Ch. 190                                  LAWS OF MARYLAND

(III) THE DEPARTMENT OF PERMITS AND LICENSES
MAY CHARGE A FEE FOR THE PERMIT AND THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SHALL
DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF THE FEE.

(7) THERE SHALL BE NO MORE THAN 6 PERMITS ISSUED TO A
BONA FIDE ORGANIZATION IN ANY ONE CALENDAR YEAR.

(8) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS

SECTION, DICE GAMES, GAMES KNOWN AS "CRAP" GAMES, AND SLOT
MACHINES ARE NOT PERMITTED IN HOWARD COUNTY.

(9) ANY BET OR WAGER PERMITTED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY
NOT EXCEED $10. THIS PARAGRAPH DOES NOT APPLY TO THE SALE OF A
RAFFLE TICKET.

(10) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY NOT BE CONSUMED ON OR
ABOUT THE PREMISES IN WHICH AN EVENT UNDER THIS SECTION IS
CONDUCTED, UNLESS:

(I) THE ORGANIZATION HAS OBTAINED A LICENSE
ISSUED BY THE HOWARD COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS; OR

(II) THE OWNER OF THE PREMISES WHERE THE EVENT
IS HELD HAS IN EFFECT A VALID LICENSE FOR DISPENSING ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES FROM THE HOWARD COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS.

(11) AN EVENT CONDUCTED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THIS
SUBSECTION MAY BE HELD ONLY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 4 P.M. AND 2
A.M.

(12) ANY PERSON, ASSOCIATION, OR CORPORATION,

OPERATING OR ATTEMPTING TO HOLD AN EVENT PERMITTED UNDER THIS
SECTION, IN VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION,
SHALL, UPON CONVICTION OF SUCH VIOLATION, BE SUBJECT TO A FINE
NOT EXCEEDING $1,000, OR IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING 1 YEAR, OR
BOTH.

(3) IN HOWARD COUNTY, NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS
OF SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION,:

(I) CARD GAMES, DICE GAMES, ROULETTE, AND ANY
EVENTS COMMONLY KNOWN AS CASINO NIGHTS, ARE PROHIBITED; AND

(II) AN ORGANIZATION OR CORPORATION DESCRIBED
UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION MAY AWARD PRIZES IN CASH OR
1N MERCHANDISE BY SUCH DEVICES AS ARE COMMONLY DESIGNATED AS
PADDLE WHEELS, WHEELS OF FORTUNE, CHANCE BOOKS, BINGO, OR OTHER
GAMING DEVICES, EXCEPT FOR CARD GAMES, DICE GAMES, OR ROULETTE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is
declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public health and safety and having

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