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conducting any lawful business with the owner or operation thereof, or
having patronized such business establishments to remain on such premises
an unreasonable length of time after having been directed to leave by such
owner, operator, OR AN authorized agent or police officer.

(b) Commercial Premises

Any business premises operated for profit or any place of amusement
or entertainment to which the general public is invited or permitted,
including parking lots adjacent to or connected with such premises and
sidewalks used by the general public in gaining access to such premises.

8.301—Unlawful Conduct

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter on or about any
commercial premises, during ordinary business hours, after having been
requested to leave by the owner, operator, OR AN authorized agent of the
owner or a police officer.

      (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter, without the consent

of the owner, operator or authorized agent of the owner or about any
commercial premises after such premises have been closed for business

purposes after such person has been requested to leave by a police officer.

(e) (b) It shall be unlawful for a person or group of persons to
assemble on a public sidewalk in Howard County and so conduct them-
selves in such a manner as to unnecessarily interfere with the use of the
sidewalk as thoroughfare by the general public, however, nothing herein
shall be construed so as to prevent any orderly picketing or other lawful
assembly.

8.302—Penalties

Any person violating any of the provisions of this Section SUBTITLE
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be subject to a fine of not more than One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars,
or imprisoned for a term not to exceed ten (10) days, or both fine and
imprisonment, in the discretion of the Court.

8.303—SEVERABILITY.

IF ANY CLAUSE, THE SENTENCE, PART OR PARTS OF THIS
TITLE, OR OF ANY SECTION THEREOF SHALL BE HELD UNCON-
STITUTIONAL OR INVALID SUCH UNCONSTITUTIONALLY OR
INVALIDITY SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF THE RE-
MAINING PARTS OF THIS TITLE OR OF ANY SECTION THEREOF.
THE COUNTY COUNCIL HEREBY DECLARES THAT IT WOULD
HAVE PASSED THE REMAINING PARTS OF THIS TITLE OR ANY
SECTION THEREOF IF IT HAD KNOWN SUCH CLAUSE, SEN-
TENCE, PART OR PARTS OF ANY SECTION THEREOF SHOULD BE
DECLARED INVALID OR UNCONSTITUTIONAL".

Section 2. And be it further enacted by the County Council of Howard
County, Maryland, That this Act shall take effect sixty (60) days after its
enactment.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED BY THE COUNTY
COUNCIL OF HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND THAT THIS ACT IS
HEREBY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY MEASURE AND NECES-
SARY FOR THE IMMEDIATE PRESERVATION OF THE PUBLIC
HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE AND HAVING BEEN PASSED