# § 2-6 License required.

Current through 2026-07-17. Source: City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-129. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.

## § 2-6 License required.

Balt., Md., Code art. 15, § 2-6 (2026)

(a) No person may erect, set up, keep, maintain, or in any respect whatever use for amusement or entertainment within the City, any bowling saloon, bowling alley, nine- or ten-pin alley, or any other device or structure, in or upon which 1 or more pins are set up, for the purpose of casting, throwing, pushing, or rolling against the pin or pins, 1 or more balls or other missiles, without having obtained a license therefor.

(b) For this license there shall be annually paid a sum computed at the rate of $40 for each separate “lane” or “alley”, with a minimum license fee for any 1 location or premises to be $100 annually.

(c) Nothing in this section, however, shall be construed to require any bona fide religious, charitable, educational, or medical institution, operating 7 or fewer “lanes” or “alleys” to obtain a license, as long as any proceeds from the operation of these “lanes” or “alleys” are devoted to charitable purposes exclusively or in furtherance of the purposes of that institution.

*History: Rev. Ords. 1858-036*

*History: Ord. 57-1114*

*History: Ord. 70-863*

*History: Ord. 81-287*

*History: Ord. 99-526*