1590

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 441

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 1977 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section (s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

369A.

(b) (1) A retail establishment regulated or
licensed pursuant to the provisions contained in Article 56
may not 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.

(2) This section may not be construed as
preventing any nonfranchise retail merchant [in the
following counties] EXCEPT IN HOWARD COUNTY from giving away
any prize or prizes by the act of drawing of a name or names
if no purchase or consideration is required to qualify for
the prize or prizes[: ].

[Anne Arundel County

Baltimore County

Calvert County

Caroline County

Carroll County

Charles County

Dorchester County

Frederick County

Harford County

Kent County

Queen Anne's County