(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 […]
This subtitle does not apply to the sale of alcoholic beverages.
(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 […]
(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. […]
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.
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an applicant for a trader’s license shall pay to the clerk a license fee. (2) If the applicant’s business is located in a county or municipal corporation that selects a uniform license fee under § 17–1807.1 of this subtitle, the applicant: (i) shall pay the license fee set forth in […]
(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 […]
The clerk shall state on each trader’s license the place where the licensed trader may do business as a trader.
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
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.
