Maryland § 16.7-202

§ 16.7-202.

    (a)    (1)    An applicant for a license to act as an electronic smoking devices manufacturer, electronic smoking devices wholesaler distributor, or electronic smoking devices wholesaler importer shall:

            (i)    obtain an appropriate county license by submitting an application to the Executive Director on the form and containing the information that the Executive Director requires;

            (ii)    indicate the licenses for which the applicant is applying; and

            (iii)    except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, pay to the Executive Director a fee of $25 for each license for which the applicant applies.

        (2)    An applicant for a license to act as an electronic smoking devices wholesaler distributor or electronic smoking devices wholesaler importer shall pay to the Executive Director a fee of $150.

    (b)    (1)    An applicant for a license to act as an electronic smoking devices retailer or a vape shop vendor:

            (i)    shall obtain a county license by submitting 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

            (ii)    except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, shall pay to the clerk a fee of $300.

        (2)    The application shall:

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

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

        (3)    (i)    From each license fee collected under this subsection, the clerk shall distribute:

                1.    $25 to the Executive Director; and

                2.    $275 to the Maryland Department of Health to be used by the Department or its designee to enforce existing laws prohibiting the sale or distribution of tobacco, tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices, as defined in § 16.7–101 of this title, to individuals under the age of 21 years.

            (ii)    Funds distributed under this subsection may not be used to supplant existing funding for the enforcement of laws banning the sale or distribution of tobacco, tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices to individuals under the age of 21 years.

    (c)    A licensee shall display a license in the way that the Executive Director requires by regulation.

    (d)    If a person has had a license revoked under § 16.7–207 of this subtitle, the person may not reapply for a license within 1 year after the date when the prior license was revoked.