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MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1803 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 18 - Traders and Chain Stores|Section 17-1803 - Additional Licenses and Fees

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided by State law and notwithstanding any local ordinance or regulation to the contrary, a manufacturer located and doing business in the State may sell and deliver goods to licensed traders in the State and for doing so need not get a license from or pay a fee to a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision.    (b)    A county or municipal corporation may require a local license to sell goods at auction.    (c)    Notwithstanding any public general or public local law to the contrary, if a visually handicapped individual or Blind Industries holds a trader’s license under this subtitle, the individual or Blind Industries need not get an additional license or pay an additional license fee to do business as a trader during the term of the trader’s license.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1804 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 18 - Traders and Chain Stores|Section 17-1804 - Trader's License Required

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person must have a trader’s license whenever the person:        (1)    does business as a trader in the State; or        (2)    does business as an exhibitor in the State.    (b)    A separate trader’s license is required for each store or fixed place of business that a person operates in the State.    (c)    This section does not apply to:        (1)    a grower, maker, or manufacturer of goods;        (2)    a nonresident traveling salesperson, sample merchant, or representative of a foreign mercantile or manufacturing business while selling to or soliciting an order from a licensed trader in the State; or        (3)    a private individual while publicly selling the individual’s personal effects on the individual’s property, if the individual holds only 1 sale not exceeding 14 consecutive days in a calendar year.    (d)    (1)    An exhibitor need not get a trader’s license for a show if the show is promoted by:            (i)    a church, as defined in § 5–301(b) of the Corporations and Associations Article;            (ii)    a governmental unit;            (iii)    an amateur radio organization;            (iv)    an antique vehicle, machine, and equipment organization;            (v)    a volunteer fire department or rescue squad; or            (vi)    a model train collectors’ association.        (2)    An exhibitor need not get a trader’s license for a show if the exhibitor gives to the promoter an exhibitor’s affidavit stating that the exhibitor:            (i)    receives less than 10% of the exhibitor’s annual income from selling the kind of goods that the exhibitor will display and sell at the show; and            (ii)    has not participated in more than three shows, not including participation in one show sponsored by a national organization that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, during the previous 365 days.        (3)    An exhibitor at an antique show, coin show, or collector show need not get a trader’s license for the show if the exhibitor gives to the promoter an exhibitor’s affidavit stating that the exhibitor:            (i)    will display and sell at the show;            (ii)    receives less than 10% of the exhibitor’s annual income in the State from selling the kind of goods that the exhibitor will display and sell at the show; and            (iii)    has not participated in more than three antique shows, coin shows, or collector shows in the State during the previous 365 days.        (4)    An exhibitor who has a trader’s license need not get an additional trader’s license for a show if, before the show, the exhibitor gives the promoter a photocopy of the trader’s license.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1805 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 18 - Traders and Chain Stores|Section 17-1805 - Chain Store License Required

    A person must have a chain store license whenever the person operates 2 or more retail stores under the same general management or ownership in the State.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1806 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 18 - Traders and Chain Stores|Section 17-1806 - Applications for Licenses

    (a)    An applicant for a trader’s license shall state in the application the place where the applicant will do business as a trader.    (b)    (1)    An applicant for a trader’s license may apply under this subsection if the applicant has a defect in vision such that:            (i)    visual acuity in the applicant’s better eye does not exceed 20/140 with correcting lenses; or            (ii)    the widest diameter of the applicant’s visual field subtends an angle not exceeding 20 degrees.        (2)    An applicant for a trader’s license under this subsection shall submit to the clerk:            (i)    a signed certificate, from a licensed physician who specializes in treatment of the eye, that the applicant’s vision meets the standard of paragraph (1) of this subsection; and            (ii)    an affidavit that the applicant is the owner of the place of business listed in the application.        (3)    Blind Industries also may apply for a trader’s license under this subsection for a business that it operates, if Blind Industries submits to the clerk an affidavit that:            (i)    Blind Industries operates the business listed in the application; and            (ii)    the manager of the business has vision that meets the standard of paragraph (1) of this subsection.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1807 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 18 - Traders and Chain Stores|Section 17-1807 - Approval of Zoning Authorities

    (a)    (1)    In Baltimore County, the clerk may not issue a trader’s license for the first time without the approval of the zoning commissioner.        (2)    In an area of Cecil County where the Cecil County Office of Planning and Zoning has jurisdiction, the clerk may not issue a trader’s license for the first time until the applicant has obtained zoning approval from that office.        (3)    (i)    In Howard County, the clerk may not issue a trader’s license for the first time without the approval of the Director of the Office of Planning and Zoning.            (ii)    Within 3 working days after an application for a trader’s license is submitted for review to the Director of the Office of Planning and Zoning, the Director shall notify the clerk of the approval or disapproval of the application.    (b)    (1)    This subsection does not apply to a county or municipal corporation that selects a uniform license fee under § 17–1807.1 of this subtitle.        (2)    A clerk may not issue a trader’s license until the clerk reviews the accuracy of the statement made by the applicant on the application for a trader’s license under § 17–1806 of this subtitle regarding the place where the applicant will do business as a trader.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1807.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 18 - Traders and Chain Stores|Section 17-1807.1 - Selection of Uniform License Fee for a Trader's License

    (a)    On or before October 1 each year, the governing body of a county or municipal corporation may select a uniform license fee for a trader’s license under § 17–1808(b) of this subtitle by submitting its selection on a form provided by the Comptroller and the State Department of Assessments and Taxation.    (b)    A selection by the governing body of a county or municipal corporation under this section is irrevocable.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1809 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 18 - Traders and Chain Stores|Section 17-1809 - License Fees for Chain Store License

    (a)    This section does not apply to an automobile service station where the principal business is the sale or distribution of motor fuel.    (b)    (1)    An applicant for a chain store license shall pay to the clerk a license fee based on the value of the applicant’s stock–in–trade under § 17–1808 of this subtitle and an additional license fee.        (2)    In a county other than Baltimore City, Baltimore County, or Cecil County, the additional license fee is:            (i)    $5 for each store for 2 to 5 stores;            (ii)    $20 for each store for 6 to 10 stores;            (iii)    $100 for each store for 11 to 20 stores; or            (iv)    $150 for each store for more than 20 stores.        (3)    In Baltimore City or Baltimore County, the additional license fee is:            (i)    $12 for each store for 2 to 5 stores;            (ii)    $50 for each store for 6 to 10 stores;            (iii)    $250 for each store for 11 to 20 stores; or            (iv)    $375 for each store for more than 20 stores.        (4)    In Cecil County, the additional license fee is:            (i)    $10 for each store for 2 to 5 stores;            (ii)    $30 for each store for 6 to 10 stores;            (iii)    $100 for each store for 11 to 20 stores; and            (iv)    $300 for each store for more than 20 stores.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1810 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 18 - Traders and Chain Stores|Section 17-1810 - Contents of License

    The clerk shall state on each trader’s license the place where the licensed trader may do business as a trader.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1811 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 18 - Traders and Chain Stores|Section 17-1811 - Scope of License

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a trader’s license authorizes the holder to offer goods for sale in any part of the State.        (2)    However, a trader may keep a store or fixed place of business only at the place stated in the trader’s license.    (b)    A trader’s license issued to an exhibitor authorizes the holder to do business as an exhibitor at any show in the State.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1812 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 18 - Traders and Chain Stores|Section 17-1812 - Disputing Value of Stock-in-Trade

    (a)    (1)    If a trader disputes the value of the trader’s stock-in-trade on which the license fee is based, the trader may submit in accordance with the Tax - Property Article an appeal to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation as to the value of the stock-in-trade.        (2)    To avoid being in default, the trader may pay the license fee and get a trader’s license with the understanding that the trader will get a refund of any excess amount paid for the trader’s license.    (b)    (1)    If the State Department of Assessments and Taxation reduces the value of the stock-in-trade, resulting in a lower license fee, the licensed trader may get a refund of any excess amount paid by submitting to the clerk who issued the trader’s license:            (i)    a claim for the refund; and            (ii)    supporting evidence of the reduction from the State Department of Assessments and Taxation.        (2)    On approving the claim, the clerk shall pay the refund.    (c)    If the clerk pays a refund, the clerk shall deduct the amount of the refund from the license fees distributed to the county or municipal corporation that receives the fee.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1813 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 18 - Traders and Chain Stores|Section 17-1813 - Transfer of License

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a trader may transfer the trader’s license to a person who:        (1)    buys the stock–in–trade of the trader; and        (2)    buys or rents the place of business of the trader.    (b)    (1)    A trader’s license issued to a visually handicapped individual or Blind Industries is not transferable.        (2)    However, Blind Industries may change the manager of the place of business for which a trader’s license was issued if the new manager has vision that meets the standard of § 17–1806(b)(1) of this subtitle.    (c)    Whenever a trader sells the trader’s stock–in–trade and transfers the trader’s license:        (1)    the transfer of the trader’s license shall be reported to the clerk who issued the license; and        (2)    the clerk shall:            (i)    record the transfer of the trader’s license; and            (ii)    charge 50 cents for doing so.    (d)    (1)    In Baltimore County, the clerk may not issue a transferred trader’s license without the approval of the zoning commissioner.        (2)    (i)    In Howard County, the clerk may not issue a transferred trader’s license without the approval of the Director of the Office of Planning and Zoning.            (ii)    Within 3 working days after an application for issuance of a transferred trader’s license is submitted for review by the Director of the Office of Planning and Zoning, the Director shall notify the clerk of the approval or disapproval of the application.    (e)    A person who buys a trader’s license may do business as a trader for the rest of the term of the trader’s license.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1814 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 18 - Traders and Chain Stores|Section 17-1814 - Duties of Promoter at Show

    (a)    A promoter may not allow an exhibitor to do business at a show unless, before the show, the exhibitor submits to the promoter:        (1)    a photocopy of the trader’s license of the exhibitor; or        (2)    an exhibitor’s affidavit in accordance with § 17-1804(d)(2) or (3) of this subtitle.    (b)    The exhibitor’s affidavit or the photocopy of the trader’s license shall be displayed conspicuously during the show.    (c)    Within 7 days after a show ends, the promoter shall submit to the Comptroller the exhibitors’ affidavits.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1815 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 18 - Traders and Chain Stores|Section 17-1815 - Yacht Salespersons

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Yacht brokerage” means the sale of new or used vessels.        (3)    (i)    “Yacht salesperson” means an individual who provides yacht brokerage services on behalf of a licensed trader.            (ii)    “Yacht salesperson” includes a licensed yacht broker.    (b)    Subject to the provisions of this section, a licensed trader who sells yachts may, at the trader’s option, utilize as an independent contractor, employ, or otherwise contract with a yacht salesperson.    (c)    A yacht salesperson:        (1)    may operate under a trader’s license; and        (2)    is not required to be licensed personally.    (d)    (1)    A licensed trader shall exercise reasonable and adequate supervision over the provision of yacht brokerage services by a yacht salesperson on behalf of the trader.        (2)    The requirement of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall apply regardless of the manner in which a yacht salesperson is affiliated with the trader on whose behalf the services are rendered.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1816 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 18 - Traders and Chain Stores|Section 17-1816 - Violating Provisions on Licenses for Visually Handicapped Individuals or Blind Industries; Penalty

    A person, including a licensed physician, who violates or conspires to violate any provision of this subtitle that relates to trader’s licenses for visually handicapped individuals or Blind Industries is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1901 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 19 - Vending Machines|Section 17-1901 - "Vending Machine License" Defined

    In this subtitle, “vending machine license” means a license issued by the clerk to sell goods or offer goods for sale through a vending machine.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1902 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 19 - Vending Machines|Section 17-1902 - Scope of Subtitle

    This subtitle does not apply to:         (1)    the sale or offering for sale of cigarettes, newspapers, magazines, paper cups, paper or cloth towels, soap, toilet seat covers, postage stamps, or sanitary napkins; or        (2)    the sale or offering for sale of merchandise through a bulk vending machine as defined in § 11–201.1 of the Tax – General Article.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1903 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 19 - Vending Machines|Section 17-1903 - License Required

    Whenever a person sells goods or offers goods for sale through a vending machine in the State, the person must have a vending machine license that covers that machine.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1904 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 19 - Vending Machines|Section 17-1904 - License Fees

    An applicant for a vending machine license shall pay to the clerk a license fee of $2.50 for each vending machine.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1905 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 19 - Vending Machines|Section 17-1905 - Identification of Vending Machines

    (a)    The clerk shall give each vending machine licensee an identification label for each vending machine.    (b)    (1)    Subject to regulations adopted by the Comptroller, the identification label shall be attached to the vending machine so that the identification label is easily visible.        (2)    In addition, the name and telephone number of the vending machine licensee or owner of the vending machine shall be displayed on each vending machine so that the name and telephone number are easily visible.    (c)    (1)    If an inspector finds that a vending machine does not display the identification label required by this section, the inspector promptly shall:            (i)    notify the vending machine licensee or owner in writing of the violation; and            (ii)    require that the vending machine licensee or owner display the identification label properly within 10 days after receiving notice of the violation.        (2)    If the vending machine licensee or owner fails to display the identification label properly within 10 days, the inspector shall:            (i)    seal the vending machine to prevent further use; and            (ii)    take necessary action to enforce the licensing provisions of this subtitle.        (3)    If neither the identification label nor the name and telephone number of the vending machine licensee or owner are displayed properly, the inspector:            (i)    immediately shall seal the vending machine to prevent further use; and            (ii)    shall take necessary action to enforce this subtitle.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1906 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 19 - Vending Machines|Section 17-1906 - Selling Through Vending Machine Without License

    (a)    A person may not sell goods or offer goods for sale through a vending machine in the State unless the person has a vending machine license that covers that machine.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $100.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-1907 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 19 - Vending Machines|Section 17-1907 - Removing or Tampering With Seal

    (a)    An unauthorized person may not remove or tamper with a seal on a vending machine.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $100.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-2001 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 20 - Trading Stamp Issuers|Section 17-2001 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “License” means a license issued by the clerk to do business as a trading stamp issuer.    (c)    “Trading stamp” means a certificate, coupon, label, stamp, ticket, or other similar device that is redeemable for goods.    (d)    (1)    “Trading stamp issuer” means a person who sells or delivers trading stamps to another person in connection with a sale of goods by the other person.        (2)    “Trading stamp issuer” includes a manufacturer or packer that issues trading stamps in connection with the sale of its products.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-2002 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 20 - Trading Stamp Issuers|Section 17-2002 - License Required

    A person must have a license whenever the person does business as a trading stamp issuer in the State.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-2003 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 20 - Trading Stamp Issuers|Section 17-2003 - License Fees

    An applicant for a license shall pay to the clerk a license fee of:         (1)    $50 for an applicant that is a manufacturer or packer that issues trading stamps in connection with the sale of its products; or        (2)    $500 for any other applicant.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  17-20A-01 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 17 - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses|Subtitle 20A - Transient Vendors|Section 17-20A-01 - "Transient Vendor" Defined

    In this subtitle:         (1)    “transient vendor” means a person who makes sales subject to the sales and use tax in the State from a motor vehicle or from a roadside or temporary location, excluding sales from a location that the vendor owns; and        (2)    “transient vendor” does not include:            (i)    a person whose only activities in the State are the delivery of goods in interstate commerce into the State from outside the State pursuant to orders that were solicited or placed by mail or other means;            (ii)    a person who hand crafts items for sale at special events, including fairs, carnivals, art and craft shows, and other festivals and celebrations in the State;            (iii)    an exhibitor, within the meaning of § 17-1801(d) of this title; or            (iv)    an individual who sells by catalogue, sample, or brochure for future delivery and who makes sales to the owner or legal occupant of the premises pursuant to the invitation of the owner or legal occupant of the premises.