Md. Code, Business Regulation § 17-201
This is the official text of Md. Code, Business Regulation § 17-201, part of Maryland’s Code, Business Regulation — governs general business licensing and regulation.
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§17–201.
Official statutory text
(a) In this subtitle, “license” means a license issued by a clerk under this title.
(b) In this subtitle, “license” includes:
(1) a construction license issued under Subtitle 6 of this title;
(2) a nonresident construction license issued under Subtitle 6 of this title;
(3) a garage license issued under Subtitle 8 of this title;
(4) a peddler license issued under Subtitle 9 of this title;
(5) a Calvert County magazine seller license issued under Subtitle 9 of this title;
(6) a junk dealer or scrap metal processor license issued under Subtitle 10 of this title;
(7) an agent license issued under Subtitle 10 of this title;
(8) a Calvert County junk dealer or scrap metal processor license issued under Subtitle 10 of this title;
(9) a license to do the business of cleaning, dyeing, pressing, or laundering on–site issued under Subtitle 11 of this title;
(10) a storage warehouse license issued under Subtitle 12 of this title;
(11) a promoter license issued under Subtitle 14 of this title;
(12) a restaurant license issued under Subtitle 16 of this title;
(13) a trader’s license issued under Subtitle 18 of this title;
(14) a chain store license issued under Subtitle 17A of this title; and
(15) a vending machine license issued under Subtitle 19 of this title.
(b) In this subtitle, “license” includes:
(1) a construction license issued under Subtitle 6 of this title;
(2) a nonresident construction license issued under Subtitle 6 of this title;
(3) a garage license issued under Subtitle 8 of this title;
(4) a peddler license issued under Subtitle 9 of this title;
(5) a Calvert County magazine seller license issued under Subtitle 9 of this title;
(6) a junk dealer or scrap metal processor license issued under Subtitle 10 of this title;
(7) an agent license issued under Subtitle 10 of this title;
(8) a Calvert County junk dealer or scrap metal processor license issued under Subtitle 10 of this title;
(9) a license to do the business of cleaning, dyeing, pressing, or laundering on–site issued under Subtitle 11 of this title;
(10) a storage warehouse license issued under Subtitle 12 of this title;
(11) a promoter license issued under Subtitle 14 of this title;
(12) a restaurant license issued under Subtitle 16 of this title;
(13) a trader’s license issued under Subtitle 18 of this title;
(14) a chain store license issued under Subtitle 17A of this title; and
(15) a vending machine license issued under Subtitle 19 of this title.
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