1. (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. (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. (3) A retail tobacco business that is a sole proprietorship, limited liability company, corporation, partnership, or other enterprise, in which:

   1. (i) The primary activity is the retail sale of tobacco products and accessories; and
   2. (ii) The sale of other products is incidental;
4. (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. (5) A research or educational laboratory for the purpose of conducting scientific research into the health effects of environmental smoke.

This subtitle does not apply to:

Added by Acts 2007, c. 501, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2007, c. 502, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007. Amended by Acts 2012, c. 66, § 1, eff. April 10, 2012; Acts 2022, c. 26, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2023; Acts 2024, c. 754, § 1, eff. July 1, 2024; Acts 2024, c. 755, § 1, eff. July 1, 2024.