VETOES

Senate Bill No. 376

AN ACT concerning

Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Carroll, Harford, and Howard Counties and
Baltimore City - Sunday Blue Laws

FOR the purpose of permitting wholesale and retail establishments
in certain counties and Baltimore City to conduct business
on Sunday; providing that certain Sunday restrictions,
conditions, and regulations intended to limit Sunday sales
and commonly known as "Sunday Blue Laws" do not apply in
these jurisdictions; requiring certain retail or wholesale
establishments to operate subject to specific restrictions;
providing that this Act does not apply to alcoholic
beverages sales; providing that violation of a certain
provision is a misdemeanor; defining certain terms;
permitting certain employees of wholesale and retail
establishments in certain counties and Baltimore City to
choose as a day of rest their Sabbath or Sunday as a day of
rest by filing written notice with the employer; providing
that a merchant is not required to be open on Sunday;
providing that a landlord may not cancel or refuse to renew
the lease of a merchant because the merchant refuses to open
the merchant's place of business on Sunday; prohibiting new
and used car dealers from conducting certain Sunday
activities in certain counties and Baltimore City; providing
certain penalties; making the provisions of this Act
severable; and generally relating to the repeal of
restrictions on certain activities in certain counties and
Baltimore City.

BY repealing

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section. 534K, 534L, 534L-1, 534L-2, 534N-1, 534N-2, 534N-3,

521(g), 534R, 534R-1, 534W, 534W-1, and 534W-2
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1982 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section 534L, 534L-1, and 534L-2

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1982 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments
Section 521(a), (d), and (f), and (g)

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