Maryland Criminal Law Section 13-2427

      (a)      A person shall be licensed by the agency as a wholesaler before the person may sell a tip jar packet for profit.

      (b)      (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.