Part III – Prohibited Conduct
Current through 2026-07-17. Source: City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-129. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.
Balt., Md., Code art. 15, § 17-30 (2026)
§ 17-30 Food vendors – Receptacles; clean-up.LinkCopy Citation
(a)Receptacles required.
Every street vendor of food products must provide sufficient trash receptacles for the use of customers.
(b)Trash removal.
On leaving any location, the street vendor must remove all trash within a 10-foot radius of the place at which the vendor vehicle stood or was parked.
History: Ord. 77-592
History: Ord. 04-854
History: Ord. 14-237
Balt., Md., Code art. 15, § 17-31 (2026)
§ 17-31LinkCopy Citation
Reserved
Balt., Md., Code art. 15, § 17-32 (2026)
§ 17-32 Mobile vendors – Near mobile vending zones.LinkCopy Citation
A mobile vendor may not park a vendor truck within 2 blocks of a mobile vending zone.
History: Ord. 14-237
Balt., Md., Code art. 15, § 17-33 (2026)
§ 17-33 Mobile vendors – Near retail store.LinkCopy Citation
A mobile vendor may not park a vendor truck within 300 feet of any retail business establishment that is primarily engaged in selling the same type of food product, other merchandise, or service as that offered by the mobile vendor.
History: Ord. 69-526
History: Ord. 70-708
History: Ord. 99-548
History: Ord. 04-672
History: Ord. 04-854
History: Ord. 14-237
Balt., Md., Code art. 15, § 17-34 (2026)
§ 17-34 Mobile food vendors – Operating without logbook.LinkCopy Citation
(a)In general.
A mobile vendor may not sell any food product without keeping a detailed logbook noting the vendor’s daily use of its supporting commissary.
(b)Form of logbook.
The logbook must:
(1)
be in the form the Department of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing requires; and
(2)
contain all the information required by the rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle.
(c)Logbook to be available for inspection.
The logbook must be made available for review to any City inspector or enforcement officer upon request.
History: Ord. 14-237
History: Ord. 22-124
History:
Balt., Md., Code art. 15, § 17-35 (2026)
§ 17-35 All Vendors – Residential areas.LinkCopy Citation
(a)In general.
In a residential area, no street vendor may stand or park his or her vehicle:
(1)
for more than 15 minutes at a given location, except as authorized by subsection (b) of this section; or
(2)
within 300 feet of any location at which the vehicle stood or parked during the preceding 48 hours.
(b)Exception for ice cream trucks with customers.
An ice cream truck may not stand or park at a given location for more than 15 minutes unless necessary to serve immediate customers.
History: Ord. 14-237
Balt., Md., Code art. 15, § 17-36 (2026)
§ 17-36 All vendors – Between midnight and 6 a.m.LinkCopy Citation
(a)In general.
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a street vendor may not operate between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m.
(b)Exception.
Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a street vendor operating between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. in accordance with the terms and conditions of a special event permit from the Department of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing that explicitly grants permission to operate during those hours.
History: Ord. 14-237
History: Ord. 22-124
History:
Balt., Md., Code art. 15, § 17-37 (2026)
§ 17-37 All vendors – Near City market.LinkCopy Citation
No street vendor may operate within 2 blocks of a City market designated in City Code <cite data-path="|16|§1-2">Article 16, § 1-2 {“Scope of article”}</cite>.
History: Ord. 14-237
Balt., Md., Code art. 15, § 17-38 (2026)
§ 17-38 All vendors – Near school or school transit stop.LinkCopy Citation
From 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., no street vendor may stand or park her or his vendor vehicle within 2 blocks of the grounds of:
(1)
any building used as a public or private kindergarten, elementary school, or secondary school; or
(2)
any public transit stop serving a kindergarten, elementary school, or secondary school.
History: Ord. 77-592
History: Ord. 04-854
History: Ord. 14-237
Balt., Md., Code art. 15, § 17-39 (2026)
§ 17-39 All vendors – Near farmers’ market.LinkCopy Citation
(a)In general.
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a street vendor may not sell any food product, other merchandise, or service within 2 blocks of the perimeter of any farmers’ market authorized by the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development when the farmers’ market is in operation.
(b)Exception.
Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a street vendor who:
(1)
has written permission from the farmers’ market organizer and permit holder to operate as a participating vendor of the farmers’ market; and
(2)
prominently displays documentation evidencing this permission issued in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle.
History: Ord. 84-033
History: Ord. 03-595
History: Ord. 04-854
History: Ord. 14-237
Balt., Md., Code art. 15, § 17-40 (2026)
§ 17-40LinkCopy Citation
Reserved