Business Licensing Requirements
| License Type | Fee | Code |
|---|---|---|
| After Hours Convenience Store Registration | No fee | CB-48 |
| After Hours Convenience Store Registration | CB-48 | |
| CB-48 Commercial Checklist | ||
| Convenience Store Security Training Video | ||
| Special Food Service Facility Mobile Unit License | No fee | Sec. 5-2803 |
| Fortunetelling New licenses are limited by Code. Contact the Licensing Center at 301-883-3840 for availability |
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| Fortunetelling License | $433.12 annually | Sec. 5-160 |
| Peddlers & Itinerant Vendors | ||
| License (ice cream truck & non-profit grocery trucks only) | $132.82 annually | Sec. 5-191 |
| Public Dances | ||
| License (both Adult & Teen) | $1,732.50 annually | Sec. 5-198 |
| Solicitor (Door-to-Door) | ||
| License | $57.75 annually | Sec. 5-207 |
| Charitable Exemption Application | No fee | Sec. 5-207 |
| Secondhand & Pawn Dealers Pawn Dealer licenses are limited by Code. Contact the Licensing Center at 301-883-3840 for availability. |
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| Secondhand Dealer License & Pawn Dealer Renewal | $1,155 annually | Sec. 5-234 |
| New Employee (initial license) | $173.25 | Sec. 5-234 |
| Employee's License Renewal | $115.50 annually | Sec. 5-234 |
| Massage Therapy | ||
| License (Therapist) | Licensed by Maryland Department of Mental Health & Hygiene, 410-764-4738 |
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| Adult Book Store and/or Adult Video Store | ||
| License | No fee — 3 Years | Sec. 5-2703 |
| Building Contractor | ||
| License (initial application) | $138.60 | Sec. 2-253.09 |
| Renewal | $86.63 annually | Sec. 2-253.11 |
| Homeowner Waiver | No fee | Sec. 2-253.16 |
| Electrical | ||
| License by Examination | ||
| Master Limited | $138.60 | Sec. 2-253.53 |
| Contact the Electrical Board at 301-636-2020 for availability | ||
| Reciprocal Electrical Licenses | ||
| Master Limited | $138.60 | Sec. 2-253.53 |
| Electrical Contractor Limited | $231.00 | Sec. 2-253.53 |
| Renewal Licenses | ||
| Master Limited | $138.60 | Sec. 2-253.53 |
| Electrical Contractor Limited | $231.00 | Sec. 2-253.53 |
| Master Limited Late Fee — within 30 days after expiration | $165.00 | Sec. 2-253.53 |
| Master Limited Late Fee — more than 30 days after expiration | $220.00 | Sec. 2-253.53 |
| Motor Vehicle Repair Facility | ||
| License | $86.62 annually | Sec. 26A-105 |
| Off-Road Vehicle | ||
| Registration Tag | $34.65 biannually | Sec. 26-173 |
| Benefit Performance | ||
| Bazaar, Benefit Dinner, Bingo, Pull Tabs, Silent Auction | $86.62 per permit | Sec. 5-115 |
| Carnival Permit (0-7) Days — Non-Profit | $317.62 | Sec. 5-115 |
| Carnival Permit (each week or portion of a week thereafter) | $173.25 | Sec. 5-115 |
| Carnival Permit (per ride) | $28.87 | Sec. 5-115 |
| Charitable Gaming Event Permit (per event) | $259.87 | Sec. 5-115 |
| Charitable Gaming Event Permit (per mechanical device) | $86.62 | Sec. 5-115 |
| Raffle Permit | $28.87 | Sec. 5-115 |
| Duplicate Business Licenses | ||
| Master Electrician Limited | $22.00 | Sec. 2-253.58 |
