Ch. 311

1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

B.      Trucks;

C.      Boats; or

D.      Carts.

(2) "Date of issuance" means the date on which the license is actually
obtained by the vendor and the date the vendor may legally proceed with business.

(C) (1) THIS SUBSECTION APPLIES ONLY TO CARROLL COUNTY.

(2) IN A PROCEEDING TO PROSECUTE A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION
OR TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, THERE IS A PRESUMPTION
THAT A PERSON CONDUCTING A BUSINESS INTENDS TO CONTINUE THE BUSINESS
FOR 1 YEAR OR LESS IF THE BUSINESS IS NOT OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT LEAST 5 DAYS

DURING EACH WEEK AND AT LEAST 50 WEEKS DURING THE YEAR.

[(c)] (D) The county commissioners of each county may:

(1)     License and regulate persons who conduct a transient or temporary

business; and .

(2)     Require a license to be obtained before conducting business within the
county.                              

[(d)](E) This section does not apply to the following:

(1)     Travelers or selling agents, including auctioneers, in the usual course of
business;                   

(2)     The mere solicitation of orders for the future delivery of goods, wares, or
merchandise in interstate commerce;

(3)     Sales of goods, wares, or merchandise exhibited on the grounds used by
any agricultural society for the purpose of holding that agricultural society's annual fair;

(4)     Sales by any other nonprofit organization or society for charitable,
religious, or other public purpose;

(5)     Conventions of religious, civic, or charitable groups or nonprofit trade
associations, concerts, cultural events, art and craft shows, sales, exhibitions, or fairs and
the exhibitor is the sole producer of the products;

(6)     Sales by a farmer or his agent of produce from a truck or stand owned or
leased by the farmer;

(7)     Shows, sales, exhibitions, or fairs conducted within the central
pedestrian areas of enclosed shopping malls; or

(8)     Sales by a seller at a residential premises pursuant to an invitation by the
owner or legal occupant of the residential premises.

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