(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a person who
violates paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction:

(i) For a first offense, shall be subject to a fine of not more than
$500 or imprisonment for not more than 2 months or both; and

(ii) For a second or subsequent offense, shall be subject to a fine of
not more than $1,000 or imprisonment of not more than 1 year or both.

(e) If a person is" charged with a violation of this section, the court may find
the person guilty of any lesser included offense under any subsection of this section.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1999.

Approved April 27, 1999.

CHAPTER 216
(House Bill 206)

AN ACT concerning

Allegany County Agricultural Expo and Fairgrounds

FOR the purpose of amending Chapter 231 of the Acts of the General Assembly of
1998, the Allegany County Agricultural Expo and Fairgrounds Loan of 1998, to
permit the Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County to receive the
proceeds of the loan incrementally as matching funds are raised by the grantee;
and extending the time by which the Board of County Commissioners of
Allegany County shall provide a matching fund.

BY repealing, and reenacting, with amendments,

Chapter 231 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1998
Section 1

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

Chapter 231 of the Acts of 1998

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That:

(1) The Board of Public Works may borrow money and incur indebtedness on
behalf of the State of Maryland through a State loan to be known as the Allegany
County Agricultural Expo and Fairgrounds Loan of 1998 in a total principal amount
equal to the lesser of (i) $400,000 or (ii) the amount of the matching fund provided in
accordance with Section 1(5) below. This loan shall be evidenced by the issuance, sale,
and delivery of State general obligation bonds authorized by a resolution of the Board