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<section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="18-402" title_number="18" title_name="Local Economic Development" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Tourism Zones">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipality may designate, by law, an area within the political subdivision as a tourism zone.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In designating a tourism zone under subsection (a) of this section, the political subdivision may provide, by law, for:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the duration of the designation; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>eligibility criteria to qualify as a qualifying tourism enterprise.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The designation of an area as a tourism zone does not preclude the area from also being designated as an arts and entertainment district under Title 4, Subtitle 7 of the Economic Development Article.</text>
  </level>
</section>
