# Business Regulation (GBR)

## Title 17. Miscellaneous State Business Licenses

### Subtitle 17A. Chain Stores

#### Section 17-17A-03

A person must have a chain store license and a trader's license issued under Subtitle 18 of this title whenever the person operates two or more retail stores under the same general management or ownership in the State. 

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Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)