§ 16.5-212. Unauthorized practice  


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  •    (a) Prohibition. -- Except as otherwise provided in § 16.5-201(b) of this subtitle, a person may not act, attempt to act, or offer to act as a licensed other tobacco products manufacturer, a licensed other tobacco products retailer, a licensed other tobacco products storage warehouse, a licensed other tobacco products wholesaler, or a licensed tobacconist in the State unless the person has an appropriate license.

    (b) Penalties. --

       (1) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $ 1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or both.

       (2) Each day that a violation of this section continues is a separate offense.


HISTORY: 2010, ch. 72, § 5; ch. 388.