{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-10-311","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Business Regulation § 10–311","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, each retail service station in the State:\n(1) shall be operated by a retail service station dealer; and\n(2) may not be operated by a producer or refiner of motor fuel:\n(i) with a commissioned agent, company personnel, or a subsidiary company; or\n(ii) under a contract with a person who manages the station on a fee arrangement with the producer or refiner.\n(b) This section does not apply to facilities that an agricultural cooperative association owns and operates if:\n(1) the agricultural cooperative association is certified by a bank for cooperatives to be eligible to borrow from the bank under Subchapter III of the federal Farm Credit Act of 1971;\n(2) the certification is submitted to the Comptroller with the application for registration of a retail service station dealer under this subtitle;\n(3) the agricultural cooperative association owns the property on which the facilities are located; and\n(4) on the property, the agricultural cooperative association, as part of its business, sells or provides farm supplies or farm business services or distributes motor fuel in bulk to farmers on farms.\n(c) A retail service station shall be exempt from subsection (a) of this section for a fiscal year that starts July 1, if:\n(1) on January 1, 1979, the station was operated by a subsidiary of a producer or refiner of motor fuel; and\n(2) the gross revenues of the subsidiary from the sale of motor fuel in the State for the preceding calendar year is less than 2% of the gross revenues of the subsidiary from all retail operations in the State for the preceding calendar year.\n(d) If a dealer has previously operated a retail service station, the Comptroller may adopt regulations that define the circumstances in which a producer or refiner temporarily may operate the station.","path":["Article - Business Regulation"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr\u0026section=10-311","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:23Z","sha256":"318c10252190c638cf4b0c8271ef57c6dbf46fa27f454abbeb322ac0915d6c3e","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-10-310","next":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-10-311.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}