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ment of persons or vehicles into, within or from these designated
areas; control of places of amusement, of assembly, and of persons
on public streets and thoroughfares; establishment of curfews; con-
trol of the sale, transportation and use of alcoholic beverages and
liquors; control of the possession, sale, carrying and use of firearms
or other dangerous weapons and ammunition; and the control of the
storage, use and transportation of explosives or inflammable mate-
rials or liquids deemed to be dangerous to public safety. Such orders,
rules and regulations shall be effective from the time and in the
manner prescribed in such orders, rules and regulations and shall
be made public prior to such time as provided herein. Such orders,
rules and regulations may be amended, modified or rescinded, in like
manner, from time to time by the Governor throughout the duration
of the emergency, but in any event shall cease to be in effect upon
a declaration by the Governor that the emergency no longer exists.

(d)  Local cooperation with the State Police. When the Governor
has issued a proclamation declaring that a state of emergency exists,
it shall be the duty of all the law enforcement bodies of this State,
whether State, county, city or municipal, to cooperate in any manner
requested by the Governor or his designated representative. It shall
also be their duty to allow the use of such equipment and facilities
as they may possess when the use is required by the Governor or
his designated representative, provided that such use shall not sub-
stantially interfere with the normal duties of the law enforcement
agency, if the agency is not located within an area designated by
the Governor as an emergency area. Upon the issuance by the Gov-
ernor of a proclamation reciting a state of emergency, the State
Police shall be empowered to take any action they deem necessary
in the assistance of local police. Except as provided in subsection (e)
hereof, all STATE, county, city and municipal law enforcement offi-
cials within an emergency area shall operate under the direction of
the State Police upon PERSON OR PERSONS DESIGNATED BY
an order to that effect by the Governor. It shall be the duty of any
county, city or municipal law enforcement agency to notify the
Superintendent of the Maryland State Police in the event the local
agency receives notice of any threatened or actual disturbance which
indicates the possibility of serious domestic violence.

(e)  Militia forces. After the issuance of a proclamation by the
Governor that an emergency situation exists, the militia forces may
be called into action by the Governor, and the militia forces shall
have full power and responsibility for the area designated by the
Governor as an emergency area, and all police forces and police
officials in the designated area, including the State Police, shall coop-
erate with the militia forces and operate under their direction.
The chief executive officer of any county, city or municipality, or
any governing body thereof, may request the Governor to provide
militia forces to help bring under control conditions then existing
within their jurisdiction with which, in their judgment, their law
enforcement agencies cannot cope without additional personnel.

(f)  Penalties. Any violation of the provisions of this subtitle or
any orders, rules or regulations promulgated hereunder shall be pun-
ishable as a misdemeanor and shall subject the offender to a fine of
not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or not more than sixty
(60) days incarceration, or both, upon conviction thereof.

(g)  Severability. If any provision of this subtitle or the appli-
cation thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such