WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                          Ch. 73

CHAPTER 73
(House Bill 748)

AN ACT concerning

Queen Anne's County - Alcoholic Beverages
(Man and Wife Considered As One Person)

FOR the purpose of deleting Queen Anne's County from those jurisdictions in which a
man and his wife are considered to be one person for purposes of multiple alcoholic
beverages licenses; repealing exceptions to the consideration being repealed; and
generally relating to alcoholic beverages laws in Queen Anne's County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages
Section 41(g)

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1990 Replacement Volume and 1993 Supplement)

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

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

41.

(g) [(1)]For the purpose of this section, in [Queen Anne's County and]
Wicomico County a man and wife shall be considered as one and the same person.

[(2) In Queen Anne's County, the provisions of subsection (a) of this section
do not apply to licenses issued under this article for premises operated as a conference
center or as conference centers.

(3) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) of this section to the
contrary, in Queen Anne's County, a caterer's alcoholic beverages license may be issued
to a holder of a Class B restaurant or hotel (on-sale) beer, wine and liquor license.]

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1994.

Approved April 12, 1994.

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