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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

COUNCIL BILL NO. 6

AN ACT to add new Sections 14.300 through 14.309 to
title 14. of the Howard County Code, title
"Licenses, Inspections and Permits", to follow
immediately after Section 14. thereof and to be
under the new subtitle "Concert Permit" providing
for a permit when a concert is to be performed
before 3000 or more people and establishing a
procedure to secure a permit and setting up
judicial review, revocation of permits and
providing for penalties and a severability clause

and providing that this Act shall be in effect

for a period of 1 year from its effective date.

Section 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL
OF HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND, That new Sections 14.300
through 14.309 be and they are hereby added to title
14 of the Howard County Code, title "Licenses, Permits
and Inspections" to follow immediately after Section
14. thereof and to be under new subtitle "Concert
Permit", and to read as follows:

14.300 PURPOSE

THE LICENSING REQUIREMENT, AS HEREINAFTER
SET FORTH, IS CREATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF
[[PROMOTING]] PROTECTING THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND
GENERAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY.

14.301 DEFINITIONS

CONCERT MEANS A MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY A
VOICE OR SEVERAL VOICES, OR BY ANY TYPE OR TYPES
OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OR BOTH.

EXECUTIVE MEANS THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OF
HOWARD COUNTY.

OWNER, MEANS ANY PERSON IN WHOM IS VESTED
THE OWNERSHIP, DOMINION OR TITLE OF PROPERTY;
WHETHER BY FEE SIMPLE DEED, LEASE, SUBLEASE, BY
ANY FORM OF DEED, RIGHT OR AGREEMENT.

PERSON MEANS ANY INDIVIDUAL, CORPORATION,
PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, GROUP OR ORGANIZATION.

14.302 PERMIT REQUIREMENT