Section 13-2427 - Wholesaler operations - License required. - Maryland Statutes

§ 13-2427. Wholesaler operations - License required.
 

(a)  In general.- A person shall be licensed by the agency as a wholesaler before the person may sell a tip jar packet for profit. 

(b)  Eligibility.-  

(1) A person is eligible for a license under this section to sell or wholesale for profit a tip jar packet if the person: 

(i) is of good moral character; 

(ii) except for a volunteer fire company or volunteer rescue company, has had an established place of business in the county for at least 3 years, as evidenced by the filing of personal property tax returns; 

(iii) in the case of a volunteer fire company or volunteer rescue company, has been established in the county for at least 1 year; 

(iv) does not owe taxes to the State, the county, or a municipal corporation in the county; 

(v) unless authorized under paragraph (2) of this subsection, does not hold a tip jar license; 

(vi) has not been convicted of a: 

1. felony; or 

2. misdemeanor involving a violation of a gambling or gaming law of the State; 

(vii) except for a volunteer fire company or volunteer rescue company, does not hold a tip jar license or own or have in any way an interest in an entity that holds a tip jar license; 

(viii) except for a volunteer fire company or volunteer rescue company, is not an immediate family member of a person who holds a tip jar license or owns or has in any way an interest in an entity that holds a tip jar license; and 

(ix) is not a corporation, limited liability company, or unincorporated association in which at least one stockholder or member is a holder of a tip jar license. 

(2) A volunteer fire company or volunteer rescue company may hold both a tip jar license and a wholesaler's license. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 255C(l), (p); 2002, ch. 26, § 2; 2004, ch. 215.]