# Sec. 12-202. Unlawful distribution

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Sec. 12-202. Unlawful distribution

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 12-202 (2026)

(a) An owner or an employee shall not:

  (1) Distribute any tobacco product or electronic cigarette to a minor, unless the minor is acting solely as the agent of the minor's employer who is engaged in the business of distributing tobacco products or electronic cigarettes;

  (2) Distribute cigarette rolling papers to a minor; or

  (3) Distribute to a minor a coupon redeemable for tobacco products or electronic cigarettes.

(b) A person, who is not an owner, shall not:

  (1) Buy for or sell to a minor any tobacco product or electronic cigarette; or

  (2) Buy for or sell to a minor cigarette rolling papers.

(c) This Section does not apply to the distribution of a coupon which is redeemable for any tobacco product or electronic cigarette when the coupon is contained in a newspaper, a magazine, or any other type of publication in which the coupon is incidental to the primary purpose of the publication, or sent through the mail.

(d) A person has not violated this Section if:

  (1) The person examined a driver's license or another valid identification issued by an employer, a governmental entity, or an institution of higher education; and

  (2) The license or other identification identified the buyer or recipient of a tobacco product or electronic cigarette as being at least 18 years old.

(e) If a minor bought a tobacco product from a vending machine, this Section does not apply to the owner of the vending machine or any other person with control over the vending machine.