WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                    Ch. 586

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1982 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

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

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

492.

No person whatsoever shall work or do any bodily labor on
the Lord's day, commonly called Sunday; and no person having
children or servants shall command, or wittingly or willingly
suffer any of them to do any manner of work or labor on the
Lord's day (works of necessity and charity always excepted), nor
shall suffer or permit any children or servants to profane the
Lord's day by gaming, fowling, hunting, or unlawful pastime or
recreation. Every person transgressing this section and being
hereof convicted shall forfeit five dollars, which, if the fine
is imposed by a circuit court of any county, shall be applied to
the use of the county or city as the case may be.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the provisions of this
section shall not apply:

(1) To Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Baltimore
County, Prince George's County, Washington County, Harford
County, Howard County, Worcester County, Montgomery County,
Dorchester County, Charles County, Talbot County, ALLEGANY
COUNTY; or

521.

[(e) In Allegany County this section shall not apply to or
prohibit retail sales on any Sunday by:

(1)  Food stores, drugstores, bakery or baked goods
stores, newsstands, selling and/or delivering newspapers and
periodicals, gasoline service stations, nurseries or shops
selling flowers and plants, or roadside vending stands selling
fruits, vegetables, or plants and flowers; provided that, for the
entire time during which any such retail establishment is open on
any Sunday, not more than four persons, including any owner,
manager, assistant manager, or delivery personnel, are employed
by the retail establishment or working therein, regardless of the
number of leased departments, concession areas, booths, or stalls
located therein; and

(2)  Restaurants, lunchrooms, or ice-cream parlors.

Any violation of this subsection shall be prosecuted as
provided for in subsection (c) of this section.]

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