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LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 861

1.    Farmers.

2.    Nurserymen.

3.   Any business with not more than six persons on
any one shift on Sunday with the exception of persons or
retailers engaged in the sale of motor vehicles.

(d)   Nothing in this section is applicable to any
person who by reason of his religious conviction observes
a day other than Sunday as his day of rest and actually
refrains from labor or secular business on that day, and
whose establishment is closed for business on that day.
The term "a day other than Sunday" as used herein shall
mean any consecutive twenty—four hour period.

(e)    Notwithstanding any provision of this section,
any establishment which offers service as its primary
business is allowed to operate on Sunday.

(f)     Industries where continuous processing or
manufacturing is required by the very nature of the
process involved are allowed to operate on Sunday.

(g)     All recreational activities, sports, and
amusements are permitted on Sunday.

(h) Nothing in this section shall be deemed or
construed to amend other provisions of law with reference
to the prohibition of work, sport, business, alcoholic
beverage sales, or the service of process on Sunday.

(i) The State's Attorney of Prince George's County
may petition the Circuit Court to enjoin any violation of
this section.

(j) Any person, firm or corporation violating the
provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor
and, upon conviction, is subject to the following
penalties. A conviction under this section is to be
punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars
($1,000.00), for each employee caused, directed,
permitted or authorized to work in violation of this
section. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to
permit any fine upon any employee or agent who has been
caused or directed by his employer to violate the
provisions of this section.

(k)] IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, retail OR WHOLESALE
establishments [operating on Sunday] shall operate
subject to the following:

1. Except in cases of [demonstrable] AN emergency
AS DECLARED BY A FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL