§ 13-303. Applicability of part

MD Local Gov Code § 13-303 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    This part applies to a transient vendor and the principal or agent of a transient vendor.

(b)    This part does not apply to:

(1)    an auctioneer or any other traveler or selling agent in the usual course of business;

(2)    the mere solicitation of orders for the future delivery of goods in interstate commerce;

(3)    the sale of goods exhibited on grounds used by an agricultural society for the annual fair of that agricultural society;

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

(5)    an exhibitor that is the sole producer of the products sold at:

(i)    a convention of a religious, civic, or charitable group; or

(ii)    a nonprofit trade association, concert, cultural event, art and craft show, sale, exhibition, or fair;

(6)    a sale by a farmer or a farmer’s agent of produce from a truck or stand owned or leased by the farmer;

(7)    a show, a sale, an exhibition, or a fair conducted in the central pedestrian area of an enclosed shopping mall; or

(8)    a sale by a seller at a residence in accordance with an invitation by the owner or legal occupant of the residence.

(c)    This part does not apply to a show, a sale, an exhibition, or a fair in Washington County:

(1)    that is conducted in the central pedestrian area of a nonenclosed commercial complex that:

(i)    is located on one parcel of land; and

(ii)    contains at least 450,000 square feet of floor space and at least 100 retail establishments;

(2)    that complies with all applicable codes and ordinances; and

(3)    for which all applicable permits have been obtained.