Ch. 486

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAPTER 486
(House Bill 878)

AN ACT concerning

City of Takoma Park - Alcoholic Beverages
(Unification Issues - H)

MC/PG 22A-97

FOR the purpose of providing for a transition for the holders of alcoholic beverages
licenses in that portion of the City of Takoma Park that will become part of
Montgomery County when the City is unified; creating certain alcoholic beverages
licenses in Montgomery County; altering a prior enactment and making provision
for the terms of the licenses; adding certain transition provisions; and generally
relating to alcoholic beverages in Prince George's County, Montgomery County,
and, specifically, that portion of the City of Takoma Park that will become part of
Montgomery County when the City is unified.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Chapter 636 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1994
Section 4(5)(ii)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

Section 3-202, 5-401(q), 6-101(q), 8-216(d), 10-202(i)(l), and 12-216(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume)

BY adding to

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages
Section 6-301(q)(7)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume)

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

Chapter 636 of the Acts of 1994

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, if the county boundary is
altered under this Act to place all of the City of Takoma Park in Montgomery County:

(5) (ii) [Nothing in this Act affects the scope of or changes the] THE
jurisdiction and control over any class of alcoholic beverages license that was issued by
the Prince George's County Board of License Commissioners within the City of Takoma
Park prior to any boundary alteration provided for under this Act [and such license or a

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