Section 18-201 – Scope of Subtitle
This subtitle applies only in Wicomico County.
Section 19-302 – Rules of Construction
(a) In this subtitle, requiring or accepting a deposit on a registered returnable container, whether optional, conditional, or otherwise, does not constitute a sale of the container. (b) (1) The owner of a returnable container or returnable textile may bring a civil action, including an action for injunctive relief, to preserve the rights of the owner, to recover […]
Section 18-202 – Retail and Wholesale Establishments
(a) This section does not apply to the laws that relate to the sale of alcoholic beverages. (b) Subject to this section and § 3–704 of the Labor and Employment Article, a retail or wholesale establishment may do business on Sunday. (c) Notwithstanding an agreement to the contrary between a merchant and landlord: (1) the landlord may not directly […]
Section 19-303 – Registration
(a) (1) A person may register: (i) a class of returnable containers if: 1. the person owns or deals in goods handled or delivered in a returnable container; and 2. the returnable container has an identifying name, mark, or device securely attached, impressed, or imprinted; or (ii) a class of returnable textiles, if the person: 1. is in the business of regularly […]
Section 19-101 – Tourist or Travelers’ Guide or Information Services
(a) A person other than as an agent or employee of the United States or a state or a political subdivision of the United States or a state may not use the word “official”, or its equivalent, in connection with a tourist or travelers’ guide or information service or with related advertising or publicity. (b) (1) In this […]
Section 19-304 – Prohibited Acts; Penalties
(a) (1) After the recordation, a person may not: (i) use a registered returnable container of another with contents of a nature different from that delivered; or (ii) sell, buy, rent, or otherwise traffic in a registered returnable textile of another. (2) A person who violates this subsection: (i) is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to: 1. for […]
Section 19-102 – Common Carrier — Sale of Freight and Baggage
(a) This section applies to each corporation or company that acts as a common carrier or forwarder in the State, including a railroad, steamboat, transportation, or forwarding company. (b) (1) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a common carrier or forwarder may sell at public auction freight that is forwarded on the common carrier or […]
Section 19-103 – National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Information
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Adult entertainment” means live entertainment: (i) in which individuals appear for public view in a state of nudity or partial nudity; or (ii) that, applying contemporary standards, the average individual would find, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest. (3) “Adult entertainment establishment” means a business […]
Section 19-104 – Business Discounts and Preferences for Veterans — Identification
A business registered with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation that offers a discount or preference on products or services to veterans shall accept a valid driver’s license or identification card issued under § 12–302 of the Transportation Article that includes a notation of veteran status as verification of the veteran status of the […]
Section 19-105 – Commercial Sales of Dogs or Cats — Prohibited Acts
(a) This section does not apply to: (1) an animal welfare organization or animal control unit displaying dogs or cats for adoption or the adoption of dogs or cats from an animal welfare organization or animal control unit; or (2) a dog breeder and a specific individual purchaser conducting a prearranged sale of a dog if the location […]