PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             S.B. 277

(b)     (1) Except as otherwise provided by law OR BY REGULATION ADOPTED
UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, between 2 a.m.
and 6 a.m. on any day, a person may not consume any alcoholic beverages on any
premises open to the general public, any place of public accommodation, or any place at
which setups or other component parts of mixed alcoholic drinks are sold, whether or not
the premises or place is licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages or has any other
license if any form of entertainment, live or recorded, is offered at the place or on the
premises.

(2) (I) THIS PARAGRAPH APPLIES ONLY IN BALTIMORE CITY ON THE
INNER PARAMETER OF A RECTANGLE BOUNDED BY 31ST STREET ON THE SOUTH,
GREENMOUNT AVENUE ON THE EAST, 32ND STREET ON THE NORTH, AND BARCLAY
STREET ON THE WEST.

(II) BY REGULATION, THE BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS
MAY RESTRICT THE HOURS AND DAYS FOR THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES.

(c)     The owner, operator, or manager of the premises or place may not knowingly
permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages that is prohibited by this section.

(d)     The owner, operator, or manager of any premises open to the general public
or of any place of public accommodation where any form of entertainment is provided
between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. on any day and where alcoholic beverages are consumed at any
hour of the day shall:

(1)     Register with the fire department and the Department of Housing and
Community Development; and

(2)     Comply with all federal, State, and city building, fire, health, and zoning
laws.

(e)     Any person who consumes any alcoholic beverages on any premises
enumerated in this section and any owner, operator, or manager of those premises or
place who knowingly permits the consumption prohibited by this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor and may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 3
years or both.

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

May 23, 1996

The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed Senate Bill 277.

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