Ch. 376

2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAPTER 376
(House Bill 780)

AN ACT concerning

Food Establishments - Volunteer Fire Companies - Unlicensed Operation

FOR the purpose of altering the number of days each year that a volunteer fire
company may operate a food establishment without a license; requiring a
volunteer fire company to provide a certain notice to the Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene under certain circumstances; and generally relating to the
unlicensed operation of a food establishment by a volunteer fire company.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
. Article - Health - General
Section 21-301(a), (f), (h), and (i) and 21-305(a) and (b)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2000 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 21-301(e)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2000 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Health - General

Section 21-304.1

Annotated Code of Maryland

(2000 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

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

Article - Health - General

21-301.

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(e) "Excluded organization" means:

(1)      [a volunteer fire company or] A bona fide nonprofit fraternal, civic,
war veterans', religious, or charitable organization or corporation that does not serve
food to the public more often than 4 days per week except that once a year an
organization may serve food to the public for up to 14 consecutive days; AND

(2)     A VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY THAT DOES NOT SERVE FOOD TO THE
PUBLIC MORE OFTEN THAN 4 DAYS PER WEEK EXCEPT THAT ONCE A YEAR A

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