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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Ch. 510
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sufficient authority to administer and enforce the provisions of
this article.
(3) The restrictions, regulations, provisions and
penalties contained in this article are for the protection,
health, welfare and safety of the people of this State.
(4) It shall also be the policy of the State to tax
alcoholic beverages as provided in this article, and to deny to
any political subdivision in this State the power or authority,
either by public general law or by public local law, to impose
any tax on distilled spirits, beer, wine and all other alcoholic
beverages on and after July 1, 1955.
(B) (1) IT HAS BEEN AND SHALL CONTINUE TO BE THE POLICY OF
THIS STATE TO AUTHORIZE THE EXERCISE OF THE POWERS AND AUTHORITY
PROVIDED BY THIS ARTICLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPLANTING FREE
DISPLACING OR LIMITING ECONOMIC COMPETITION BY REGULATING OR
ENGAGING IN THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OR
BOTH IN ORDER TO OBTAIN RESPECT AND OBEDIENCE TO LAW, TO FOSTER
AND PROMOTE TEMPERANCE, TO PREVENT DECEPTIVE, DESTRUCTIVE, AND
UNETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES, AND TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE
OF ITS CITIZENS BY CONTROLLING THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
(2) THE OFFICIALS AND AGENCIES GRANTED POWERS AND
AUTHORITY BY THIS ARTICLE TO REGULATE AND ENGAGE IN THE ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES INDUSTRY MAY SUPPLANT FREE DISPLACE OR LIMIT ECONOMIC
COMPETITION BY REGULATING AND ENGAGING IN THE SALE OR
DISTRIBUTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OR BOTH ON AN EXCLUSIVE BASIS
AS PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE AND MAY ADOPT AND ENFORCE RULES AND
REGULATIONS' AUTHORIZED BY THIS ARTICLE NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
ANTICOMPETITIVE EFFECT.
(3) THE POWERS GRANTED TO ANY OFFICIAL OR AGENCY
PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED:
(I) TO GRANT TO THE OFFICIAL OR AGENCY POWERS
IN ANY SUBSTANTIVE AREA NOT OTHERWISE GRANTED TO THE OFFICIAL OR
AGENCY BY OTHER PUBLIC GENERAL OR PUBLIC LOCAL LAW;
(II) TO RESTRICT THE OFFICIAL OR AGENCY FROM
EXERCISING ANY POWER GRANTED TO THE OFFICIAL OR AGENCY BY OTHER
PUBLIC GENERAL OR PUBLIC LOCAL LAW OR OTHERWISE; NOR
(III) TO AUTHORIZE THE OFFICIAL OR AGENCY OR
OFFICERS OF THE AGENCY TO ENGAGE IN ANY ACTIVITY WHICH IS BEYOND
THEIR POWER UNDER OTHER PUBLIC GENERAL LAW, PUBLIC LOCAL LAW, OR
OTHERWISE .; OR
(IV) TO PREEMPT OR SUPERSEDE THE REGULATORY
AUTHORITY OF ANY STATE DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY UNDER ANY PUBLIC
GENERAL LAW.
Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative
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