BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

1539

MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 56 - Licenses

194.

(e) (1) The boards of county commissioners of
Allegany, Charles, Frederick, St. Mary's and Carroll
counties fare hereby authorized and empowered] MAY, in order
to safeguard the health, safety and public welfare of the
residents of [such] THOSE counties [to] pass rules,
regulations or resolutions for the purpose of carrying out
the powers hereinafter granted[, provided that such]. THE
rules, regulations or resolutions shall contain proper
standards for the exercise of the discretion contained
herein, and shall operate uniformly. The [said] rules,
regulations or resolutions shall provide for the sale of dog
licenses in said county, the keeping of records of all
sales, the designation of persons authorized to sell such
licenses, the taking into custody and disposition of any
dogs found running at large within the limits of such county
with power to delegate by written contract the enforcement
of such rules, regulations or resolutions, provided,
however, in any such contract said boards of county
commissioners shall reserve the right to cancel, without
notice or recourse, [such] THE delegation for stated cause
or on thirty days notice without cause. Before the county
commissioners shall proceed to enforce any rule, regulation
or resolution, passed in pursuance of the provisions of this
section, advertisement of such rule, regulation or
resolution shall be made in some newspaper of general
circulation published in such county once each week for four
(4) successive weeks, in order to provide any person, firm
or corporation adversely affected thereby an opportunity to
be heard by the county commissioners in opposition to the
adoption of such rule, regulation or resolution. The
[said] boards of county commissioners fare further
authorized and empowered to] MAY ALSO enter into a contract
with any animal welfare or humane society or any other
individual, association or corporation specially qualified
for the purposes hereinafter set forth, for the
establishment of a dog pound, and for the collection,
disposition and destruction of stray, injured and sick dogs.
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 195 of this article,
[said] THE county commissioners may [in their discretion]
use all or any part of the dog license tax for the
establishment of said pound, and for the collection or
destruction of said dogs.

(2) IN FREDERICK COUNTY, THE POWERS GRANTED THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE REGULATION OF DOGS ARE ALSO
GRANTED FOR THE REGULATION OF CATS.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1978.