Md. Code, Business Regulation § 16.5–204

(a) The Executive Director shall issue an appropriate license to each applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle for a license to act as a licensed other tobacco products manufacturer, other tobacco products storage warehouse, or other tobacco products wholesaler.

(b) The clerk of the circuit court shall issue to each applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle a license to act as an other tobacco products retailer or a tobacconist.