# Business Regulation (GBR)

## Title 16. Cigarettes

### Subtitle 2. Cigarette Business Licenses

#### Section 16-204

(a) An applicant for a license to act as a manufacturer shall:

  (1) submit an application to the Executive Director on the form and containing the information that the Executive Director requires; and

  (2) pay to the Executive Director a fee of $25.

(b)

  (1) An applicant for a license to act as a retailer shall:

    (i) obtain the county license required under Sec. 16-301 of this title;

    (ii) submit to the clerk an application for each permanent or temporary place of business located in the same enclosure and operated by the same applicant; and

    (iii) pay to the clerk a fee of $30.

  (2) The application shall:

    (i) be made on the form that the clerk requires; and

    (ii) contain the information that the Executive Director requires.

(c) An applicant for a license to act as a storage warehouse shall:

  (1) submit an application to the Executive Director on the form and containing the information that the Executive Director requires; and

  (2) pay to the Executive Director a fee of $25.

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

  (1) submit an application to the Executive Director on the form and containing the information that the Executive Director requires; and

  (2) pay to the Executive Director a fee of:

    (i) $500 for a 1-year term; or

    (ii) the amount that results when $500 is prorated to the nearest month, if the application is for less than a 1-year term.

(e) An applicant for a license to act as a vending machine operator shall:

  (1) obtain the county license required under Sec. 16-301 of this title;

  (2) submit an application to the Executive Director on the form and containing the information that the Executive Director requires; and

  (3) pay to the Executive Director a fee of $500.

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

  (1) submit an application to the Executive Director on the form and containing the information that the Executive Director requires; and

  (2) pay to the Executive Director a fee of $750.

(g) If a person has had a license revoked under Sec. 16-210 of this subtitle, the person may not reapply for a license within 1 year after the date when the prior license was revoked.

(h)

  (1) In addition to the license fee otherwise required under this section:

    (i) an applicant for the initial issuance of a license issued by the Executive Director under this title shall pay to the Executive Director a nonrefundable application fee of $200; and

    (ii) an applicant for renewal of a license issued by the Executive Director under this title shall pay to the Executive Director a renewal fee of $30.

  (2) The application and renewal fees required under this subsection do not apply to a license that is issued by the clerk or to a storage warehouse license application.

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