§ 17-1809. License fees for chain store license

   (a) Scope of section. -- This section does not apply to an automobile service station where the principal business is the sale or distribution of motor fuel.

(b) License fees. --

   (1) An applicant for a chain store license shall pay to the clerk a license fee based on the value of the applicant's stock-in-trade under § 17-1808 of this subtitle and an additional license fee.

   (2) In a county other than Baltimore City, Baltimore County, or Cecil County, the additional license fee is:

      (i) $ 5 for each store for 2 to 5 stores;

      (ii) $ 20 for each store for 6 to 10 stores;

      (iii) $ 100 for each store for 11 to 20 stores; or

      (iv) $ 150 for each store for more than 20 stores.

   (3) In Baltimore City or Baltimore County, the additional license fee is:

      (i) $ 12 for each store for 2 to 5 stores;

      (ii) $ 50 for each store for 6 to 10 stores;

      (iii) $ 250 for each store for 11 to 20 stores; or

      (iv) $ 375 for each store for more than 20 stores.

   (4) In Cecil County, the additional license fee is:

      (i) $ 10 for each store for 2 to 5 stores;

      (ii) $ 30 for each store for 6 to 10 stores;

      (iii) $ 100 for each store for 11 to 20 stores; and

      (iv) $ 300 for each store for more than 20 stores.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 56, § 57; 1992, ch. 4, § 2; ch. 467, § 2; 2011, ch. 386.