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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="1-313" title_number="1" title_name="Definitions; General Provisions" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Field Enforcement Division in the Office of the Executive Director.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Field Enforcement Division may employ officers and employees as provided in the State budget.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The officers and employees of the Field Enforcement Division:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>shall be sworn police officers;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>shall have the powers, duties, and responsibilities of peace officers to enforce the provisions of this article relating to:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>the unlawful importation of alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and cannabis into the State;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>the unlawful manufacture of alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and cannabis in the State;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>the transportation and distribution throughout the State of alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and cannabis that are manufactured illegally and on which any alcoholic beverages taxes, tobacco taxes, or cannabis taxes imposed by the State are due and unpaid; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>the manufacture, sale, barter, transportation, distribution, or other form of owning, handling, or dispersing alcoholic beverages, tobacco, or cannabis by any person not licensed or authorized under this article, provisions of the Tax – General Article relating to alcoholic beverages, tobacco, or cannabis, or provisions of the Business Regulation Article relating to alcoholic beverages, tobacco, or cannabis;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>may issue a citation or other charging document to a person who has committed a violation of:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>section 10–108 of the Criminal Law Article;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Title 21, Subtitle 2D of the Health – General Article;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>Title 21, Subtitle 2E of the Health – General Article; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>Title 21, Subtitle 2F of the Health – General Article; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>may make cooperative arrangements for and work and cooperate with the Office of the Comptroller, local State’s Attorneys, sheriffs, bailiffs, police, and other prosecuting and peace officers to enforce this article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Field Enforcement Division:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>shall consult with and advise the local State’s Attorneys and other law enforcement officials and police officers regarding enforcement problems in their respective jurisdictions; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>may recommend changes to improve the administration of this article, provisions of the Tax – General Article relating to alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and cannabis, and provisions of the Business Regulation Article relating to tobacco.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
