HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                     3313

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1984.

Approved May 29, 1984.

CHAPTER 701

(House Bill 1459)

AN ACT concerning

Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Penalties

FOR the purpose of altering the penalties which the Liquor
Control Board of Harford County may impose upon a
determination that a licensee has violated certain alcoholic
beverages provisions which apply to Harford County; and
relating generally to certain alcoholic beverages provisions
that apply to Harford County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

Section 69(e)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1981 Replacement Volume and 1983 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

69.

(e) (1) In Harford County the liquor control board and
general manager shall make or have frequent inspections made of
the premises of all licensees. If it is found that any licensee
OR AN AGENT OR EMPLOYEE OF THE LICENSEE is violating any of the
provisions of this article, or the regulations promulgated under
it, or is failing to observe in good faith the purposes of it, or
is not maintaining the premises in a clean, sanitary manner, the
board[, after a public hearing, may revoke or suspend the license
and], AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, MAY IMPOSE THE PENALTIES PROVIDED
IN THIS SUBSECTION AND SHALL REPORT those cases [shall be
reported] to the State's Attorney and the Sheriff of Harford
County. The Sheriff and the State's Attorney shall prosecute the
licensee under the provisions of this article. The board may
[revoke or suspend after public hearing the license of] IMPOSE
PENALTIES THE PENALTY PROVISIONS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBSECTION UPON
any licensee on whose premises any gambling devices are found,
which are illegal under the laws of the State of Maryland, or any