Section 20-302 – Application
(a) (1) An applicant for a license shall: (i) submit to the Secretary an application on the form that the Secretary provides; and (ii) pay to the Secretary an application fee of $300. (2) The application fee is nonrefundable. (b) The applicant shall sign the application under oath. (c) In addition to any other information that the Secretary requires, the application shall […]
Section 20-303 – National and State Criminal History Records Check — Required
Before an individual may begin work as a resident agent for a buyer: (1) the buyer shall submit to the Secretary on the form that the Secretary provides the name of the individual; and (2) the individual shall apply for a national and State criminal history records check required under § 20–304(b) of this subtitle.
Section 20-304 – National and State Criminal History Records Check — Process
(a) In this section, “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. (b) Applicants for licenses under § 20–301 of this subtitle and individuals whose names must be submitted to the Secretary under § 20–303 of this subtitle shall apply to the Central Repository for a […]
Section 20-305 – Issuance of License
(a) On receipt of a complete national and State criminal record report from the Central Repository in accordance with § 20–304 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall issue a license to each applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle. (b) The Secretary may not issue a license for an address that is: (1) a hotel or motel […]
Section 20-306 – Expiration and Renewal
(a) Unless a license is renewed for a 2–year term as provided in this section, the license expires on the first April 30 that comes: (1) after the effective date of the license; and (2) in an even–numbered year. (b) At least 1 month before a license expires, the Secretary shall mail to the licensee, at the last known […]
Section 20-307 – Granting, Denial, Renewal, Suspension, or Revocation of License or Reprimand of Licensee
(a) (1) In this subsection, a buyer’s or an applicant’s agents, employees, management personnel, or partners include only those individuals who are directly involved in transactions on behalf of the buyer or applicant. (2) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 20–308 of this subtitle, the Secretary may deny a license to an applicant, reprimand a licensee, or […]
Section 19-704 – Violations
(a) A violation of this subtitle: (1) is an unfair or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of Title 13 of the Commercial Law Article; and (2) except for the provisions of § 13–411 of the Commercial Law Article, is subject to the enforcement and penalty provisions contained in Title 13 of the Commercial Law Article. (b) Each offer […]
Section 20-308 – Hearing
(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 10–226 of the State Government Article, before the Secretary takes any final action under § 20–307 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall give the individual against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Secretary. (b) The Secretary shall give notice and hold the hearing in […]
Section 19-705 – Additional Rights and Remedies Not Limited
Nothing in this subtitle limits the ability of the State or a local government to prosecute the owner or operator of a retail pet store for any other violation of law.
Section 20-309 – Appeals
A party to a proceeding under this title who is aggrieved by a final decision of the Secretary in a contested case, as defined in § 10–202 of the State Government Article, may take an appeal as allowed in §§ 10–222 and 10–223 of the State Government Article.