Ch. 184

2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

awareness program. The training shall be valid for a period of 4 years, and the holder
shall complete retraining in an approved program for each successive 4-year period.

(2)     (i) This paragraph applies only in the following jurisdictions:

1.       Howard County;

2.       Montgomery County; [and]

3.       Kent County; AND

4.       WASHINGTON COUNTY.

(ii) The licensee or a person who is employed in a supervisory
capacity designated by the licensee:

1.       Shall be certified by an approved alcohol awareness
program; and

2.       Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (iii) of this
paragraph, be present during the hours in which alcohol may be sold.

(iii) 1. In Howard [County and] COUNTY, Kent County, AND
WASHINGTON COUNTY, the person certified by an approved alcohol awareness
program may be absent from the licensed premises for a bona fide personal or
business reason or an emergency, if the absence lasts for no more than 2 hours.

2. The Board of License Commissioners shall require the
licensee to keep a log book on the licensed premises that contains documentation of
each temporary absence, the length of time of the absence, and the reason for the
absence, in the form required by the Board of License Commissioners.

(3)     (i) This paragraph applies only in Harford County.

(ii) The licensee or a person who is employed in a supervisory
capacity designated by the licensee shall be certified by an approved alcohol
awareness program and shall be present during the hours in which alcohol may be
sold.

(4)     (i) This paragraph applies only to a bottle club as defined in §
20-102(a) of this article, in Baltimore City.

(ii) Any bottle club owner or a person who is employed in a
supervisory capacity designated by the owner shall be certified by an approved
alcohol awareness program and shall be present during the hours in which alcohol is
served or consumed.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October June 1, 2004.

Approved April 27, 2004.

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