HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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234A.

(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION, "FLOATING HOME" MEANS ANY VESSEL,
WHETHER SELF-PROPELLED OR NOT, THAT:

(I) IS USED, DESIGNATED, OR OCCUPIED AS A
PERMANENT DWELLING UNIT OR PLACE OF BUSINESS OR FOR ANY PRIVATE
OR SOCIAL CLUB; AND

(II) HAS A VOLUME COEFFICIENT THAT IS GREATER
THAN 3,000 SQUARE FEET, WHICH IS BASED ON THE RATIO OF THE
HABITABLE SPACE OF THE VESSEL MEASURED IN CUBIC FEET AND THE
DRAFT OF THE VESSEL MEASURED IN FEET OF DEPTH.

(2) "FLOATING HOME" INCLUDES A STRUCTURE THAT:

(I) IS CONSTRUCTED ON A BARGE THAT IS PRIMARILY
IMMOBILE AND OUT OF NAVIGATION; OR

(II) FUNCTIONS SUBSTANTIALLY AS A LAND
STRUCTURE WHILE THE VESSEL IS MOORED OR DOCKED IN THE STATE.

(B)  THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CALVERT COUNTY, CHARLES
COUNTY, AND ST. MARY'S COUNTY ARE AUTHORIZED TO ADOPT AND TO
AMEND FROM TIME TO TIME A CODE TO REGULATE AND RESTRICT THE
MOORING, DOCKING, ANCHORING, AND INSTALLING IN THE WATERS OF THE
RESPECTIVE COUNTY OF ANY STRUCTURE OR VESSEL THAT FUNCTIONS
PRIMARILY AS A LAND STRUCTURE FLOATING HOME, TO PROVIDE FOR THE
ENFORCEMENT OF THAT CODE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATIONS OF THAT CODE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1985..

Approved May 21, 1985.

CHAPTER 423

(House Bill 1179)

AN ACT concerning

Cecil County - Alcoholic Beverages Inspectors

FOR the purpose of making the alcoholic beverages inspectors of
Cecil County subject to the Cecil County Personnel Policy
and Procedure Manual; specifying that the salaries and
travel expense reimbursement of the inspectors shall be
established by the County Commissioners of Cecil County
using county personnel rules and regulations; altering