# Business Regulation (GBR)

## Title 16. Cigarettes

### Subtitle 2. Cigarette Business Licenses

#### Section 16-203

(a) An applicant for a license to act as a manufacturer shall maintain an established place of business for the manufacture and storage of cigarettes.

(b) An applicant for a license to act as a storage warehouse shall maintain an established place of business for the storage of unstamped cigarettes.

(c) An applicant for a license to act as a subwholesaler shall maintain:

  (1) an established place of business, including warehouse facilities, for the sale of cigarettes; and

  (2) necessary equipment and vehicles for the storage and distribution of cigarettes.

(d) An applicant for a license to act as a vending machine operator shall maintain an established place of business, including warehouse facilities, for the purchase, storage, and distribution of cigarettes.

(e) An applicant for a license to act as a wholesaler shall maintain:

  (1) an established place of business, including warehouse facilities, for the sale of cigarettes; and

  (2) necessary equipment and vehicles for the storage and distribution of cigarettes.

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Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)