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Article 56 — Licenses

159.

(c) "Spectator" means a member of a gathering of
1,000 or more persons who are in attendance for the
purpose of viewing and/or hearing the outdoor musical
festival. IN WASHINGTON [[COUNTY]] AND FREDERICK

COUNTIES, "SPECTATOR" MEANS A MEMBER OF A GATHERING OF
500 OR MORE PERSONS WHO ARE IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE PURPOSE
OF VIEWING AND HEARING THE OUTDOOR MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

159A.

(b) A permit shall not be issued until the
following provisions are met:

(1) The promoters post cash bond in an
amount to be determined by the health officer not to
exceed $50,000, BUT NOT TO EXCEED $25,000 IN WASHINGTON
[[COUNTY]] AND FREDERICK COUNTIES, and

159B.

(a) For the purposes of this section, "outdoor
musical festival promoter" means every person engaged in
the business of organizing, producing or staging musical
entertainment in open spaces and not in a permanent
structure for a gathering of one thousand (1,000) or more
persons who pay a consideration or admission charge to
view and/or hear such musical entertainment. FOR
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, IN WASHINGTON [[COUNTY]] AND
FREDERICK COUNTIES "OUTDOOR MUSICAL FESTIVAL PROMOTER"
MEANS EVERY PERSON ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF ORGANIZING,
PRODUCING OR STAGING MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT IN OPEN SPACES
AND NOT IN A PERMANENT STRUCTURE FOR A GATHERING OF 500
OR MORE PERSONS WHO PAY A CONSIDERATION OR ADMISSION
CHARGE TO VIEW AND HEAR SUCH MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT.

159E.

(a) The provisions in §§ 159, 159A, 159B, 159C and
159D shall be applicable to Dorchester, Somerset,
Wicomico, Worcester, Charles, Garrett, Caroline, Cecil,
Kent, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's, [and] Talbot,[[AND]]
WASHINGTON AND FREDERICK counties only.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1976.

Approved May 4, 1976.

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