Maryland Code, TAX – GENERAL 12-104
Terms Used In Maryland Code, TAX - GENERAL 12-104
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(b) The tobacco tax does not apply to:
(1) cigarettes that a licensed wholesaler under Title 16 of the Business Regulation Article is holding for sale outside the State or to a United States armed forces exchange or commissary;
(2) other tobacco products that an other tobacco products wholesaler licensed under Title 16.5 of the Business Regulation Article is holding for sale outside the State or to a United States armed forces exchange or commissary; or
(3) cigarettes or other tobacco products that:
(i) a consumer brings into the State:
1. if the quantity brought from another state does not exceed other tobacco products having a retail value of $100 or 5 cartons of cigarettes; or
2. if the quantity brought from a United States armed forces installation or reservation does not exceed other tobacco products having a retail value of $100 or 5 cartons of cigarettes;
(ii) a person is transporting by vehicle in the State if the person has, in the vehicle, the records required by § 16-219 or § 16.5-215 of the Business Regulation Article for the transportation of cigarettes or other tobacco products; or
(iii) are held in storage in a licensed storage warehouse on behalf of a licensed cigarette manufacturer or an other tobacco products manufacturer.