{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-17-1804","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Business Regulation § 17–1804","heading":"","body":"(a) An applicant for a trader’s license shall state in the application the place where the applicant will do business as a trader.\n(b) (1) An applicant for a trader’s license may apply under this subsection if the applicant has a defect in vision such that:\n(i) visual acuity in the applicant’s better eye does not exceed 20/140 with correcting lenses; or\n(ii) the widest diameter of the applicant’s visual field subtends an angle not exceeding 20 degrees.\n(2) An applicant for a trader’s license under this subsection shall submit to the clerk:\n(i) a signed certificate, from a licensed physician who specializes in treatment of the eye, that the applicant’s vision meets the standard of paragraph (1) of this subsection; and\n(ii) an affidavit that the applicant is the owner of the place of business listed in the application.\n(3) Blind Industries also may apply for a trader’s license under this subsection for a business that it operates, if Blind Industries submits to the clerk an affidavit that:\n(i) Blind Industries operates the business listed in the application; and\n(ii) the manager of the business has vision that meets the standard of paragraph (1) of this subsection.","path":["Article - Business Regulation"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr\u0026section=17-1804","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:23Z","sha256":"e3999f8d6d5e1cdce5985d8ce94c2bd43f6b8e0020dbd1eccebfefd5fdfa6d35","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-17-1803","next":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-17-1805"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}