Business Licensing Requirements
| License Type | 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. |
|
| Fortunetelling License | Sec. 5-160 |
| Peddlers & Itinerant Vendors | |
| License (ice cream truck & non-profit grocery trucks only) | Sec. 5-191 |
| Public Dances | |
| License (both Adult & Teen) | Sec. 5-198 |
| Solicitor (Door-to-Door) | |
| License | 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 | Sec. 5-234 |
| New Employee (initial license) | Sec. 5-234 |
| Employee's License Renewal | 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) | Sec. 2-253.09 |
| Renewal | Sec. 2-253.11 |
| Homeowner Waiver (No fee) | Sec. 2-253.16 |
| Electrical | |
| License by Examination | |
| Master Limited | Sec. 2-253.53 |
| Contact the Electrical Board at 301-636-2020 for availability | |
| Reciprocal Electrical Licenses | |
| Master Limited | Sec. 2-253.53 |
| Electrical Contractor Limited | Sec. 2-253.53 |
| Renewal Licenses | |
| Master Limited | Sec. 2-253.53 |
| Electrical Contractor Limited | Sec. 2-253.53 |
| Master Limited Late Fee — within 30 days after expiration | Sec. 2-253.53 |
| Master Limited Late Fee — more than 30 days after expiration | Sec. 2-253.53 |
| Motor Vehicle Repair Facility | |
| License | Sec. 26A-105 |
| Off-Road Vehicle | |
| Registration Tag | Sec. 26-173 |
| Benefit Performance | |
| Bazaar, Benefit Dinner, Bingo, Pull Tabs, Silent Auction | Sec. 5-115 |
| Carnival Permit (0-7) Days — Non-Profit | Sec. 5-115 |
| Carnival Permit (each week or portion of a week thereafter) | Sec. 5-115 |
| Carnival Permit (per ride) | Sec. 5-115 |
| Charitable Gaming Event Permit (per event) | Sec. 5-115 |
| Charitable Gaming Event Permit (per mechanical device) | Sec. 5-115 |
| Raffle Permit | Sec. 5-115 |
| Duplicate Business Licenses | |
| Master Electrician Limited | Sec. 2-253.58 |
*For applicable business license fees, view the DPIE Fee Schedule document.
