HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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Nothing contained in §§ 492, 521 and 522 of this
article, amended from time to time, shall be applicable
within [Baltimore County or] Harford County.

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In Baltimore County (a) except as specifically in this
section otherwise provided, it is unlawful on Sunday for any
wholesale or retail establishment to conduct business for
labor or profit in the usual manner and location or to
operate its establishment in any manner for the general
public. It shall not cause, direct, or authorize any
employee or agent to engage in or conduct business on its
behalf on Sunday.

(b)  Notwithstanding any provision of this section, the
operation of any of the following types of retail
establishments is allowed on Sunday:

1.  Drugstores whose principal business is the
sale of drugs and related items.

2.  Delicatessens whose principal business is the
sale of delicatessens and related food items.

3.  Bakeries and bakeshops.

4.  Gasoline stations whose principal business is
the sale of gasoline, oil, and other automobile maintenance
items.

5.  Restaurants, grilles and snack bars.

(c)  Nothing in this section applies to:

1.  Farmers

2.  Nurserymen

3.  Any business with not more than six (6)
persons on any one shift on Sunday.

(d)  Nothing in this section is applicable to any
person who by reason of his religious conviction observes a
day other than Sunday as his day of rest and actually
refrains from labor or secular business on that day. The
term "a day other than Sunday" as used herein shall mean any
consecutive twenty-four hour period.

(e)  Notwithstanding any provision of this section, any
establishment which offers service as its primary business
is allowed to operate on Sunday.

(f)  Industries where continuous processing or
manufacturing is required by the very nature of the process
involved are allowed to operate on Sunday.