HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                 5381

(C) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PREVENT POSSESSION
OF A SHORT BARRELED SHOTGUN OR SHORT BARRELED RIFLE IF THE

SHOTGUN OR RIFLE HAS BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH UNITED STATES STATUTES.

(C) (1) THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS
SECTION DO NOT APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS, WHILE ON
OFFICIAL BUSINESS:

(I) LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL OF THE
UNITED STATES OR OF THIS STATE, OR OF ANY POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE;

(II) A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE
UNITED STATES OR THE NATIONAL GUARD WHILE ON DUTY OR
TRAVELING TO OR FROM DUTY;

(III) LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL OF ANOTHER
STATE OR OF A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF ANOTHER STATE, WHILE
TEMPORARILY IN THIS STATE;

(IV) A JAILER, PRISON GUARD, WARDEN, OR
GUARD OR KEEPER OF ANY PENAL, CORRECTIONAL, OR DETENTIONAL
INSTITUTION IN THIS STATE; AND

(V) A SHERIFF, AND A TEMPORARY OR
FULL-TIME DEPUTY SHERIFF.

(2) A PERSON MAY POSSESS A SHORT-BARRELED
SHOTGUN OR SHORT-BARRELED RIFLE WHICH HAS BEEN REGISTERED
WITH THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH UNITED
STATES STATUTES. IN ANY PROSECUTION UNDER THIS SECTION, THE
DEFENDANT HAS THE BURDEN OF PROVING THE LAWFUL REGISTRATION
OF THE SHORT-BARRELED SHOTGUN OR SHORT-BARRELED RIFLE.

[(c)] (D) Any person violating the provisions of this
section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is
subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not
exceeding five years, or both.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1982.

June 1, 1982
The Honorable Benjamin L. Cardin
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the
Maryland Constitution, I have today vetoed House Bill 1890.