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2162 LAWS OF MARYLAND Ch. 379
IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING ONE YEAR OR BOTH.
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SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1977.
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Approved May 17, 1977,
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CHAPTER 380
(House Bill 10)
AN ACT concerning
Baltimore County - Games and Contests by
Retail Establishments
FOR the purpose of including Baltimore County among those
counties which are exempt from certain prohibitions
against giving away of prizes by certain retail
merchants.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 27 — Crimes and Punishments
Section 369A (b)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1976 Replacement Volume and 1976 Supplement)
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 369A(b) of Article 27 - Crimes and
Punishments, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1976
Replacement Volume and 1976 Supplement) be and it is
hereby repealed and reenacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:
Article 27 — Crimes and Punishments
369A.
(b) (1) No retail establishment regulated or
licensed pursuant to the provisions contained in Article
56 of the Annotated Code of Maryland may use any game,
contests, lottery or other scheme or device, whereby a
person or persons may receive gifts, prizes or gratuities
as determined by chance for the purpose of promoting,
furthering or advertising the sale of any product or
service of whatsoever nature or kind. The fact that no
purchase is required in order to participate in the game,
contest, lottery or scheme does not exclude the game,
contest, lottery or scheme from the provisions of this
section.
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(2) Nothing in this section shall be
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