Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
BUSINESS REGULATION |
TITLE 16. CIGARETTES |
SUBTITLE 6. FIRE SAFETY PERFORMANCE STANDARD FOR CIGARETTES |
§ 16-609. Enforcement.[Subtitle subject to contingent abrogation.]
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(a) In general. -- To enforce this subtitle:
(1) the Attorney General may bring an action to enjoin any acts in violation of this subtitle and to recover civil penalties authorized under § 16-608 of this subtitle; or
(2) the Attorney General or the Comptroller may examine the books, papers, invoices, and records of a person in possession, control, or occupancy of a building, structure, or land where cigarettes are placed, stored, sold, or offered for sale.
(b) Distribution of civil penalties. -- Money collected from civil penalties recovered under this section shall be distributed to the Senator William H. Amoss Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Fund.