Bill to Allow Out-of-State Dealers at Maryland Show Hits Snag

The push to expand the annual OC RV Show – an annual consumer show that this year takes place Oct. 12-15 at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City, Md. – to allow out-of-state dealers to participate met some resistance in Annapolis last week after a rival promoter testified against it, according to a report by Ocean City Today.

The bill, which Delegate Wayne Hartman said still has many proponents, addresses the current law which allows for two shows statewide for in-state dealers. Both those shows occur in Timonium, and the owner of those shows opposed expanding the Ocean City show.

Hartman said disclosure of that fact did not occur during testimony.

“Basically, he has a monopoly on (RV and mobile home shows) in the state of Maryland,” Hartman said. “(We might) narrow it down to be a Worcester County bill so it’d only impact our county as far as hosting additional shows. We’re trying to find some consensus and maybe move the limit to four shows to try to appease these other interests and make it more palatable.

Hartman said it’s possible they limit out-of-state dealers to display only, meaning they wouldn’t be able to take any deposits are make any purchasing agreements at the shows.

Read the full report by Ocean City Today.

Source: https://rvbusiness.com/bill-to-allow-out-of-state-dealers-at-maryland-show-hits-snag/