City of Baltimore
Baltimore City Code

§ 21-6. Prohibited conduct.

A third-party delivery service may not:

(1) charge a food service facility a delivery fee that totals more than 10 percent of the purchase price of each online order on an individual or cumulative basis;

(2) charge a food service facility any amount designated as a delivery fee for an online order that does not involve the delivery of food or beverages;

(3) charge a food service facility any combination of fees, commissions, or costs, including delivery fees, for the food service facility's use of the third-party food delivery service that is greater than 15 percent of the food service facility's monthly net sales processed through the third-party delivery service;

(4) charge a food service facility any fee, commission, or cost as prohibited in items (1) through (3) of this section;

(5) charge a customer any purchase price for a food or beverage item that is:

(i) higher than the price set by the food service facility on the third-party food delivery service; or

(ii) if no price is set by the food service facility on the third-party food delivery service, the price listed on the food service facility's own menu; or

(6) reduce the compensation rates paid to the third-party delivery service drivers or to garnish gratuities, as a result of any fee limitations instituted by this section.