;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">derives at least 75% of its revenues, measured by average daily receipts, from the sale or use of non-cigarette smoking products and accessories;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">has a ventilation system that prevents smoke from infiltrating into any area where smoking is prohibited under this subtitle; and</para>
        <para num="(iv)">prohibits the presence of minors at all times.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 07-392</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 18-124</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
