Dorchester County Circuit Court - Clerk's Office (MD)

Licensing requirements do not apply to:

• A grower, maker, or manufacturer of goods
• A nonresident traveling salesperson, sample merchant, or representative of a foreign mercantile or manufacturing business while selling to or soliciting an order from a licensed trader in the State
• A private individual while publicly selling the individual's personal effects on the individual's property, if the individual holds only 1 sale not exceeding 14 consecutive days in a calendar year
• A restaurant licensed under Subtitle 16 of this title that generates 10% or less of its annual sales from nonfood items

Exhibitors are also exempt under certain circumstances:

• An exhibitor need not get a trader's license for a show if the show is promoted by:
  • A church, as defined in § 5-301(b) of the Corporations and Associations Article
  • A governmental unit
  • An amateur radio organization
  • An antique vehicle, machine, and equipment organization
  • A volunteer fire department or rescue squad
  • A model train collectors' association
• An exhibitor need not get a trader's license for a show if the exhibitor gives to the promoter an exhibitor's affidavit stating that the exhibitor:
  • Receives less than 10% of the exhibitor's annual income from selling the kind of goods that the exhibitor will display and sell at the show; and
  • Has not participated in more than three shows, not including participation in one show sponsored by a national organization that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, during the previous 365 days
• An exhibitor at an antique show, coin show, or collector show need not get a trader's license for the show if the exhibitor gives to the promoter an exhibitor's affidavit stating that the exhibitor:
  • Will display and sell at the show
  • Receives less than 10% of the exhibitor's annual income in the State from selling the kind of goods that the exhibitor will display and sell at the show; and
  • Has not participated in more than three antique shows, coin shows, or collector shows in the State during the previous 365 days
• An exhibitor who has a trader's license need not get an additional trader's license for a show if, before the show, the exhibitor gives the promoter a photocopy of the trader's license.

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MD Bus Reg Code § 17-1803

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Trader's License Fees:

• $15 if the value of the applicant's stock-in-trade is not more than $1,000;
• $18 if the value is more than $1,000 but not more than $1,500;
• $20 if the value is more than $1,500 but not more than $2,500;
• $25 if the value is more than $2,500 but not more than $4,000;
• $30 if the value is more than $4,000 but not more than $6,000;
• $40 if the value is more than $6,000 but not more than $8,000;
• $50 if the value is more than $8,000 but not more than $10,000;
• $65 if the value is more than $10,000 but not more than $15,000;
• $80 if the value is more than $15,000 but not more than $20,000;
• $100 if the value is more than $20,000 but not more than $30,000;
• $125 if the value is more than $30,000 but not more than $40,000;
• $150 if the value is more than $40,000 but not more than $50,000;
• $200 if the value is more than $50,000 but not more than $75,000;
• $250 if the value is more than $75,000 but not more than $100,000;
• $300 if the value is more than $100,000 but not more than $150,000;
• $350 if the value is more than $150,000 but not more than $200,000;
• $400 if the value is more than $200,000 but not more than $300,000;
• $500 if the value is more than $300,000 but not more than $400,000;
• $600 if the value is more than $400,000 but not more than $500,000;
• $750 if the value is more than $500,000 but not more than $750,000;
• $800 if the value is more than $750,000.

*The county may alternatively choose to collect a uniform fee of $15.

Chain Store License Fees:

Applicants who also need to obtain a Chain Store license must pay an additional fee based on the number of stores operated in the State.

• $5 for each store for 2 to 5 stores;
• $20 for each store for 6 to 10 stores;
• $100 for each store for 11 to 20 stores; or
• $150 for each store for more than 20 stores.

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Trader's License Fees:

• $15 if the value of the applicant's stock-in-trade is not more than $1,000;
• $18 if the value is more than $1,000 but not more than $1,500;
• $20 if the value is more than $1,500 but not more than $2,500;
• $25 if the value is more than $2,500 but not more than $4,000;
• $30 if the value is more than $4,000 but not more than $6,000;
• $40 if the value is more than $6,000 but not more than $8,000;
• $50 if the value is more than $8,000 but not more than $10,000;
• $65 if the value is more than $10,000 but not more than $15,000;
• $80 if the value is more than $15,000 but not more than $20,000;
• $100 if the value is more than $20,000 but not more than $30,000;
• $125 if the value is more than $30,000 but not more than $40,000;
• $150 if the value is more than $40,000 but not more than $50,000;
• $200 if the value is more than $50,000 but not more than $75,000;
• $250 if the value is more than $75,000 but not more than $100,000;
• $300 if the value is more than $100,000 but not more than $150,000;
• $350 if the value is more than $150,000 but not more than $200,000;
• $400 if the value is more than $200,000 but not more than $300,000;
• $500 if the value is more than $300,000 but not more than $400,000;
• $600 if the value is more than $400,000 but not more than $500,000;
• $750 if the value is more than $500,000 but not more than $750,000;
• $800 if the value is more than $750,000.

*The county may alternatively choose to collect a uniform fee of $15.

Chain Store License Fees:

Applicants who also need to obtain a Chain Store license must pay an additional fee based on the number of stores operated in the State.

• $5 for each store for 2 to 5 stores;
• $20 for each store for 6 to 10 stores;
• $100 for each store for 11 to 20 stores; or
• $150 for each store for more than 20 stores.

Annually by April 30.