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MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  10-320 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 10 - Motor Fuel and Lubricants|Subtitle 3 - Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel|Section 10-320 - Refueling Service for Disabled Drivers

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of this section, a retail service station dealer who reduces the price of motor fuel for self-service shall provide, on request, fueling service at the self-service price to a disabled driver who displays a disabled person’s registration plate or parking permit issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration.    (b)    This section does not apply to a retail service station dealer who sells motor fuel from:        (1)    a convenience store that:            (i)    sells motor fuel through remotely controlled dispensing equipment; and            (ii)    does not provide fueling service; or        (2)    a station that:            (i)    is exclusively self-service;            (ii)    is operated by 1 cashier; and            (iii)    has remotely controlled dispensing equipment.    (c)    This section does not apply to a disabled driver who:        (1)    is reasonably capable of providing self-service; or        (2)    drives a motor vehicle that carries another individual who is reasonably capable of providing self-service.    (d)    A retail service station dealer who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $25.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  10-321 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 10 - Motor Fuel and Lubricants|Subtitle 3 - Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel|Section 10-321 - Lead Additive Prohibited

    After gasoline to be sold at retail has been received in the State, a person may not add lead to the gasoline.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  10-321.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 10 - Motor Fuel and Lubricants|Subtitle 3 - Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel|Section 10-321.1 - Selling of Hydrogen From Natural Gas Reforming as Motor Fuel Prohibited.

    ** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2026 PER CHAPTER 213 OF 2019 **    A person may not sell hydrogen as motor fuel in the State if the hydrogen was produced by natural gas reforming.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  10-322 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 10 - Motor Fuel and Lubricants|Subtitle 3 - Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel|Section 10-322 - Commingling Gasoline Prohibited

    A retail service station dealer or marina may not with intent to defraud commingle gasoline by brand or grade.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  10-323 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 10 - Motor Fuel and Lubricants|Subtitle 3 - Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel|Section 10-323 - Adulteration and Commingling of Fuels Prohibited

    (a)    A common carrier, contract carrier, manufacturer, refiner, special fuel seller, wholesaler of motor fuel, or person who buys motor fuel in bulk for resale in bulk who is engaged in the transportation of motor fuel may not willfully adulterate or commingle:        (1)    gasoline with special fuel; or        (2)    gasoline by brand or grade.    (b)    Except for motor fuel intended for its own use, a petroleum transporter may not place an additive in motor fuel.    (c)    This section does not prohibit the adulteration or commingling of gasoline that occurs as a result of transit through a pipeline system.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  10-323.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 10 - Motor Fuel and Lubricants|Subtitle 3 - Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel|Section 10-323.1 - Reports by Motor Fuel Distributors of Sales Exempt From Motor Fuel Tax

    (a)    Every motor fuel distributor required to be registered under this subtitle shall report the volume of sales, for each type of motor fuel sold in this State, made to end users that are exempt from the motor fuel tax.    (b)    Reporting shall be on a frequency established by the Comptroller through regulations, but may not be more frequent than once per calendar month.    (c)    Reporting shall be on forms furnished by the Comptroller.    (d)    Completed reports shall be forwarded to and be received by the Comptroller within 15 calendar days of the end of the report period.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  10-324 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 10 - Motor Fuel and Lubricants|Subtitle 3 - Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel|Section 10-324 - Penalty

    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person who violates this subtitle or aids or assists in the violation of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  10-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 10 - Motor Fuel and Lubricants|Subtitle 4 - Petroleum Transporters|Section 10-401 - Registration of Petroleum Transporters

    (a)    Each petroleum transporter shall register with the Comptroller before transporting motor fuel to or from a place in the State.    (b)    An applicant for registration shall submit to the Comptroller an application on the form that the Comptroller requires.    (c)    The Comptroller shall register and issue a letter of registration to each applicant that meets the requirements of this subtitle.    (d)    A petroleum transporter shall notify the Comptroller of each change in registration information within 5 days of the change.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  10-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 10 - Motor Fuel and Lubricants|Subtitle 4 - Petroleum Transporters|Section 10-403 - Denial, Revocation, or Suspension of Registration or Marker -- Grounds

    Subject to the hearing provisions of § 10-404 of this subtitle, the Comptroller may deny registration to an applicant, reprimand a registrant, or suspend or revoke the registration of a petroleum transporter if the applicant or registrant:         (1)    fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain the registration for the applicant or registrant or for another person;        (2)    fraudulently or deceptively uses the registration;        (3)    fails to submit a report required under § 10-410 of this subtitle;        (4)    submits false information in a report required under § 10-410 of this subtitle; or        (5)    violates this subtitle.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  10-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 10 - Motor Fuel and Lubricants|Subtitle 4 - Petroleum Transporters|Section 10-404 - Hearings

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in § 10-226 of the State Government Article, before the Comptroller takes any final action under this subtitle, the Comptroller shall give the person against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Comptroller.    (b)    The Comptroller shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.    (c)    The Comptroller may administer oaths in connection with a proceeding under this section.    (d)    If, after due notice, the person against whom the action is contemplated does not appear, nevertheless the Comptroller may hear and determine the matter.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  10-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 10 - Motor Fuel and Lubricants|Subtitle 4 - Petroleum Transporters|Section 10-405 - Judicial Review

    A party to a proceeding before the Comptroller who is aggrieved by a final decision of the Comptroller in a contested case, as defined in § 10-202 of the State Government Article, may take an appeal as allowed in §§ 10-222 and 10-223 of the State Government Article.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  10-406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 10 - Motor Fuel and Lubricants|Subtitle 4 - Petroleum Transporters|Section 10-406 - Identification of Vehicle

    (a)    Each vehicle used to transport motor fuel shall be identified on the tank part of the vehicle or another location acceptable to the Comptroller with the name of the petroleum transporter who is registered under this subtitle.    (b)    The identification must be discernible at 50 feet from each side or from the rear of the vehicle when the vehicle is at rest.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  10-407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 10 - Motor Fuel and Lubricants|Subtitle 4 - Petroleum Transporters|Section 10-407 - Loading Ticket or Manifest

    (a)    An operator of a vehicle or vessel who gets motor fuel for transport from a marine terminal, pipeline tank farm, place of manufacture, refinery, or other type of bulk storage shall:        (1)    have a copy of the loading ticket or manifest; and        (2)    deliver a copy of the loading ticket or manifest to the buyer or consignee of the motor fuel at the time of delivery.    (b)    A loading ticket or manifest shall accompany each conveyance that leaves a place of loading.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  10-408 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 10 - Motor Fuel and Lubricants|Subtitle 4 - Petroleum Transporters|Section 10-408 - Vehicle Certificate Required

    Each petroleum transporter:         (1)    shall keep for inspection a manufacturer’s certificate of origin that shows the measured calibration by pots or compartments for each vehicle that meets the definition of a conveyance; or        (2)    if such a certificate is unavailable, shall get and keep for inspection at the request of the Comptroller a certificate from a governmental unit or professional engineer.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  10-409 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 10 - Motor Fuel and Lubricants|Subtitle 4 - Petroleum Transporters|Section 10-409 - Labeling Vehicle -- Hazardous Materials Regulations

    A petroleum transporter shall label each vehicle in accordance with the hazardous materials regulations of the United States Department of Transportation.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  10-410 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 10 - Motor Fuel and Lubricants|Subtitle 4 - Petroleum Transporters|Section 10-410 - Reports by Petroleum Transporters

    Each petroleum transporter required by regulation to report to the Comptroller shall:         (1)    report monthly on the form required by the Comptroller all motor fuel that the petroleum transporter imports into or exports from the State;        (2)    keep for 2 years a record of each interstate and each intrastate shipment of motor fuel;        (3)    on request, provide these records to the Comptroller; and        (4)    report immediately to the Comptroller the loss of any motor fuel, unless the loss is due to:            (i)    temperature correction; or            (ii)    a spill that is reported to another State unit.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  10-411 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 10 - Motor Fuel and Lubricants|Subtitle 4 - Petroleum Transporters|Section 10-411 - Penalty

    A person who violates this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 for each violation.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  10-412 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 10 - Motor Fuel and Lubricants|Subtitle 4 - Petroleum Transporters|Section 10-412 - Police Officer

    (a)    In this subtitle, “police officer” means:        (1)    any uniformed police officer; or        (2)    any civilian employee of the Department of State Police or of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Force assigned to enforce this subtitle or any rule or regulation adopted under this subtitle, but only while acting under written authorization of the Secretary of State Police.    (b)    (1)    Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection, any police officer shall have the authority to enforce this subtitle and any rule or regulation adopted under it.        (2)    A civilian employee of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Force shall have the authority stated in paragraph (1) of this subsection only if the individual is:            (i)    acting under the immediate direction and control of a uniformed police officer; and            (ii)    certified by the Department of State Police to enforce this subtitle and any rule or regulation adopted under it.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  10-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 10 - Motor Fuel and Lubricants|Subtitle 5 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 10-501 - Crankcase Oil and Lubricants

    (a)    Each container of automotive crankcase oil offered for sale at wholesale or retail shall be labeled with the appropriate API/SAE classification and SAE viscosity number, as defined by the API engine service classification system.    (b)    Each container of crankcase oil or other lubricant that has been used for lubrication and then reclaimed, refined, or reconditioned shall be labeled with the word “reconditioned”.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  10-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 10 - Motor Fuel and Lubricants|Subtitle 5 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 10-502 - Games of Chance

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a refiner or other supplier of motor fuel to a retail service station may not engage in, sponsor, promote, advertise, or otherwise perform or participate in a game of chance to be marketed or offered to the public at a retail service station in the State.    (b)    (1)    A supplier of motor fuel authorized under this title to supply retail service stations may, at such stations, sponsor, promote, advertise, or otherwise perform or participate in a game of chance if the retail service station dealer agrees to participate in the game of chance.        (2)    A supplier of motor fuel authorized under this section to conduct a game of chance may not require a retail service station dealer to participate in the game of chance.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  10-503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 10 - Motor Fuel and Lubricants|Subtitle 5 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 10-503 - Prohibition of Sale of Motor Fuel for Dirt Bikes

    (a)    In this section, “dirt bike” has the meaning stated in § 21–1128 of the Transportation Article.    (b)    This section applies only in Baltimore City.    (c)    A retail service station dealer shall post a sign in a conspicuous location at the retail service station that states:        (1)    the provisions of the Baltimore City Code that prohibit a service station or any other person from selling, transferring, or dispensing motor fuel for delivery into a dirt bike; and        (2)    the provisions of § 21–1128 of the Transportation Article that prohibit a person from dispensing motor fuel into a dirt bike.    (d)    The Comptroller, in consultation with the Washington, Maryland, Delaware Service Station and Automotive Repair Association, shall adopt guidelines for the design of a sign required under this section.    (e)    If a retail service station dealer does not post a sign as required by this section, the retail service station dealer:        (1)    for a first offense, shall receive a warning; and        (2)    for a second or subsequent offense, is subject to a civil penalty of $100.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 11-102 - Contrary Local Laws Invalid

    (a)    This title is statewide and exclusive in its effect.    (b)    A county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the State may not:        (1)    make or enforce a local law, ordinance, or regulation about racing; or        (2)    impose or collect any tax or additional license fee as to racing, except the general property tax.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 11-103 - Scope of Title

    Unless pari-mutuel betting is held, this title does not apply to:         (1)    the Elkridge-Harford Point to Point;        (2)    the Grand National;        (3)    the Marlboro Trials;        (4)    the Maryland Hunt Cup;        (5)    the Potomac Trials;        (6)    a race at the Cape Pine Farm in Church Hill, Queen Anne’s County;        (7)    a race held by the Pocomoke City Fair Committee, Inc. on any day during and in conjunction with the Great Pocomoke Fair; and        (8)    any other steeplechase or hunt-type race.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 2 - State Racing Commission|Section 11-201 - Established

    There is a State Racing Commission in the Department.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 2 - State Racing Commission|Section 11-203 - Chairman

    (a)    The Governor shall designate a chairman from among the members of the Commission.    (b)    (1)    The term of the chairman is 1 year.        (2)    The chairman may not serve more than 2 consecutive terms as chairman.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 2 - State Racing Commission|Section 11-204 - Quorum; Meetings; Compensation; Bond

    (a)    Except as provided in § 11-310 of this title, a majority of the members then serving on the Commission is a quorum.    (b)    The Commission shall meet in the State, at the times and places that the Commission determines.    (c)    Each member of the Commission is entitled to:        (1)    compensation in accordance with the State budget; and        (2)    reimbursement under the Standard State Travel Regulations for expenses for each Commission meeting attended, as provided in the State budget.    (d)    While in office, each member of the Commission shall be covered by a surety bond in the form and amount required by law.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 2 - State Racing Commission|Section 11-205 - Executive Director

    (a)    (1)    With the approval of the Governor, the Secretary shall appoint an executive director for the Commission from a list of at least 3 nominees submitted by the Commission.        (2)    The executive director is in the executive service in the State Personnel Management System and serves at the pleasure of the Secretary.    (b)    The executive director shall:        (1)    collect the taxes and fees imposed under this title or regulations adopted by the Commission;        (2)    keep the records and papers of the Commission, including a record of each proceeding;        (3)    administer the licensing of individuals who work in connection with racing;        (4)    prepare, issue, and submit reports of the Commission;        (5)    administer the daily operation of the office of the Commission; and        (6)    perform any other duty that the Commission directs.    (c)    With the approval of the Commission, the executive director shall set the conditions under which a licensee must add to, change, make a reasonable improvement to, or repair property that a licensee owns or leases for racing.    (d)    The executive director is entitled to:        (1)    compensation in accordance with the State budget; and        (2)    reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 2 - State Racing Commission|Section 11-206 - Staff

    (a)    With the approval of the Commission and, except as otherwise provided by law, subject to the provisions of the State Personnel and Pensions Article, the executive director shall appoint a staff of the Commission.    (b)    (1)    The Commission may employ 4 stewards and 4 harness judges.        (2)    The stewards and harness judges shall be recommended by the executive director.        (3)    Each licensee and organization that represents owners and trainers may recommend individuals to the Commission and executive director for appointment as stewards or harness judges.        (4)    The stewards and harness judges are special appointments of the skilled service or the professional service in the State Personnel Management System.    (c)    Each member of the staff of the Commission, steward, and harness judge is entitled to:        (1)    compensation in accordance with the State budget; and        (2)    reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.    (d)    An individual who holds a position under the Commission may not hold an official relation to a licensee or hold any stocks, bonds, or other financial interest in a licensee.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 2 - State Racing Commission|Section 11-207 - Additional Employees and Track Employees

    (a)    On the recommendation of the executive director, the Commission may employ additional employees or agents, including auditors, experts, guards, inspectors, a breathalyzer operator at each harness racing track, scientists, Commission secretaries, specimen collectors, veterinarians, and others whom the Commission considers to be essential at or in connection with a race meeting in the best interests of racing.    (b)    The licensee who holds the race meeting for which an additional employee is used shall pay:        (1)    the employer contribution for the employee under the Employees’ Pension System;        (2)    the employer contribution, as determined by the Department of Budget and Management, for the retiree under § 2-508 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article; and        (3)    an amount required under § 23-306.1(b) of the State Personnel and Pensions Article, if any.    (c)    A licensee who holds a race meeting shall employ and pay the officials at the race meeting, other than stewards and harness judges, including each clerk of the course, clerk of the scales, handicapper, paddock judge, patrol judge, placing judge, racing secretary, starter, assistant starter, and timer.    (d)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, if a licensee is required to allocate 0.25% of handle to either the Maryland Race Track Employees Pension Fund or the Maryland Harness Track Employees Pension Fund, the licensee shall first pay from the allocation any amounts required to be paid by the licensee under subsection (b) of this section and the remainder shall be paid to the appropriate pension fund.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 2 - State Racing Commission|Section 11-208 - Cooperation by Law Enforcement Officers

    (a)    Each law enforcement officer shall cooperate with the Commission to enforce this title.    (b)    On request of the Commission, the Governor may order the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City or the sheriff of a county to assign enough law enforcement officers to prevent unauthorized racing.