276                              Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 68

CHAPTER 68
(House Bill 1116)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 19(i)
(4) of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 Replace-
ment Volume and 1971 Supplement), title "Alcoholic Beverages,"
subtitle "Beer, wine and liquor licenses," to provide that in Prince
George's County special Sunday "on-sale" permits may be issued
without the prescribed six months wait, under certain conditions.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 19(i) (4) of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1968 Replacement Volume and 1971 Supplement), title "Alco-
holic Beverages," subtitle "Beer, wine and liquor licenses," be and
it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

The board of license commissioners may issue to the holders of a
beer, wine and liquor license, Class B, meeting the qualifications
specified in subsection (1) of this section a special Sunday "on-sale"
permit to allow the holder thereof to keep for sale and to sell at
retail beer, wine and liquor on Sunday for consumption on the li-
censed premises between the hours of twelve o'clock noon and two
o'clock a.m. the day following; providing the average daily receipts
from the sale of food equals forty percent (40%) of the total
daily receipts from the sale of food and alcoholic beverages in the
establishments where it is proposed to locate such a permit, and
such ratio of food sales to the sale of alcoholic beverages has been
maintained for at least six months prior to the application for
such a permit [.] except that in the case of a newly licensed
establishment the board of license commissioners may immediately
authorize the issuance of a special Sunday "on-sale" permit if in
the opinion of the board and upon good cause shown the newly
licensed establishment meets the specifications of subsection (1)
of this section pertaining to the preparation, serving and sale of
food and provided further that the holder of the license there-
after complies with the provision of this subsection (4). Appli-
plicants for a special Sunday "on-sale" permit shall furnish the
board of license commissioners with such proof as it may deem
necessary indicating the qualifications of the establishment to be
issued such a permit.

The holder of a special Sunday "on-sale" permit shall be subject
to all other provisions of this article pertaining to beer, wine and
liquor licenses, Class B, in force and effect in Prince George's County,
except that any restrictions on the sale of alcoholic beverages on
Sunday appearing in Section 103 and elsewhere shall not apply.
Holders of such a permit shall submit to the board from time to time
at regular intervals to be established by the board, a statement indi-
cating in detail the ratio of food sales to the sales of alcoholic
beverages. If the average daily receipts from the sale of food fail
for three successive months to equal forty percent (40%) of the total
daily receipts from the sale of food and alcoholic beverages the board
shall cancel such permit. It shall be permissible for the licensee of

19.(i) (4)