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Howard County -
Animal licensing responsibilities transferred from the Police Department to

the Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits .............................. 4825

Massage establishments, regulation provisions added................................... 4825

Montgomery County -

Massage establishments and massage technicians, requirements amended . 4848
Prince George's County -
Animal control provisions amended, including Animal Control Commission .
composition, civil penalties, bonding requirements, kennel, cattery, riding
school and stable licenses, baby fowl or mammal restrictions, and

vaccination and confinement of animals who bit persons ......................... 4874

Congregate living facilities for the elderly or physically handicapped, waiver

of license requirements, provisions added................................................. 4864

Dance halls, license provisions amended....................................................... 4875

Election signs, permit fee provisions added ................................................. 4877

Electrical code, new code adopted ................................................................. 4874

Food service facility license, required for facilities that sell live and/or

unprocessed seafood, provisions added...................................................... 4872

Food service manager certification, requirements altered............................ 4882

Rental of one- and two-family dwellings by owner, licensing requirement
exception when tenant is landlord's grandchild or grandparent, added .. 4883

' Secondhand dealers, licensing and regulation, provisions altered............... 4882

Sports events operated for private gain, permit requirements repealed ..... 4867

Talbot County -
Animal control, licensing, impoundment, enforcement, personnel,

accounting, and penalties, provisions generally revised........................... 4885

Wicomico County -
Water conditioning equipment installers, licensing and regulation,
provisions added; plumbing regulation violations made a civil infraction,

rather than a criminal violation.................................................................. 4885

Liens —
Anne Arundel County -

Lien certificate charges, increased ................................................................. 4787

Loans —
Baltimore County -

Capital grant program for volunteer fire, ambulance and rescue companies,

established .................................................................................................... 4812

Howard County -

Discrimination complaints, public identification of complainant and
respondent after parties notified of scheduled hearing date, provisions

added............................................................................................................ 4830

Homeownership assistance program, financial assistance to nonprofit
groups in the purchase of housing to be renovated for sale to low or

moderate income families, provisions added ............................................. 4827

Housing initiatives loan program, financial assistance to individual owners

of group homes, provisions added ...............................................................4827

Lobbying —
Anne Arundel County -
Ethics Commission, powers expanded with regard to subpoenas and taking

testimony; public ethics provisions revised ................................................. 4799

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