Ch. 845                          MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                              1731

CHAPTER 845
(House Bill 1162)

AN ACT to add new Section 26B to Article 78B of the Annotated Code of
Maryland ([[1969 Replacement Volume and]] 1972 Supplement), title "Racing
Commission," subtitle "In General," to follow immediately after Section 26A
thereof, relating to stall allocation preferences at all thoroughbred tracks
licensed under Article 78B for trainers who are residents of Maryland.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That new Section 26B be and it is hereby added to Article 78B of
the Annotated Code of Maryland ([[1969 Replacement Volume and]] 1972
Supplement), title "Racing Commission," subtitle "In General," to follow
immediately after Section 26A thereof and all to read as follows:

26B.

[[FROM AND AFTER JUNE 1, 1973,]] EACH THOROUGHBRED
TRACK LICENSED UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL GIVE STALL
ALLOCATION PREFERENCE TO TRAINERS WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF
THE STATE OF MARYLAND, PROVIDING THEIR HORSES QUALIFY
UNDER THE ELIGIBILITY RULES ADOPTED BY THE RACING
ASSOCIATIONS OR THE MARYLAND RACING COMMISSION. AS
USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF
MARYLAND" MEANS PERSONS WHO MAINTAIN A PERMANENT
PLACE OF RESIDENCE IN MARYLAND. EACH TRAINER, PRIOR TO
SUCH STALL ALLOCATIONS, SHALL BE REQUIRED TO EXECUTE
AND SUBMIT TO THE RACING ASSOCIATIONS A DULY VERIFIED
AFFIDAVIT SETTING FORTH THE QUALIFICATIONS AND
CONDITION OF HIS HORSE OR HORSES. HOWEVER, NO RACING
ASSOCIATION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO RESERVE OR ALLOCATE
MORE THAN SIXTY PERCENT (60%) OF THEIR STALLS TO
RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect [[July]] June 1, 1973.

Approved May 24, 1973.

CHAPTER 846
(House Bill 1169)

[[AN ACT to add new Section 152A to Article 56 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1972 Replacement Volume), title "Licenses," subtitle "Motor
Vehicle Fuel Tax," to follow immediately after Section 152 thereof, providing
that the Comptroller shall refund to the Washington County Transportation
Authority the tax upon all motor vehicle fuel purchased by it and may
promulgate the noninclusion of the tax in the price charged for such fuel under
certain circumstances.]]

AN ACT to add new SECTION 8-41(e) to the Code of Public Local Laws of
Washington County (1970 Edition, being Article 22 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland), title "Washington County," subtitle "8. County