1310                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 415

EVER THAT WHEN AN ELECTRIC COMPANY AS DEFINED
IN ARTICLE 78, SECTION 2 SHALL APPLY TO THE PUBLIC
SERVICE COMMISSION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC
CONVENIENCE ASSOCIATED WITH POWER PLANT CON-
STRUCTION WHICH INVOLVES PRIVATE WETLANDS, THE
HEARING AND PERMIT PROCEDURES SHALL BE IN AC-
CORDANCE WITH SECTION 5A OF THIS ARTICLE. The Secre-
tary shall causa notice of such hearing to be published at least once
not more than thirty days and not fewer than ten days before the
date set for the hearing in a newspaper published within and having
a general circulation in each county where the proposed work, or
any part thereof, is located. All applications and maps and documents
relating thereto shall be open for public inspection at the offices of
the Secretary, and the chief administrative officer in the county. At
such hearing any person or persons may appear and be heard. No
person may make such an application within eighteen months of the
denial of a prior application for the same type permit or the final
determination of any appeal of such denial.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972.

Approved May 26, 1972.

CHAPTER 415
(Senate Bill 447)

AN ACT to add new Section 176A to Article 56 of the Annotated

Code of Maryland (1968 1972 Replacement Volume), title "Li-
censes," subtitle "Miscellaneous Licenses," to follow immediately
after Section 176 thereof, to provide that every moving and storage
firm and every storage warehouse, WAREHOUSE USED FOR
THE STORAGE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS, prior to the rendering
of any service and either in the application for service or in a
separate written statement, shall include a notice to the purchaser
of the service that the purchaser should obtain insurance to pro-
tect him from bankruptcy and other contingencies. LOSS OF
GOODS.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 176A be and the same is hereby added to Article
56 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 1972 Replacement
Volume), title "Licenses," subtitle "Miscellaneous Licenses," to fol-
low immediately after Section 176 thereof, to read as follows:

176A.

(a)  Every moving and storage firm and every storage warehouse,
WAREHOUSE USED FOR THE STORAGE OF HOUSEHOLD
GOODS, prior to the rendering of any service and either in the appli-
cation for service or in a separate written statement, shall include a
notice to the purchaser of the service that the purchaser should
obtain insurance to protect him from bankruptcy and other con-
tingencies, LOSS OF GOODS. The notice to the purchaser shall be
printed in type not smaller than what is known in the trade as
12-point type.

(b)  A violation of this section is a misdemeanor, punishable upon
conviction by a fine of not more than $5,000 or 30 days in jail, or both.