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Terms Used In Maryland Code, TAX - GENERAL 12-102

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) Except as provided in § 12-104 of this subtitle, a tax is imposed on cigarettes and other tobacco products in the State.

(b) (1) 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.

(2) 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.