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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 207

commissioners may also employ one additional part-time OR
FULL-TIME alcoholic beverages inspector whose compensation
shall be fixed by the County Commissioners. The inspector
shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred by him in
the manner set by the board of license commissioners. The
compensation and travel expenses shall be paid by the County
Commissioners. After appointment, the inspector shall serve
as such and shall be discharged only for cause involving
dishonesty, incompetency or immoral conduct; and prior to
his discharge, he shall be given a list of the charges
against him and an opportunity to reply thereto in an open
hearing either in person or by counsel.

The inspector shall investigate all applicants for an
alcoholic beverage license or transfer of license in Cecil
County, enforce all alcoholic beverage laws therein, and
investigate all violations of the alcoholic beverage laws
and report the same to the liquor control board. The
inspector shall have all the powers of a peace officer of
the State of Maryland in respect to the enforcement of the
alcoholic beverage laws of Cecil County and shall make an
oath, as provided in the Constitution of Maryland, to
faithfully perform the duties entrusted to him. The
inspector shall visit and inspect at unannounced times every
licensed premise in Cecil County at least every ninety days.
The inspector shall make monthly reports in writing to the
liquor control board covering his activities, setting forth
any complaints, and listing any violations that may have
been observed by him or reported to him. No person shall
accept appointment or continue as an inspector if either he
or any member of his immediate family has any personal or
financial interest either directly or indirectly in any
license or in any licensed premises under the provisions of
this article.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1981.

Approved April 28, 1981.

CHAPTER 208

(House Bill 1530)

AN ACT concerning

Gill Nets - Prohibited Use

FOR the purpose of altering the designated area in Harford
County where a person is prohibited from setting or
maintaining a gill net.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,