(a) This part applies to a transient vendor and the principal or agent of a transient vendor.
(b) This part does not apply to:
(1) an auctioneer or any other traveler or selling agent in the usual course of business;
(2) the mere solicitation of orders for the future delivery of goods in interstate commerce;
(3) the sale of goods exhibited on grounds used by an agricultural society for the annual fair of that agricultural society;
(4) a sale by any nonprofit organization or society for a charitable, religious, or other public purpose;
(5) an exhibitor that is the sole producer of the products sold at:
(i) a convention of a religious, civic, or charitable group; or
(ii) a nonprofit trade association, concert, cultural event, art and craft show, sale, exhibition, or fair;
(6) a sale by a farmer or a farmer’s agent of produce from a truck or stand owned or leased by the farmer;
(7) a show, a sale, an exhibition, or a fair conducted in the central pedestrian area of an enclosed shopping mall; or
(8) a sale by a seller at a residence in accordance with an invitation by the owner or legal occupant of the residence.
(c) This part does not apply to a show, a sale, an exhibition, or a fair in Washington County:
(1) that is conducted in the central pedestrian area of a nonenclosed commercial complex that:
(i) is located on one parcel of land; and
(ii) contains at least 450,000 square feet of floor space and at least 100 retail establishments;
(2) that complies with all applicable codes and ordinances; and
(3) for which all applicable permits have been obtained.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 13 - Other Powers of Counties -- Regulatory
Subtitle 3 - Transient Vendors
Section 13-301 - "Transient Vendor" Defined
Section 13-302 - Scope of Part
Section 13-303 - Applicability of Part
Section 13-304 - Authority to License and Regulate Transient Vendors
Section 13-305 - License Required for Convention, Show, or Sale
Section 13-308 - Verification of Application and Issuance of License
Section 13-310 - Engaging in Business Without a License; Penalties