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area. That is, a specific denial or a preemption. I
cannot go further than that. The intention of the com-
mittee is not, is not, to require the General Assembly
each time they preempt the field to say no county can
enact a law on this subject matter. There would he denial
by preemption which would be by implication. I think you
have the right now, do you not?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Marion.
DELEGATE MARION: At a hearing which was held
by your committee and the Committee on Legislative
Branch one evening several weeks ago, I heard Delegate
Fox, member of your committee, use this example, the
example of acting in the area of regulation of sale of
liquor. For example: Sunpose the General Assembly were
to enact a law which said no liquor could be sold on
Sundays, no liquor could be sold to persons under 21
years of age. That was the extent of the law. Would that
be preempting the field so the counties could not act
further than that and repulate beyond that point not
inconsistent with that so that county rr.iht then say
if it wished,new s.'ilcs of liquor can be made between