§11–206.

    (a)    (1)    A person may not knowingly require a purchaser or consignee to receive obscene matter as a condition to a sale, allocation, consignment, or delivery for resale of a paper, magazine, book, periodical, publication, or other merchandise.

        (2)    In response to a person’s return of or failure to accept obscene matter, a person may not knowingly:

            (i)    deny or revoke a franchise;

            (ii)    threaten to deny or revoke a franchise; or

            (iii)    impose a financial or other penalty.

    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:

        (1)    for a first violation, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and

        (2)    for each subsequent violation, imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.