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have the right to demand and receive a summons in the same manner
as is provided in Article 66½, Section 321 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than
$20.00 nor more than $200.00 for each such offense. The fine shall
be collectible by the trial magistrate and/or judges of the peoples
court and shall be accountable to the Department of Motor Vehicles
as provided for in Article 66½ of the Annotated Code of Maryland,
as amended from time to time.

Sec. 5. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 66A of Article 89B of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1969 Replacement Volume), title "State Roads," subtitle
"Duties and Powers," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

66A.

The State Roads Commission, after securing the approval of the
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 driving 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 nor-
mally designated snow tires or tires which have antiskid patterns
cut into the treaded surfaces to form bars, buttons or blocks especial-
ly designed to give effective traction on snow- or ice-covered streets
and highways, 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 shall have the right to demand
and receive a summons in the same manner as is provided in Article
66½, Section 321 of the Annotated Code of Maryland and upon con-
viction be fined a minimum of $10.00 or a maximum of $25.00.

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1970. IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE AN EMERGENCY
MEASURE AND NECESSARY FOR THE IMMEDIATE PRES-
ERVATION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
HAVING BEEN PASSED BY A YEA AND NAY VOTE SUP-