1552                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 723

CHAPTER 722
(House Bill 797)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 54B of
Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1970 Supplement),
title "Health," subtitle "Miscellaneous Provisions," to update ref-
erences to the Building Code; and repealing the subsection deal-
ing with individual dwelling units; and renumbering subsections.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 54B of Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1970 Supplement), title "Health," subtitle "Miscellaneous Provi-
sions," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

54B.

(a)    The State Department of Health shall adopt such minimum
standards for glazing as may be necessary to protect the health and
safety of the public.

(b)    The Department of Health shall adopt by reference the
glazing standards of the BOCA Basic Building Code, [1965 Edition,
1968 Accumulative Supplement, after January 1, 1970.] 1970 Edi-
tion and such supplements as may be issued thereafter. It shall be
unlawful to install in any building in the State any glazing material
not in conformity with the standards so adopted.

[(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to installation
of glass in a dwelling unit which is occupied solely by the owner and
his immediate household.]

[(d)] (c) The State Department of Health may enter into
appropriate agreements with any other agency of the State or its
political subdivisions for the enforcement of the provisions of this
section.

[(e)] (d) The provisions of this section shall not apply in any
political subdivision which has adopted, as part of its building code,
standards no less stringent than the standards adopted by the State
Department of Health.

[(f)] (e) Any person who violates the provisions of this section
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be subject
to a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1971.

Approved May 24, 1971.

CHAPTER 723
(House Bill 806)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 4.05 (d)
of Article 66B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1970 Replace-