[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Commissioners of the Town of Delmar, Maryland, 5-11-1992 by Ord. No. 642. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The following terms, whenever used herein, shall have the respective meaning assigned to them, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
BUSINESS
The engaging in or carrying on of any activity through which any merchandise or commodity is dispensed or sold, or facilities or services provided, to members of the general public or members of an association or club.
BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT or PLACE OF BUSINESS
A building or part thereof from which any merchandise or commodity is dispensed or sold, or facilities or services provided, to members of the general public or members or an association, club or other business.
PERSON or PERSONS
Any individual, partnership, association, corporation or firm.
Every person who shall engage in or carry on any business in the Town of Delmar, Maryland, is required to obtain a license for such business from the Mayor and Commissioners of Delmar.
A. 
The application for licenses required herein shall be made to the Town Manager at her office in the Town Hall, and no license shall be granted until the license fee specified herein shall have been paid in full.
B. 
The Town Manager shall develop an application consistent with the terms of this chapter, and said application, at a minimum, shall specify the person to whom the license will be issued, the type of business for which it is being requested and the location at which such business is to be carried on.
C. 
Each license issued shall specify, by name, the person to whom it was issued, the business for which it was granted and the location at which such business is to be carried on.
D. 
Each license shall be conspicuously displayed on the licensed premises.
A. 
A fee, as set from time to time by the Mayor and Commissioners, shall be paid with the filing of the application.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 15, General Provisions, Art. II)]
B. 
The license shall be valid for a term of one year from the date of issuance thereof and shall be renewed on or before the anniversary date.
It shall be a condition to the issuance of any and all licenses under this chapter that the business licensed shall be used and operated only for lawful purposes. The right is reserved to the Mayor and Commissioners to refuse to grant license and to revoke any license previously granted which is determined by the Mayor and Commissioners to adversely affect the health, safety and general welfare of the public.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 15, General Provisions, Art. II)]
A. 
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or committing any of the acts herein declared to be unlawful shall be guilty of a municipal infraction and subject to a penalty of $25 in accordance with Chapter 51, Article I, of the Town Code.
B. 
In addition to the fines and penalties herein described, the Mayor and Commissioners may avail themselves of any and all civil and equitable remedies for the purpose of stopping continuing violations of this chapter.