PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 566

individual of any application and fee required by the subdivision of the State;
prohibiting a political subdivision of the State from requiring an examination of an
applicant who is licensed by the Board; making stylistic changes; and generally
relating to the local licensure of individuals who are licensed by the Board.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Business Regulation
Section 9A-506
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Volume and 1996 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Business Regulation

9A-506.

(a) Any subdivision of the State which required a local license to provide heating,
ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration services on or before January 1, 1990 may
continue to require a local license for services performed within that subdivision.

(b) (1) [Any] A subdivision OF THE STATE which requires a local license
[under this section] TO PROVIDE HEATING, VENTILATION, AIR-CONDITIONING, OR
REFRIGERATION SERVICES may not discriminate against applicants who are not
residents of [that] THE subdivision.

(2) A SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE WHICH REQUIRES A LOCAL LICENSE
TO PROVIDE HEATING, VENTILATION, AIR-CONDITIONING, OR REFRIGERATION
SERVICES SHALL ISSUE A LOCAL LICENSE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL LICENSED BY THE
BOARD ON RECEIPT FROM THE INDIVIDUAL OF ANY APPLICATION AND FEE
REQUIRED BY THE SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE

(3) A SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE MAY NOT REQUIRE AN APPLICANT
FOR A LOCAL LICENSE TO PROVIDE HEATING, VENTILATION, AIR-CONDITIONING,
OR REFRIGERATION SERVICES TO TAKE AN EXAMINATION IF THE APPLICANT IS
LICENSED BY THE BOARD.

(c) In the event that any subdivision which requires a local license discontinues
that requirement after the effective date of this Act, that subdivision may not thereafter
adopt a license requirement.

(d) A State license is required to provide heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or
refrigeration services anywhere within the State, whether or not the individual holds a
local license.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1997.

Approved May 22, 1997.

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