Ch. 3                                       2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 2. 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 2003. Section 2 of this Act shall remain effective for a period of 6 months
and, at the end of December 31, 2003, with no further action required by the General
Assembly, Section 2 of this Act shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect.

Enacted January 20, 2004.

CHAPTER 3
(Senate Bill 532 of 2003)

AN ACT concerning

Baltimore City -Alcoholic Beverages - Licensed Premises Near Churches or

Schools

FOR the purpose of altering the application of a certain prohibition against the
granting of a certain alcoholic beverages license within a certain distance of a
church or school; altering the districts to which a certain exemption applies;
altering the districts to which a certain waiver is applicable; making this Act an
emergency measure; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in
Baltimore City on premises near churches or schools.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages
Section 9-204.3
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2001 Replacement Volume and 2002 Supplement)

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

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

9-204.3.

(a)     In Baltimore City, in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Legislative Districts as
they existed on January 1, 1972, and 46TH AND 47th Legislative [District] DISTRICTS
AS LISTED IN THE BALTIMORE DIRECTORY OF 1986 ISSUED BY THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS OF BALTIMORE CITY, no new license, or removal of an
existing license, shall be granted to sell alcoholic beverages in any building located
within 300 feet of the nearest point of the buildings of a church or school, but the
license of any person now holding a license for any building located within such
distance of the building grounds of a church or school may be renewed or extended for
the same building.

(b)     The restrictions regarding distance do not apply to the following licenses,
which may be issued within the 300 feet limitation:

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