J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                     831

TOLS OR REVOLVERS AS PART OF HIS OR HER DUTIES AS
A MEMBER OF ANY OFFICIAL POLICE FORCE OR OTHER
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, THE ARMED FORCES OF
THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING ALL OFFICIAL RESERVE
ORGANIZATIONS, OR THE MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD.

(K) ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY GIVES ANY FALSE
INFORMATION OR MAKES ANY MATERIAL MISSTATEMENT
IN AN APPLICATION REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION, OR WHO
FAILS TO PROMPTLY FORWARD SUCH APPLICATION TO
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE
OR HIS DULY AUTHORIZED AGENT OR AGENTS, OR WHO
SELLS OR TRANSFERS A PISTOL OR REVOLVER TO A PER-
SON OTHER THAN THE ONE BY WHOM APPLICATION WAS
MADE, OR WHO OTHERWISE SELLS, TRANSFERS, PUR-
CHASES, OR RECEIVES TRANSFER OF A PISTOL OR RE-
VOLVER IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION, SHALL UPON
CONVICTION THEREOF BE SUBJECT TO THE PENALTIES
HEREINAFTER PROVIDED IN SECTION 448 OF THIS SUB-
TITLE.

443.

(A)    NO PERSON SHALL ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS OF
SELLING PISTOLS OR REVOLVERS UNLESS HE LAWFULLY
POSSESSES AND CONSPICUOUSLY DISPLAYS AT HIS PLACE
OF BUSINESS, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER LICENSE RE-
QUIRED BY LAW, A PISTOL AND REVOLVER DEALER'S LI-
CENSE ISSUED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE MARY-
LAND STATE POLICE OR HIS DULY AUTHORIZED AGENT
OR AGENTS. SUCH LICENSE SHALL IDENTIFY THE LI-
CENSEE AND THE LOCATION OF HIS PLACE OF BUSINESS.
ONE SUCH LICENSE SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR EACH PLACE
OF BUSINESS WHERE PISTOLS OR REVOLVERS ARE SOLD.

(B)    LICENSES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (A) ABOVE
SHALL EXPIRE ON THE 30TH DAY OF JUNE, 1967, AND OF
EACH YEAR THEREAFTER. THE INITIAL FEE FOR SUCH
LICENSE SHALL BE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($25.00),
AND THE ANNUAL RENEWAL SHALL BE FIVE DOLLARS
($5.00), PAYABLE TO THE COMPTROLLER OF THE STATE
OF MARYLAND. SUCH LICENSES SHALL NOT BE TRANS-
FERABLE NOR SHALL ANY REFUND OR PRORATION OF
THE ANNUAL FEE THEREFORE BE ALLOWED. PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT BEFORE ANY LICENSEE CHANGES HIS
PLACE OF BUSINESS HE SHALL SO INFORM THE SUPER-
INTENDENT OF THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE OR HIS
DULY AUTHORIZED AGENT OR AGENTS AND SURRENDER
HIS LICENSE, WHEREUPON THE SAID SUPERINTENDENT
OR HIS DULY AUTHORIZED AGENT OR AGENTS SHALL, IF
NO CAUSE EXISTS FOR THE REVOCATION OF SUCH LI-
CENSE, ISSUE A NEW LICENSE, WITHOUT FEE, COVERING
THE NEW PLACE OF BUSINESS FOR THE DURATION OF
THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF THE SURRENDERED LICENSE.

(C)    EVERY ANNUAL APPLICATION FOR A PISTOL AND
REVOLVER DEALER'S LICENSE SHALL BEAR THE FOLLOW-
ING LEGEND: "ANY FALSE INFORMATION SUPPLIED OR
STATEMENT MADE IN THIS APPLICATION IS A CRIME