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MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-803 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 8 - Garages|Section 17-803 - License Fees

    (a)    (1)    An applicant for a garage license shall pay to the clerk a license fee based on the floor area of each garage.        (2)    In a county other than Baltimore City or Baltimore County, the license fee is:            (i)    $20 for a garage with not more than 2,000 square feet;            (ii)    $40 for a garage with more than 2,000 and not more than 3,000 square feet;            (iii)    $75 for a garage with more than 3,000 and not more than 5,000 square feet;            (iv)    $125 for a garage with more than 5,000 and not more than 7,500 square feet;            (v)    $200 for a garage with more than 7,500 and not more than 10,000 square feet; or            (vi)    $200 for a garage with more than 10,000 square feet plus $50 for each additional 5,000 square feet or part of 5,000 square feet.        (3)    In Baltimore City or Baltimore County, the license fee is $6 for each 100 square feet of each garage.    (b)    The floor area on which the license fee is based is the total floor area of all floors of the garage, excluding:        (1)    the space occupied by a machine shop that is defined by permanent partitions; and        (2)    the floor area of a space 15 feet wide and extending the entire length or depth of the garage on each floor on which a law requires that a space be kept open.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 11 - Laundries and Dry Cleaners|Section 17-1101 - "License" Defined

    In this subtitle, “license” means a license issued by the clerk to do the business of cleaning, dyeing, pressing, or laundering.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 11 - Laundries and Dry Cleaners|Section 17-1102 - License Required

    A person must have a license whenever the person does the business of cleaning, dyeing, pressing, or laundering, other than hand laundering, in the State.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 11 - Laundries and Dry Cleaners|Section 17-1103 - License Fees

    (a)    An applicant for a license shall pay to the clerk the applicable license fee.    (b)    In a county other than Baltimore City or Baltimore County, the license fee is:        (1)    $15 for a business that employs not more than 10 individuals;        (2)    $50 for a business that employs 11 to 20 individuals; and        (3)    $100 for a business that employs more than 20 individuals.    (c)    In Baltimore City or Baltimore County, the license fee is:        (1)    $40 for a business that employs not more than 10 individuals;        (2)    $125 for a business that employs 11 to 20 individuals; and        (3)    $250 for a business that employs more than 20 individuals.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 12 - Storage Warehouses|Section 17-1201 - "License" Defined

    In this subtitle, “license” means a license issued by the clerk to keep a storage warehouse.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 12 - Storage Warehouses|Section 17-1202 - License Required

    A person must have a license whenever the person keeps a storage warehouse where goods are stored for a fee in the State.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 12 - Storage Warehouses|Section 17-1203 - License Fees

    An applicant for a license shall pay to the clerk a license fee of:         (1)    $30 for a storage warehouse in a municipal corporation with a population of not more than 10,000;        (2)    $50 for a storage warehouse in a municipal corporation with a population of 10,001 to 20,000;        (3)    $75 for a storage warehouse in a municipal corporation with a population of 20,001 to 50,000; or        (4)    $150 for a storage warehouse in a municipal corporation with a population of more than 50,000.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 12 - Storage Warehouses|Section 17-1204 - Notice to Buy Insurance

    (a)    Before a moving and storage firm or warehouse that stores household goods provides any service, the moving and storage firm or warehouse shall give notice to the buyer of the service that the buyer should get insurance to protect the buyer from loss of goods.    (b)    The notice shall be:        (1)    in writing;        (2)    printed in 12-point or larger type; and        (3)    included in the application for service or in a separate statement.    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or both.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 14 - Promoters of Outdoor Musical Festivals|Section 17-1401 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Health officer” means the health officer for the county where an outdoor musical festival will be held.    (c)    “Outdoor musical festival” means an event at which a group of individuals participates in musical entertainment:        (1)    in an open space;        (2)    not in a permanent structure; and        (3)    not on publicly owned property.    (d)    (1)    “Promoter” means a person who:            (i)    organizes, operates, produces, or stages an outdoor musical festival; or            (ii)    owns or leases property where an outdoor musical festival is held.        (2)    “Promoter” does not include the State or a political subdivision of the State.    (e)    “Promoter license” means a license issued by the clerk to act as a promoter.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 14 - Promoters of Outdoor Musical Festivals|Section 17-1402 - Scope of Subtitle

    (a)    This subtitle does not apply in Baltimore City or Allegany, Howard, and Montgomery counties.    (b)    This subtitle does not apply to an outdoor musical festival held in:        (1)    Carroll County by a college or public school; or        (2)    Kent County by a nonprofit agricultural, charitable, civic, fraternal, religious, social welfare, or war veterans’ organization operating in Kent County.    (c)    (1)    In Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Garrett, Harford, Prince George’s, Somerset, St. Mary’s, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties, this subtitle applies only to an outdoor musical festival with 1,000 or more spectators in attendance.        (2)    In Carroll, Frederick, Kent, Queen Anne’s, and Washington counties, this subtitle applies only to an outdoor musical festival with 500 or more spectators in attendance.    (d)    This subtitle applies only if admission is charged to attend the outdoor musical festival.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 14 - Promoters of Outdoor Musical Festivals|Section 17-1403 - License Required

    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person must have a promoter license whenever the person acts as a promoter in the State.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 14 - Promoters of Outdoor Musical Festivals|Section 17-1404 - Applications for Licenses

    (a)    An applicant for a promoter license shall:        (1)    pay to the clerk a license fee of $500; and        (2)    get a health permit from the health officer.    (b)    An applicant for a health permit shall:        (1)    post a bond in accordance with § 17–1405 of this subtitle;        (2)    establish adequate health facilities and sanitation in accordance with any regulations adopted by the Maryland Department of Health to govern outdoor musical festivals; and        (3)    show that the applicant has obtained approval of the local law enforcement unit.    (c)    (1)    Approval of a local law enforcement unit under subsection (b)(3) of this section shall be based on the applicant’s ability to provide:            (i)    adequate security for the safety of spectators and their property;            (ii)    adequate arrangements for the orderly flow of traffic to, at, and from the outdoor musical festival; and            (iii)    adequate security for those persons who might reasonably be affected by the outdoor musical festival and for their property.        (2)    Paragraph (1)(iii) of this subsection does not apply in St. Mary’s County.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 14 - Promoters of Outdoor Musical Festivals|Section 17-1405 - Bond

    (a)    In St. Mary’s County, this section does not apply if the promoter owns the property where the outdoor musical festival will be held.    (b)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, each promoter shall post a cash bond with the application for a health permit.        (2)    The amount of the bond:            (i)    shall be determined by the health officer; but            (ii)    may not exceed:                1.    $25,000 in Frederick and Washington counties; or                2.    $50,000 in the other counties to which this subtitle applies.        (3)    In St. Mary’s County, a promoter may pledge real or personal property instead of posting a cash bond if the promoter submits to the health officer a verified financial statement confirming that the fair market value of the pledged property equals or exceeds the amount of the bond required.    (c)    The health officer:        (1)    shall keep the bond until 30 days after the end of the outdoor musical festival; and        (2)    after that time, shall return to the promoter any money that has not been used and is not needed to satisfy pending claims.    (d)    If, within 72 hours after an outdoor musical festival ends, the promoter fails to remove all trash, and to begin repair of any damage to property, including crops and livestock, that the outdoor musical festival or its spectators caused or created, the health officer may use as much of the bond as necessary to remove the trash and repair the damage.    (e)    (1)    This subsection does not affect any common law remedy that the person has against the promoter.        (2)    Any person who has a claim against the bond shall submit the claim to the health officer within 30 days after the outdoor musical festival ends.        (3)    If a claim is submitted, the health officer shall determine and keep the amount necessary to cover the claim.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 14 - Promoters of Outdoor Musical Festivals|Section 17-1407 - Acting as Promoter Without License

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person may not act as a promoter in the State unless the person has a promoter license.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 15 - Plumbers and Gas Fitters|Section 17-1501 - "Plumber's License" Defined

    In this subtitle, “plumber’s license” means a license issued by the clerk to do business as a plumber or gas fitter.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 15 - Plumbers and Gas Fitters|Section 17-1502 - Scope of Subtitle

    This subtitle does not apply to a person who holds a trader’s license issued under Subtitle 18 of this title.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 15 - Plumbers and Gas Fitters|Section 17-1503 - License Required

    A person must have a plumber’s license whenever the person does business as a plumber or gas fitter in the State.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 15 - Plumbers and Gas Fitters|Section 17-1504 - License Fees

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) or (c) of this section, an applicant for a plumber’s license shall pay to the clerk a license fee of:        (1)    $5 for each place of business in a municipal corporation with a population of less than 5,000;        (2)    $10 for each place of business in a municipal corporation with a population of 5,000 to 9,999;        (3)    $15 for each place of business in a municipal corporation with a population of 10,000 or more; or        (4)    $40 for each place of business in Baltimore City or Baltimore County.    (b)    In Cecil County, an applicant for a plumber’s license shall pay to the clerk a license fee of $30.    (c)    An applicant for a plumber’s license who is incorporated or has its principal office in another state shall pay to the clerk the fee imposed in that state on a similar nonresident business if that fee is higher than the appropriate license fee under this section.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 16 - Restaurants|Section 17-1601 - "Restaurant License" Defined

    In this subtitle, “restaurant license” means a license issued by the clerk to operate a restaurant or other eating place.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 16 - Restaurants|Section 17-1602 - Scope of Subtitle

    This subtitle does not apply in Montgomery County.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 16 - Restaurants|Section 17-1603 - License Required

    A person must have a restaurant license whenever the person operates a restaurant or other eating place in the State.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 16 - Restaurants|Section 17-1604 - License Fees

    An applicant for a restaurant license shall pay to the clerk a license fee of:        (1)    $50 for each place of business in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, or Cecil County;        (2)    $25 for each place of business in a municipal corporation with a population of 8,000 or more in any other county; or        (3)    $10 for each place of business elsewhere in the State.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 17 - Micro Markets|Section 17-1701 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Food service facility” has the meaning stated in § 21–301 of the Health – General Article.    (c)    “Micro market” means an unstaffed, self–checkout retail food service facility that:        (1)    includes one or more micro market displays;        (2)    has an automated payment kiosk or other device designed to accept electronic payments that is operated by the consumer;        (3)    is located indoors and within a separate business; and        (4)    is generally accessible only to individuals within the building in which the food service facility is located.    (d)    “Micro market display” means the place where the food being sold by a micro market is displayed, including:        (1)    an open rack;        (2)    a refrigerator or a refrigerated cooler;        (3)    a freezer;        (4)    a vending machine;        (5)    a beverage dispenser; or        (6)    a single–serve coffee brewer.    (e)    “Micro market license” means a license issued by the clerk to operate a micro market.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1702 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 17 - Micro Markets|Section 17-1702 - Requirements

    (a)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the owner or operator of a micro market may not be required to have a person in charge present during the hours of operation of the micro market if the micro market meets the requirements of this section.    (b)    Food sold at a micro market shall:        (1)    be commercially prepackaged food or ready–to–eat food;        (2)    be prepackaged in tamper–evident packaging; and        (3)    contain the following information on the packaging label:            (i)    nutrition information required by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;            (ii)    a freshness or expiration date; and            (iii)    any other information required under Title 21, Subtitle 2 of the Health – General Article.    (c)    Refrigerated or frozen food sold at a micro market shall be stored and displayed in a refrigerator, refrigerated cooler, or freezer that:        (1)    maintains an internal temperature:            (i)    of 41 degrees Fahrenheit or lower; or            (ii)    for food safety determined by the Maryland Department of Health;        (2)    has self–closing doors;        (3)    has doors that allow the food on display to be viewed without opening the door to the refrigerator, refrigerated cooler, or freezer; and        (4)    has an automated self–locking feature that prevents a consumer from accessing the food on the occurrence of any condition that results in the failure of the refrigerator, refrigerated cooler, or freezer to maintain the internal temperature required under item (1) of this subsection.    (d)    (1)    The owner or operator of a micro market shall post a sign that is clearly visible to the consumer near the micro market entryway or while using the electronic payment device that includes the following information:            (i)    the name of the owner or operator of the micro market to whom complaints and comments regarding the micro market may be addressed;            (ii)    the business mailing address of the owner or operator;            (iii)    the business telephone number of the owner or operator; and            (iv)    the e–mail address and website address of the owner or operator, if applicable.        (2)    The sign posted under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be in English and, at the discretion of the owner or operator of the micro market, in any other language of the consumers of the micro market.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1703 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 17 - Micro Markets|Section 17-1703 - Video Surveillance

    (a)    The owner or operator of a micro market may secure the product and premises of a micro market by use of video surveillance that:        (1)    operates 24 hours per day, 7 days per week;        (2)    records consumers viewing, selecting, handling, and purchasing products from the micro market; and        (3)    provides sufficient resolution to identify consumers described in item (2) of this subsection.    (b)    (1)    A video surveillance recording made under subsection (a) of this section shall be maintained by the owner for 14 days after the date of the video surveillance recording.        (2)    The owner or operator of a micro market shall make a video surveillance recording available for inspection by the  Comptroller or any other regulatory or law enforcement agency:            (i)    on the request of the  Comptroller or the regulatory or law enforcement agency; and            (ii)    within 24 hours from the time the request is received by the owner or operator.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1704 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 17 - Micro Markets|Section 17-1704 - License

    (a)    A person must have a micro market license to operate one or more micro markets in the State.    (b)    A license issued to a person authorizes the holder to operate a micro market in the State.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1705 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 17 - Micro Markets|Section 17-1705 - Application for License

    An applicant for a micro market license shall provide to the clerk:        (1)    a form required by the  Comptroller that includes the address of each micro market to be operated by the applicant; and        (2)    a license fee of $50.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1706 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 17 - Micro Markets|Section 17-1706 - Operation Without License Prohibited

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person may not operate a micro market in the State unless the person has a micro market license.    (b)    A person that violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 18 - Traders and Chain Stores|Section 17-1801 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Blind Industries” means Blind Industries and Services of Maryland.    (c)    “Chain store license” means a license issued by the clerk to operate 2 or more stores under the same general management or ownership.    (d)    “Exhibitor” means a person who rents space from a promoter to display and sell goods at a show.    (e)    “Licensed trader” means a trader who is licensed by the clerk under this subtitle.    (f)    “Promoter” means a person who rents space at a show to an exhibitor.    (g)    “Show” includes an antique show, coin show, flea market, gun show, stamp show, and show of a temporary nature.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1802 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 18 - Traders and Chain Stores|Section 17-1802 - Scope of Subtitle

    This subtitle does not apply to the sale of alcoholic beverages.