WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                    Ch. 589

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.

(f) (E) This section shall not apply (1) to any person who
conscientiously believes that the seventh day of the week ought
to be observed as the Sabbath and who actually refrains from
secular business and labor on that day, and whose business
establishment or establishments or employer's business
establishment or establishments (whether a sole proprietorship,
partnership or corporation) are actually closed on that day; or
(2) to any person who conscientiously believes that the Sabbath
begins at sundown on Friday night and ends at sundown on Saturday
night and who actually refrains from secular business and labor
during such period, and whose business establishment or
establishments or employer's business establishment or
establishments (whether a sole proprietorship, partnership or
corporation) are actually closed during such period.

(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the

provisions of this section shall not apply to Baltimore City,
Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County, Worcester County, Harford
County, Howard County, Charles County, or Talbot County.

(h) Notwithstanding anything in this section to the

contrary, in Calvert County general variety stores, drugstores,
dealers in boats and boating and fishing accessories and marinas
may remain open and doing business on Sundays.

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the

provisions of this section shall not apply to Washington County.

(j) The provisions of this section do not apply to

Dorchester County.

(k) Notwithstanding anything in this section to the

contrary, in Kent County the provisions of this section do not
apply to establishments with less than eight persons on any one
shift at any store location, excluding security personnel and
concessions operated by different merchants.

(1) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, this
section does not apply to Garrett County. However, a dealer may
not sell a new or used automobile or truck on Sunday.]

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