Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 24-505 - [See Note] ScopeThis subtitle does not apply to:
(1) Private homes, residences, including residences used as a business or place of employment, unless being used by a person who is licensed or registered under Title 5, Subtitle 5 of the Family Law Article to provide child care, and private vehicles, unless being used for the public transportation of children, or as part of health care or child care transportation;(2) A hotel or motel room rented to one or more guests as long as the total percent of hotel or motel rooms being so used does not exceed 25%;(3) A retail tobacco business that is a sole proprietorship, limited liability company, corporation, partnership, or other enterprise, in which: (i) The primary activity is the retail sale of tobacco products and accessories; and(ii) The sale of other products is incidental;(4) Any facility of a manufacturer, importer, wholesaler, or distributor of tobacco products or of any tobacco leaf dealer or processor in which employees of the manufacturer, importer, wholesaler, distributor, or processor work or congregate; or(5) A research or educational laboratory for the purpose of conducting scientific research into the health effects of environmental smoke.Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 755,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 754,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.