§24–505.

    This subtitle does not apply to:

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

            (i)    The primary activity is the retail sale of tobacco products and accessories; and

            (ii)    The sale of other products is incidental;

        (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)    A research or educational laboratory for the purpose of conducting scientific research into the health effects of tobacco smoke.