HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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Maryland. Provided, however, the retaliatory provisions of
this section affecting distillers shall not apply to any
person who has a distillery plant in any other state or
states, if such person has a distillery plant in this State.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section(s)
4(k) of Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages, of the Annotated
Code of Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 4(1).

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That section(s)
of the Annotated Code of Maryland read(s) as follows:

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

4.

(K) FUEL-ALCOHOL PERMIT — SUCH A PERMIT SHALL
AUTHORIZE THE HOLDER THEREOF TO ESTABLISH A DISTILLED
SPIRITS PLANT SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF MANUFACTURING,
PROCESSING, STORING, USING, OR DISTRIBUTING DISTILLED
SPIRITS TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR FUEL PURPOSES AND NOT FOR
BEVERAGE PURPOSES.

189.

(a) The Comptroller [shall have power to] MAY
investigate the MANUFACTURE, sale, purchase, use and
transportation of industrial alcohol unfit for beverage use
to the extent reasonably necessary to prevent conversion
into alcoholic beverages fit for consumption. The
Comptroller [shall have the power to] MAY call upon other
administrative departments of the State, county and
municipal governments, county and city police departments
and upon all prosecuting officers for such information and
assistance as he may deem necessary to carry out the
provisions of this article.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1982.

Approved April 13, 1982.

CHAPTER 52
(House Bill 438)
AN ACT concerning

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