{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-17-1810","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Business Regulation § 17–1810","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a trader may transfer the trader’s license to a person who:\n(1) buys the stock–in–trade of the trader; and\n(2) buys or rents the place of business of the trader.\n(b) (1) A trader’s license issued to a visually handicapped individual or Blind Industries is not transferable.\n(2) However, Blind Industries may change the manager of the place of business for which a trader’s license was issued if the new manager has vision that meets the standard of § 17–1804(b)(1) of this subtitle.\n(c) Whenever a trader sells the trader’s stock–in–trade and transfers the trader’s license:\n(1) the transfer of the trader’s license shall be reported to the clerk who issued the license; and\n(2) the clerk shall record the transfer of the trader’s license.\n(d) (1) In Baltimore County, the clerk may not issue a transferred trader’s license without the approval of the zoning commissioner.\n(2) In Calvert County, the clerk may not issue a transferred trader’s license unless the zoning requirements under § 17–307 of this title are met.\n(e) A person who buys a trader’s license may do business as a trader for the rest of the term of the trader’s license.","path":["Article - Business Regulation"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr\u0026section=17-1810","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:23Z","sha256":"7f6db8694cc588984e3f627498be13e0d35940f57326cebf41673607456c0030","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-17-1809","next":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-17-1811"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}