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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 873

premises at any one time on Sunday no more than 6 persons,
including the owners, proprietors, or managers of the
establishment. But not including up to two security guards,
provided however that the security guards will not be used
for any purpose other than security duties.

(d)  Nothing in this section is applicable to any
person who by reasons 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, and
whose establishment is closed for business on that day. The
term "a day other than Sunday" as used herein shall mean any
consecutive twenty-four hour period.

(e)  The State's Attorney of Harford County may
petition the circuit court to enjoin any violation of this
section.

(f)  Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation
violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction, is subject to the
following penalties: a fine not to exceed $10,000 or an
order closing the business establishment up to ten business
days, or both.

(G) IN HARFORD COUNTY, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY AGREEMENT
TO THE CONTRARY, NO PERSON MAY BE REQUIRED TO OPEN HIS PLACE
OF BUSINESS ON SUNDAY.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the passage
of this Act is contingent upon the passage of either H.B.
1319 or S.B. 940 of 1980. Should these measures fail of
enactment, the provisions of this Act are null and void
without the need of further action by the General Assembly.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1980.

Approved May 27, 1980.

CHAPTER 874

(Senate Bill 63)

AN ACT concerning

Controlled Dangerous Substances - Paraphernalia

FOR the purpose of prohibiting the possession, sale, and
display of certain paraphernalia for the administration
of controlled dangerous substances; defining certain
terms; providing certain penalties; generally relating