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<section article="gtg" article_name="Tax - General" number="12-102" title_number="12" title_name="Tobacco Tax" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Except as provided in § 12–104 of this subtitle, a tax is imposed on cigarettes and other tobacco products in the State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a county, municipal corporation, special taxing district, or other political subdivision of the State may not impose a tax on cigarettes, other tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices as defined under § 16.7–101 of the Business Regulation Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If a county imposed a tax on electronic smoking devices on January 1, 2020, the county may continue to impose a tax on electronic smoking devices at the same rate that was in effect on January 1, 2020.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
