Home Table of Contents

§ 17-911. Sale of produce regulated

West's Annotated Code of MarylandBusiness RegulationEffective: October 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Business Regulation (Refs & Annos)
Title 17. Miscellaneous State Business Licenses (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 9. Peddlers (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Peddler License--in General (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2022
MD Code, Business Regulation, § 17-911
Formerly cited as MD BUS REG § 17-912
§ 17-911. Sale of produce regulated
Currentness
(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.

Credits

Added as Business Regulation § 17-912 by Acts 1992, c. 4, § 2. Renumbered as Business Regulation § 17-911 by Acts 2022, c. 315, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.
MD Code, Business Regulation, § 17-911, MD BUS REG § 17-911
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
End of Document