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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 659

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be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows: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 56 - Licenses

157E.

(C) (1)[After] EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS
SUBSECTION, AFTER July 1, 1975, no producer or refiner of
petroleum products shall operate a major brand, secondary
brand, or unbranded retail service station in the State of
Maryland, with company personnel, a subsidiary company,
commissioned agent, or under a contract with any person,
firm, or corporation managing a service station on a fee
arrangement with the producer or refiner. The station must
be operated by a retail service station dealer.

(2) A RETAIL SERVICE STATION IN OPERATION ON
JULY JANUARY 1, 1979, THAT IS OWNED OPERATED BY A SUBSIDIARY
OF A PRODUCER OR REFINES OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AS OF JANUARY
1, 1979 REFERRED TO IN THIS SUBSECTION IS SHALL BE EXEMPT
FROM YEAR TO YEAR FROM PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, OF EACH YEAR, IF THE

SUBSIDIARY RECEIVES 2 PERCENT OR LESS OF ITS GROSS REVENUES

FROM THE RETAIL SALE OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN THIS STATE.

SUBSIDIARY'S GROSS REVENUES FROM THE RETAIL SALE OF
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN THIS STATE FOR THE PRECEDING, CALENDAR
YEAR IS LESS THAN 2 PERCENT OF THE SUBSIDIARY'S GROSS
REVENUES FROM ALL RETAIL OPERATIONS IN THIS STATE FOR THE
PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1979.

Approved May 29, 1979.

CHAPTER 660
(House Bill 1652)
AN ACT concerning

Youth Services Bureaus — Funding

FOR the purpose of providing for the payment of certain

     funds directly to youth service bureaus; and that

local governing bodies have certain options in deciding
to whom State funds for youth services bureaus shall be
paid; clarifying to which bureau the funds should go
are to be allocated; and correcting references to the
Juvenile Services Administration.