The legislation mandates that some businesses in Prince George's County, Maryland, pay $5,000 per year to major tobacco, gun and logistics stores. While other businesses charge only $370 per year as usual, the county government's new fee department has been challenged.
The county attorney general's office has stated that the bill does not explicitly address the issue of the bill, but that it is a public service bill that would have required the county to pay the fees to administer the bill. The county's attorney general has also stated that the bill does not provide for the possibility of a tax bill to be passed, but that it is illegal to pass certain tax laws, and that some local government officials have denied the possibility of passing the bill to the county government.