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Maryland Code, Business Regulation § 17-1804

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) An applicant for a trader's license shall state in the application the place where the applicant will do business as a trader.

(b)(1) An applicant for a trader's license may apply under this subsection if the applicant has a defect in vision such that:

(i) visual acuity in the applicant's better eye does not exceed 20/140 with correcting lenses; or

(ii) the widest diameter of the applicant's visual field subtends an angle not exceeding 20 degrees.

(2) An applicant for a trader's license under this subsection shall submit to the clerk:

(i) a signed certificate, from a licensed physician who specializes in treatment of the eye, that the applicant's vision meets the standard of paragraph (1) of this subsection; and

(ii) an affidavit that the applicant is the owner of the place of business listed in the application.

(3) Blind Industries also may apply for a trader's license under this subsection for a business that it operates, if Blind Industries submits to the clerk an affidavit that:

(i) Blind Industries operates the business listed in the application; and

(ii) the manager of the business has vision that meets the standard of paragraph (1) of this subsection.

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