1. (a) An applicant for a trader's license shall state in the application the place where the applicant will do business as a trader.

2. (b)

   1. (1) An applicant for a trader's license may apply under this subsection if the applicant has a defect in vision such that:

      1. (i) visual acuity in the applicant's better eye does not exceed 20/140 with correcting lenses; or
      2. (ii) the widest diameter of the applicant's visual field subtends an angle not exceeding 20 degrees.

   2. (2) An applicant for a trader's license under this subsection shall submit to the clerk:

      1. (i) a signed certificate, from a licensed physician who specializes in treatment of the eye, that the applicant's vision meets the standard of paragraph (1) of this subsection; and
      2. (ii) an affidavit that the applicant is the owner of the place of business listed in the application.

   3. (3) Blind Industries also may apply for a trader's license under this subsection for a business that it operates, if Blind Industries submits to the clerk an affidavit that:

      1. (i) Blind Industries operates the business listed in the application; and
      2. (ii) the manager of the business has vision that meets the standard of paragraph (1) of this subsection.

Added as Business Regulation § 17-1806 by Acts 1992, c. 4, § 2. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 569, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 570, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019. Renumbered as Business Regulation § 17-1804 by Acts 2022, c. 315, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.