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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 14.23.02.05" title_num="14" subtitle_num="23" chapter_num="02" heading="Applications for Cigarette Licenses.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Holders of any cigarette license shall keep and maintain available for inspection during business hours, for a period of 2 years, the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>All invoices and bills of lading;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>All records covering all purchases and sales of cigarettes; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>All records of merchandise sold in connection with cigarettes.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The records in §A of this regulation shall be maintained and available for inspection at the license location.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Wholesale Sale of Cigarettes.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Each sale of cigarettes shall be accompanied by an invoice showing the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The date, name, and address of the seller;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The name and address of the buyer;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The quantity and brands sold;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The price charged for each of the brands of cigarettes covered by the invoices;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>The license number of the cigarette license of the seller; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>The method of delivery (whether delivered by the seller to the buyer's place of business or picked up by the buyer).</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Licensed wholesalers shall maintain a record of the current retailer's cigarette license numbers of all persons to whom they sell cigarettes at wholesale.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>All cash sales made under the provisions of Commercial Law Article, §11-503(a), shall indicate cash sale on the invoice.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A sale shall be presumed to have been made on other than a cash basis unless otherwise indicated.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Cigarette Vending Machine Requirements.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A licensee who sells cigarettes at retail through a vending machine shall display on each machine:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A label that indicates the licensee's name, address, and telephone number; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The label provided by the Comptroller that states the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Age requirement for the purchase of cigarettes, and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Penalty as provided by Criminal Law Article, §10-107, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Operators of cigarette vending machines not covered in §D(1)(a) shall display the retailer's cigarette license on the machines they operate.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Other holders of retailer's cigarette licenses shall visibly display the license on the premises where cigarettes are sold.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>A person selling cigarettes both at wholesale and at retail as provided in Commercial Law Article, §11-501 (m)(3), shall purchase both a wholesaler's cigarette license and a retailer's cigarette license or retailer's cigarette licenses.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>The licensee described in §F shall maintain the following records:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>All purchases in which the licensee received discounts ordinarily allowed to wholesalers by other wholesalers; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Records reflecting which of the licensee's sales were wholesale sales.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>A vending machine operator holding a cigarette license shall notify the Comptroller within 10 days of the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Discontinuance of a location; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Addition of a new location.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>