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<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="1-204" title_number="1" title_name="Definitions; General Provisions" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section does not apply in Baltimore City or Prince George’s and Worcester counties.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Except as otherwise provided in this article or Title 13, Subtitle 1 and Subtitle 3, Part I and §§ 13–205 and 16–115 of the Local Government Article, a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the State may not:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>require a local license in that county, municipal corporation, or political subdivision to engage in a business or occupation for which a State license is required under this article; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>impose a local fee or tax to engage in a business or occupation for which a State license is required under this article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the State may require a local license if necessary for regulatory purposes in the interest of the public health, safety, or morals.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A public local law passed after October 1, 1941, does not repeal any provision of this section unless the public local law expressly refers to and repeals the provision.</text>
  </level>
</section>
