796                               Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 239

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
January 1, 1973.

Approved May 5, 1972.

CHAPTER 239

(Senate Bill 788)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 14
(g) (1) and 99 of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1968 Replacement Volume and 1971 Supplement), title
"Alcoholic Beverages," subtitles "Beer and Light Wine Licenses,"
and "Hours and Days for Sale," allowing for the issuance of
special Sunday ON-SALE ONLY licenses to those holding a class
B-l restaurant beer and light wine license in Harford County, the
beer and light wine to be sold only during the hours of 1 o'clock
p.m. and 10 o'clock p.m.; and generally relating thereto.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 14 (g) (1) and 99 of Article 2B of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1968 Replacement Volume and 1971 Supple-
ment), title "Alcoholic Beverages," subtitles "Beer and Light Wine
Licenses," and "Hours and Days for Sale," be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments and to read as follows:

14 (g).

(1) There shall be established in Harford County a "Class B-l
restaurant license" which may be issued by the liquor control board
to bona fide restaurants. The cost of said license shall be one hundred
and fifty dollars ($150.00) and the licensee shall comply with the
food sale requirements set forth in Section 2 (p) of this article.
Any restaurant described herein shall be entitled to the issuance of
a special Sunday ON-SALE ONLY license upon payment of an addi-
tional fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00).

99.

In Harford County, notwithstanding any other provision of this
subtitle, licensees, under this article shall only sell, offer for sale,
or dispense the beverages defined in this article, between the hours
of 8 o'clock a.m. and 1 o'clock a.m. on weekdays and shall not sell
such beverages during any other hours or at any time on Sundays
unless that Sunday is New Year's Day. No beer or light wine shall
be permitted to be drunk on the premises of a licensee after fifteen
(15) minutes following the closing hours prescribed in this section
except that any restaurant, hotel or private club holding a beer,
wine or other alcoholic beverage license as provided in Sections
20 (h-2), 14 (g) (1), and 19 (f-2) of Article 2B may serve those
alcoholic beverages during the hours of 1 o'clock p.m. and 10 o'clock
p.m. on Sunday. Whenever New Year's Eve falls on Saturday those
licensees may sell their beverages and remain open for two hours
past midnight, and if New Year's Eve falls on a Sunday those
licensees may open at 1 o'clock p.m. and close at two hours past
midnight as noted in Sections 89 and 90 of this Article.