§ 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.

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