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MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Article II. Discrimination in Places of Public
Accommodation.

77-9. Applicability of Article.

This Article applies to discriminatory practices
in places of public accommodation within the
territorial limits of the County, and shall apply and
be applicable to every place of public accommodation,
resort or amusement of any kind in the County whose
facilities, accommodations, services, commodities or
use are offered to or enjoyed by the general public
either with or without charge, and shall include, but
not be limited to, the following types of places,
among others: All restaurants, soda fountains and
other eating or drinking places and all places where
food is sold for consumption either on or off the
premises; all inns, hotels, and motels, whether
serving temporary or permanent patrons; all retail
stores and service establishments; all hospitals and
clinics; all motion picture, stage and other theaters
and music, concert or meeting halls; all circuses,
exhibitions, skating rinks, sports arenas and fields,
amusement or recreation parks, picnic grounds, fairs,
bowling alleys, golf courses, gymnasiums, shooting
galleries, billiard and pool rooms and swimming pools;
all places of public assembly and entertainment of
every kind; but shall not include any accommodations
which are in their nature distinctly private, or those
accommodations which make distinctions based upon sex
including such facilities as private schools, rest
rooms, dressing rooms, locker rooms, or other dressing
facilities.

77-10. Prohibited Acts.

It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee,
operator, manager, agent or employee of any place of
public accommodation, resort or amusement within the
County:

(a)    To make any distinction with

respect to any person based on race, color, sex,
religious creed, ancestry or national origin in
connection with admission to, service or sales in, or
price, quality or use of any facility or service of
any place of public accommodation, resort or amusement
in the County.

(b)    To display, circulate or