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Md. Code, Business Regulation § 16-204

This is the official text of Md. Code, Business Regulation § 16-204, part of Maryland’s Code, Business Regulation — governs general business licensing and regulation.

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§16–204.

Official statutory text

(a) An applicant for a license to act as a manufacturer shall:

(1) submit an application to the Executive Director on the form and containing the information that the Executive Director requires; and

(2) pay to the Executive Director a fee of $25.

(b) (1) An applicant for a license to act as a retailer shall:

(i) obtain the county license required under § 16–301 of this title;

(ii) submit to the clerk an application for each permanent or temporary place of business located in the same enclosure and operated by the same applicant; and

(iii) pay to the clerk a fee of $30.

(2) The application shall:

(i) be made on the form that the clerk requires; and

(ii) contain the information that the Executive Director requires.

(c) An applicant for a license to act as a storage warehouse shall:

(1) submit an application to the Executive Director on the form and containing the information that the Executive Director requires; and

(2) pay to the Executive Director a fee of $25.

(d) An applicant for a license to act as a subwholesaler shall:

(1) submit an application to the Executive Director on the form and containing the information that the Executive Director requires; and

(2) pay to the Executive Director a fee of:

(i) $500 for a 1–year term; or

(ii) the amount that results when $500 is prorated to the nearest month, if the application is for less than a 1–year term.

(e) An applicant for a license to act as a vending machine operator shall:

(1) obtain the county license required under § 16–301 of this title;

(2) submit an application to the Executive Director on the form and containing the information that the Executive Director requires; and

(3) pay to the Executive Director a fee of $500.

(f) An applicant for a license to act as a wholesaler shall:

(1) submit an application to the Executive Director on the form and containing the information that the Executive Director requires; and

(2) pay to the Executive Director a fee of $750.

(g) If a person has had a license revoked under § 16–210 of this subtitle, the person may not reapply for a license within 1 year after the date when the prior license was revoked.

(h) (1) In addition to the license fee otherwise required under this section:

(i) an applicant for the initial issuance of a license issued by the Executive Director under this title shall pay to the Executive Director a nonrefundable application fee of $200; and

(ii) an applicant for renewal of a license issued by the Executive Director under this title shall pay to the Executive Director a renewal fee of $30.

(2) The application and renewal fees required under this subsection do not apply to a license that is issued by the clerk or to a storage warehouse license application.

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