Sec. 5-190. License required; payment; contents; term; and basis for refusal of license; applicability
Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 5-190 (2026)
Sec. 5-190. License required; payment; contents; term; and basis for refusal of license; applicabilityLinkCopy Citation
(a)
No person, his agents or employees, shall sell, barter or trade or offer or expose for sale, barter or trade in or upon any street or highway in the County, or go from house to house, either on foot, or with a horse or other beast of burden, or with a wagon, or motor vehicle, or other conveyance whatsoever, upon the streets or highways in the County, selling, bartering or trading or offering to sell, barter or trade, or shall sell, barter or trade or offer to sell, barter or trade at or from any roadside stand or roadside market upon any street or highway in the County, any produce, products or merchandise whatsoever without each such person having previously obtained a license from the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement.
(b)
No person, his agents or employees, shall sell, barter or trade or offer or expose for sale, barter or trade in or upon the premises of the Professional NFL Stadium (the "NFL Stadium"), or a radius within two (2) miles of the middle of the fifty (50) yard line thereof (the "NFL Stadium Event Zone"), any products or merchandise relating to an event held at the NFL Stadium whatsoever without each person having previously obtained a license from the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement. There shall be a category of licenses called NFL Stadium Event Licenses specifically established for the vending of goods, tickets, parking passes, products and merchandise relating to events authorized and conducted at the NFL Stadium and in the NFL Stadium Enterprise Zone. NFL Stadium Event Licenses may be issued by the Director upon application of an approved event operator and may be granted individually or in multiple allotments, and for such duration not exceeding one (1) year as the Director in his sound discretion from time to time shall agree. Licenses issued pursuant to this Subsection shall conform to the requirements in Subsection (c) and shall be exempt from the requirements of Subsection (d). Licenses issued in multiple allotments may be distributed by the applicant to its agents and employees provided, however, that the applicant shall maintain a list in a form acceptable to the Director of all persons to whom such licenses are provided.
(c)
Payment for such license shall be made to the Office of Finance. The license shall contain a 2" × 2" recent and clear photograph showing the head and shoulders of the licensee, a physical description of the licensee and the purpose for which the license was issued. The license shall be laminated and shall be worn by the licensee in such a manner as to be clearly visible to all. A mobile vendor shall display a mobile vendor license decal provided by the Director on both the driver and passenger sides of the vehicle used for vending.
(d)
The license shall expire one (1) year from the date of issuance, except as provided in (g), below.
(e)
The Director may refuse to issue a license upon application where the Director finds after reasonable investigation, that the applicant has had a license revoked within the past three (3) years or is not of good moral character pursuant to the criteria set out in Section 5-204 of this Code.
(f)
No license shall be issued after January 1, 1997, to any hawker, peddler, or itinerant vendor unless:
(1)
The application is for the renewal of an existing license; or
(2)
The application is for the issuance or renewal of a license for a mobile vendor as defined in Subsection (h).
(g)
Except as provided in Subsections (b) and (f), all licenses shall expire on January 1, 1999, and no new licenses shall be issued after that date.
(h)
In this Division, "Mobile Vendor" means a person who predominantly sells:
(1)
pre-prepared and prewrapped ice cream, ice cream products, or other frozen novelties, fresh fruit, or sealed single-serving containers of soft drinks, juice, or other nonalcoholic beverages from a motor vehicle operating with a National Sanitation Foundation approved cold plate freezer system temporarily stopped in the right-of-way; or
(2)
pre-packaged groceries including but not limited to: dry goods, pantry staples, fresh fruits and vegetables (pre-packed or not), dairy products, proteins, prepacked and uncooked meats from a mobile food service facility or producer mobile farmer's market unit approved and inspected by the State or County Department of Health and affiliated with an entity providing mobile grocery options in targeted areas of the County.