Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. § 17-911
Redline — January 1, 2019 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2019
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Part II of this subtitle, a person may not act as a peddler unless the person has a peddler license.
(b) A peddler is considered to be acting as a peddler without a peddler license if the peddler:
(1) acts or offers to act as a peddler without the peddler license with the peddler at the time; or
(2) fails to show the peddler license to a law enforcement officer on request.
(a) This section does not apply in Allegany and Washington counties.
(b) A municipal corporation may not require a local license or impose a local fee or tax to sell fresh fruits, vegetables, or other country produce from a wagon at retail if the seller is the producer.
(c) However, a municipal corporation by ordinance may:
(1) provide for the issuance of identification cards or tags to producers of country produce who sell the produce from a wagon at retail;
(2) set a fee, not exceeding 50 cents for each producer, for the issuance of identification cards or tags; and
(3) require producers to get and display identification cards or tags.
(d) (1) A person who is not the producer may not sell or offer to sell any fresh fruits, vegetables, or other country produce from a wagon at retail in a municipal corporation that requires a local license or imposes a local fee or tax to do so without getting the license or paying the fee or tax.
(2) A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $25.
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.