WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 241

CHAPTER 241

(House Bill 1393)

AN ACT concerning

Charles County - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses

FOR the purpose of clarifying, in Charles County, the meaning of
"school" as it applies as a certain limitation on the
location of alcoholic beverages licensees in Charles County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

Section 49(b)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1987 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

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

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

49.

(b) (1) (I) In Charles County, the liquor board may not
approve any license to sell alcoholic beverages in any building
the nearest wall of which measured in a direct line is within 500
feet of the property line of any [school,] church or other place
of worship OR ANY SCHOOL ACCREDITED BY THE STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION, OTHER THAN A KINDERGARTEN OR DAY-CARE CENTER.

(II) [However, this] THIS subsection is not
applicable in the event [any school,] THE church[,] or other
place of worship OR THE SCHOOL locates its building within 500
feet of any licensed premises after the licensed premises are
there established.

(2) In St. Mary's County, the liquor board may not
approve any license to sell alcoholic beverages in any building
the nearest wall of which measured in a direct line is within 300
feet of the nearest point of the main buildings of any public or
nonpublic kindergarten, elementary or secondary school, church or
other place of worship. However, this paragraph is not applicable
in the event any school, church, or other place of worship
locates its building within 300 feet of any licensed premises
after the licensed premises are there established.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1988.

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