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Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions
Section 17-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...
Section 17-102 - Scope of Title - This title does not apply to a person who does...
Subtitle 2 - Administration and Enforcement
Section 17-201 - "License" Defined - (a) In this subtitle, “license” means a license issued by...
Section 17-202 - General Powers and Duties of Comptroller - (a) The Comptroller shall enforce this title. (b) (1) The...
Section 17-203 - Blank Licenses - (a) The Comptroller shall: (1) cause to be printed or...
Section 17-204 - List of Licenses Issued - (a) On or before the first Monday of June and...
Section 17-205 - Copies of Licenses and Applications to Department of Assessments and Taxation - On or before the tenth day of each month, each...
Section 17-206 - Distribution of Money - (a) This section does not apply to: (1) a console...
Subtitle 3 - General Business Licensing Provisions
Section 17-301 - "License" Defined - In this subtitle, “license” has the meaning stated in §...
Section 17-302 - Applications for Licenses - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, an applicant...
Section 17-303 - License Fees - (a) The minimum license fee under this title is $2.50....
Section 17-304 - Issuance of License - Except as otherwise provided in this title, the clerk shall...
Section 17-305 - Term of License - (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this title, a...
Section 17-306 - Display of Licenses - The holder of a license to do business at a...
Section 17-307 - Change in Place of Business - (a) (1) If a specific place for doing business is...
Section 17-308 - Death of Licensee - If a licensee dies, the surviving spouse or personal representative...
Subtitle 4 - Amusement Devices
Part I - Definitions
Section 17-401 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 17-402 - Copies of Licenses to Comptroller - A political subdivision that issues a license for an amusement...
Part II - Licensing of Free-Play Console Machines and Free-Play Pinball Machines
Section 17-405 - Definitions - (a) In Part II of this subtitle the following words...
Section 17-406 - Scope of Part - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 17-407 - Authority of Baltimore City - The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore may license free-play...
Section 17-408 - Keeping Licensed Machines Lawful - Notwithstanding any other law, it is lawful to keep and...
Section 17-409 - License Required - (a) Whenever a person keeps a free-play pinball machine for...
Section 17-410 - License Fees; Disposition of Money - (a) (1) An applicant for a pinball machine license shall...
Section 17-411 - Issuance and Display of Certificate - (a) For each free-play pinball machine or free-play console machine...
Section 17-412 - Transferability of License - (a) A pinball machine license may be transferred to another...
Section 17-413 - Keeping Machines Without License - (a) A person may not keep a free-play pinball machine...
Section 17-414 - Paying Out Cash or Tokens Prohibited - A free-play pinball machine or free-play console machine may not...
Section 17-415 - Operation by Minors Prohibited - A person who keeps a free-play pinball machine or free-play...
Section 17-417 - Penalties - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person...
Part III - Licensing of Pinball Machines -- Wicomico County
Section 17-420 - "Wicomico County Pinball Machine License" Defined - In Part III of this subtitle, “Wicomico County pinball machine...
Section 17-421 - Scope of Part - Part III of this subtitle applies only in Wicomico County.
Section 17-422 - Licensing Certain Machines Prohibited; Licensing Pinball Machines Authorized - (a) Free-play console machines and free-play pinball machines may not...
Section 17-423 - License Required - Whenever a person keeps a pinball machine for public use...
Section 17-424 - License Fees; Disposition of Money - (a) An applicant for a Wicomico County pinball machine license...
Section 17-425 - Issuance and Display of Certificate - (a) For each pinball machine licensed under Part III of...
Section 17-426 - Transferability of License - A Wicomico County pinball machine license may be transferred to...
Section 17-427 - Keeping Machine Without License - A person may not keep a pinball machine for public...
Section 17-428 - Operation by Minors Prohibited - A person who keeps a pinball machine for public use...
Section 17-429 - Penalty - A person who violates Part III of this subtitle is...
Part IV - Licensing of Amusement Devices -- Garrett County
Section 17-432 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 17-433 - Scope of Part - Part IV of this subtitle applies only in Garrett County.
Section 17-434 - License Required - Whenever a person keeps an amusement device for public use...
Section 17-435 - License Fees; Disposition of Money - (a) An applicant for a Garrett County amusement device license...
Section 17-436 - Issuance and Display of Certificate - (a) For each amusement device licensed under Part IV of...
Section 17-437 - Transferability of License - A Garrett County amusement device license may be transferred to...
Section 17-438 - Penalties - A person who violates Part IV of this subtitle is...
Part V - Licensing of Amusement Devices -- Washington County
Section 17-441 - Definitions - (a) In this part the following words have the meanings...
Section 17-442 - Scope of Part - Part V of this subtitle applies only in Washington County.
Section 17-443 - Amusement Device Operator License - (a) Whenever a person operates an amusement device in Washington...
Section 17-444 - Amusement Device Permit - (a) Whenever a person keeps, owns, or maintains an amusement...
Section 17-445 - Fee Waiver - If an amusement device is on display for sale, the...
Section 17-446 - Penalties - (a) (1) A person who violates § 17–443 of this...
Part VI - Licensing of Amusement Devices -- Worcester County
Section 17-449 - Definitions - (a) In this part the following words have the meanings...
Section 17-450 - Scope of Part - Part VI of this subtitle applies only in Worcester County.
Section 17-451 - Licensing Authority - The county commissioners may: (1) authorize the operation of amusement...
Section 17-452 - License Fees - (a) The annual license fee established by the county commissioners...
Section 17-453 - Ocean City Arcades - (a) Each arcade in Ocean City with 50 or more...
Section 17-454 - Penalties - A person who keeps, maintains, or operates an amusement device...
Subtitle 6 - Construction
Section 17-601 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 17-602 - License Required - (a) Except as provided in § 8-317 of this article,...
Section 17-603 - License Fees - (a) An applicant for a construction license shall pay to...
Subtitle 7 - Wholesale Farm Machinery Dealers
Section 17-701 - "Wholesale Farm Machinery Dealer's License" Defined - In this subtitle, “wholesale farm machinery dealer’s license” means a...
Section 17-702 - License Required - A person must have a wholesale farm machinery dealer’s license...
Section 17-703 - License Fees - An applicant for a wholesale farm machinery dealer’s license shall...
Subtitle 8 - Garages
Section 17-801 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 17-802 - License Required - A person must have a garage license whenever the person...
Section 17-803 - License Fees - (a) (1) An applicant for a garage license shall pay...
Subtitle 9 - Peddlers
Section 17-901 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Part II - Peddler License -- in General
Section 17-904 - Definitions - (a) In Part II of this subtitle the following words...
Section 17-905 - Scope of Part - (a) Part II of this subtitle does not apply in...
Section 17-906 - License Required - Except as otherwise provided in Part II of this subtitle,...
Section 17-907 - Applications for Licenses - (a) (1) An applicant for a peddler license shall pay...
Section 17-908 - Issuance of Tag or Stamp - The clerk shall provide a metal tag or stamp to...
Section 17-909 - Scope of License - (a) A peddler license authorizes the holder to act as...
Section 17-910 - Display of Tag or Stamp; Harford County Peddlers - (a) Each one horse peddler, two horse peddler, and motor...
Section 17-911 - Acting as Peddler Without License - (a) Except as otherwise provided in Part II of this...
Section 17-912 - Sale of Produce in Municipal Corporation - (a) This section does not apply in Allegany and Washington...
Section 17-913 - Notification of St. Mary's County License Fees - If the County Commissioners of St. Mary’s County set a...
Part III - Peddler License -- Calvert County
Section 17-915 - Definitions - (a) In Part III of this subtitle the following words...
Section 17-916 - Scope of Part - (a) Part III of this subtitle applies only in Calvert...
Section 17-917 - Licenses Required - (a) Except as otherwise provided in Part III of this...
Section 17-918 - License Fees; Disposition of Money - (a) (1) An applicant for a peddler license shall pay...
Section 17-919 - Issuance of Metal Tag - The clerk shall issue to each holder of a peddler...
Section 17-920 - Display of Tag - Each holder of a peddler license shall keep the metal...
Section 17-921 - Acting as Peddler Without License - (a) Except as otherwise provided in Part III of this...
Section 17-922 - Acting as Magazine Seller Without License - (a) A person may not act as a nonresident itinerant...
Subtitle 10 - Junk Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors
Part I - Definitions; General Provisions
Section 17-1001 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 17-1002 - Scope of Subtitle - (a) This subtitle does not apply to: (1) a dealer...
Section 17-1003 - Designation of Primary Law Enforcement Unit - (a) A county or municipal governing body in the county...
Part II - State Licensing
Section 17-1005 - Definitions - (a) In Part II of this subtitle the following words...
Section 17-1006 - License Required - (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a...
Section 17-1007 - Applications for Licenses - An applicant for a State junk license shall: (1) certify...
Section 17-1008 - Issuance of License; Record of Licenses - (a) The clerk shall: (1) issue, in numerical order, a...
Section 17-1009 - Nontransferability of License - A State junk license is not transferable.
Section 17-1010 - Fixed Place of Business Required for Nonresident Dealers or Processors - A nonresident junk dealer or nonresident scrap metal processor may...
Section 17-1011 - Required Records - (a) (1) This section applies to all junk dealers and...
Section 17-1012 - Historic Markers or Plaques - (a) In this section, “historic marker or plaque” means a...
Section 17-1013 - Penalty - Except as otherwise specifically provided in Part II of this...
Subtitle 11 - Laundries and Dry Cleaners
Section 17-1101 - "License" Defined - In this subtitle, “license” means a license issued by the...
Section 17-1102 - License Required - A person must have a license whenever the person does...
Section 17-1103 - License Fees - (a) An applicant for a license shall pay to the...
Subtitle 12 - Storage Warehouses
Section 17-1201 - "License" Defined - In this subtitle, “license” means a license issued by the...
Section 17-1202 - License Required - A person must have a license whenever the person keeps...
Section 17-1203 - License Fees - An applicant for a license shall pay to the clerk...
Section 17-1204 - Notice to Buy Insurance - (a) Before a moving and storage firm or warehouse that...
Subtitle 14 - Promoters of Outdoor Musical Festivals
Section 17-1401 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 17-1402 - Scope of Subtitle - (a) This subtitle does not apply in Baltimore City or...
Section 17-1403 - License Required - Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person must...
Section 17-1404 - Applications for Licenses - (a) An applicant for a promoter license shall: (1) pay...
Section 17-1405 - Bond - (a) In St. Mary’s County, this section does not apply...
Section 17-1407 - Acting as Promoter Without License - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person...
Subtitle 15 - Plumbers and Gas Fitters
Section 17-1501 - "Plumber's License" Defined - In this subtitle, “plumber’s license” means a license issued by...
Section 17-1502 - Scope of Subtitle - This subtitle does not apply to a person who holds...
Section 17-1503 - License Required - A person must have a plumber’s license whenever the person...
Section 17-1504 - License Fees - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) or (c)...
Subtitle 16 - Restaurants
Section 17-1601 - "Restaurant License" Defined - In this subtitle, “restaurant license” means a license issued by...
Section 17-1602 - Scope of Subtitle - This subtitle does not apply in Montgomery County.
Section 17-1603 - License Required - A person must have a restaurant license whenever the person...
Section 17-1604 - License Fees - An applicant for a restaurant license shall pay to the...
Subtitle 17 - Micro Markets
Section 17-1701 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 17-1702 - Requirements - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the owner or...
Section 17-1703 - Video Surveillance - (a) The owner or operator of a micro market may...
Section 17-1704 - License - (a) A person must have a micro market license to...
Section 17-1705 - Application for License - An applicant for a micro market license shall provide to...
Section 17-1706 - Operation Without License Prohibited - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person...
Subtitle 18 - Traders and Chain Stores
Section 17-1801 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 17-1802 - Scope of Subtitle - This subtitle does not apply to the sale of alcoholic...
Section 17-1803 - Additional Licenses and Fees - (a) Except as otherwise provided by State law and notwithstanding...
Section 17-1804 - Trader's License Required - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person...
Section 17-1805 - Chain Store License Required - A person must have a chain store license whenever the...
Section 17-1806 - Applications for Licenses - (a) An applicant for a trader’s license shall state in...
Section 17-1807 - Approval of Zoning Authorities - (a) (1) In Baltimore County, the clerk may not issue...
Section 17-1807.1 - Selection of Uniform License Fee for a Trader's License - (a) On or before October 1 each year, the governing...
Section 17-1808 - License Fees for Trader's License - (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an...
Section 17-1809 - License Fees for Chain Store License - (a) This section does not apply to an automobile service...
Section 17-1810 - Contents of License - The clerk shall state on each trader’s license the place...
Section 17-1811 - Scope of License - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...
Section 17-1812 - Disputing Value of Stock-in-Trade - (a) (1) If a trader disputes the value of the...
Section 17-1813 - Transfer of License - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 17-1814 - Duties of Promoter at Show - (a) A promoter may not allow an exhibitor to do...
Section 17-1815 - Yacht Salespersons - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
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...
Subtitle 19 - Vending Machines
Section 17-1901 - "Vending Machine License" Defined - In this subtitle, “vending machine license” means a license issued...
Section 17-1902 - Scope of Subtitle - This subtitle does not apply to: (1) the sale or...
Section 17-1903 - License Required - Whenever a person sells goods or offers goods for sale...
Section 17-1904 - License Fees - An applicant for a vending machine license shall pay to...
Section 17-1905 - Identification of Vending Machines - (a) The clerk shall give each vending machine licensee an...
Section 17-1906 - Selling Through Vending Machine Without License - (a) A person may not sell goods or offer goods...
Section 17-1907 - Removing or Tampering With Seal - (a) An unauthorized person may not remove or tamper with...
Subtitle 20 - Trading Stamp Issuers
Section 17-2001 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 17-2002 - License Required - A person must have a license whenever the person does...
Section 17-2003 - License Fees - An applicant for a license shall pay to the clerk...
Subtitle 20A - Transient Vendors
Section 17-20A-01 - "Transient Vendor" Defined - In this subtitle: (1) “transient vendor” means a person who...
Section 17-20A-02 - License Required - (a) (1) Before conducting business in the State, a transient...
Section 17-20A-03 - Notification of Comptroller; Inspection; Suspension or Revocation of License - (a) The Comptroller may provide by regulation or may order...
Section 17-20A-04 - Stop Sale Order; Seizure of License or Goods - (a) (1) Subject to the hearing provisions of subsection (b)...
Section 17-20A-05 - Conducting Business Without Displaying License Prohibited - A transient vendor who conducts business in the State without...
Section 17-20A-06 - Effect on Other Laws - The requirements of this subtitle are in addition to and...
Subtitle 21 - General Prohibited Acts; Penalties
Section 17-2101 - "License" Defined - In this subtitle, “license” has the meaning stated in §...
Section 17-2102 - Doing Business Without License - A person may not do any business in the State...
Section 17-2103 - Failure to Display License - A person may not fail to display a license as...
Section 17-2104 - Initiation of Prosecution - With the approval of the Comptroller, the chief license inspector...
Section 17-2105 - Prima Facie Evidence of Sale - In a prosecution for selling goods without an appropriate license,...
Section 17-2106 - General Penalty - (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this title, a...