2013 Maryland Code
BUSINESS REGULATION
§ 1-204 - Prohibition on local licenses, fees, and taxes [Effective until October 1, 2013].
§1-204.
(a) This section does not apply in Baltimore City or Prince George’s and Worcester counties.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this article or Article 24, Title 11 of the Code, a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the State may not:
(1) require a local license in that county, municipal corporation, or political subdivision to engage in a business or occupation for which a State license is required under this article; or
(2) impose a local fee or tax to engage in a business or occupation for which a State license is required under this article.
(c) A county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the State may require a local license if necessary for regulatory purposes in the interest of the public health, safety, or morals.
(d) A public local law passed after October 1, 1941, does not repeal any provision of this section unless the public local law expressly refers to and repeals the provision.
§ 1-204 - Prohibition on local licenses, fees, and taxes [Effective October 1, 2013].
(a) Scope of section. -- This section does not apply in Baltimore City or Prince George's and Worcester counties.
(b) Prohibition. -- Except as otherwise provided in this article or Title 13, Subtitle 1 and Subtitle 3, Part I and §§ 13-205 and 16-115 of the Local Government Article, a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the State may not:
(1) require a local license in that county, municipal corporation, or political subdivision to engage in a business or occupation for which a State license is required under this article; or
(2) impose a local fee or tax to engage in a business or occupation for which a State license is required under this article.
(c) Regulation in interest of public health, safety, or morals. -- A county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the State may require a local license if necessary for regulatory purposes in the interest of the public health, safety, or morals.
(d) Effect of public local law. -- A public local law passed after October 1, 1941, does not repeal any provision of this section unless the public local law expressly refers to and repeals the provision.
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