PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 561

. (1) the station contains an enclosed work area where the service of motor
vehicles is offered to customers regardless of whether motor fuel is bought; and

(2) the services offered include a battery charge, lubrication, oil change, tire
repair, and replacement of accessories such as fan belts, radiator hoses, or wiper blades.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the Comptroller may issue a
certificate of registration to a retail service station dealer who markets motor fuel
through:

(1)     a retail service station that, before it is altered, enlarged, or structurally
modified, lacks an enclosed work area; or

(2)     a retail service station that, is altered, enlarged, or structurally modified
if:

(i) the appropriate county, municipal, or special zoning board or
planning commission rules in favor of conversion to a gasoline-only outlet after
considering the need of the public for this type of service in the locality; and

(ii) the owner and retail service station dealer agree to the conversion
OF THE RETAIL SERVICE STATION TO A GASOLINE-ONLY OUTLET ELIMINATION OF
AN ENCLOSED WORK AREA.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October June 1, 1996.

Approved May 14, 1996.

CHAPTER 561
(Senate Bill 215)

AN ACT concerning

Maryland Gun Violence Act of 1996

FOR the purpose of prohibiting the purchase of more than a certain number of regulated
firearms during a certain period; establishing certain exceptions; establishing a
procedure for making multiple purchases; prohibiting a dealer from selling or
transferring a regulated firearm under certain circumstances; prohibiting a dealer or
person from selling, renting, transferring, possessing, receiving, or purchasing a
firearm or any high capacity magazine in violation of federal, State, or local law;
prohibiting a person from participating in a straw purchase of a regulated firearm;
providing certain exceptions; requiring certain private sales, purchases, and
transfers of regulated firearms to comply with certain requirements; providing for a
certain fee; requiring a valid Maryland driver's license or photographic
identification card with approved firearms purchase designation for the purchase or
receipt of a regulated firearm; establishing requirements and procedures for the
issuance and renewal of a firearms purchase approval designation; providing for the

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