364                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 137

members of the governing body of the county affected, is hereby
authorized to designate such State highways as it deems appropriate
as "emergency snow routes" and such highways when so designated
shall be appropriately signed. After the highways have been desig-
nated and signed, and a snow emergency declared as hereinafter
prescribed, it shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle to travel or
attempt to travel upon such highway unless it is equipped with chains
or unless both rear wheels are equipped with snow tires. For the
purpose of this section snow tires shall mean those tires which are
normally designated by the manufacturer as snow tires or such
tires as may be approved by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles as
meeting the standards of effectiveness required of normally desig-
nated snow tires, and shall be in a good state of repair. It shall also
be unlawful to park a vehicle on such a highway during the period of
the emergency and the State Police or the police of any county or
municipality of this State are hereby authorized to have any such
vehicle so parked towed from said highway.

The Superintendent of the State Police or his representative shall
have the authority to call such emergency for the State highways so
designated as a whole or for such State highways in the State as he
deems necessary which emergency shall continue in force and effect
until the Superintendent or his representative shall declare it no
longer necessary.

Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this
section or the rules and regulations made pursuant hereto shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction be fined a
minimum of $10.00 or a maximum of $25.00.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1964.

Approved April 7, 1964.

CHAPTER 137
(House Bill 369)

AN ACT to add new Section 20A to Article 27 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Crimes and Punishments,"
to follow immediately after Section 20 thereof and to be under
the new subtitle "Blind Persons," prohibiting discrimination
against blind persons in places of public accommodations when
such persons are accompanied by their guide dogs DOG GUIDES
and both dog and master are properly identified and providing
penalties.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 20A be and it is hereby added to Article 27 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Crimes and
Punishments," to follow immediately after Section 20 thereof, to
be under the new subtitle "Blind Persons," and to read as follows: