# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 16 — Housing

### Chapter 05 — Health Permits for Outdoor Musical Festivals

#### Regulation .01 Scope.

*COMAR 10.16.05.01*

A. This chapter governs health permits for outdoor musical festivals, as set forth in Business Regulation Article, §§17-1401 — 17-1407, Annotated Code of Maryland.

B. In addition to a health permit, a person who wants to be a promoter of an outdoor musical festival shall obtain a safety permit and a promoter license in accordance with Business Regulation Article, §§17-1401 — 17-1407, Annotated Code of Maryland.

C. This chapter applies only:

  (1) If admission is charged to attend the outdoor musical festival;

  (2) To an outdoor musical festival with 500 or more spectators in attendance for:

    (a) Carroll County;

    (b) Frederick County;

    (c) Kent County;

    (d) Queen Anne's County; and

    (e) Washington County; and

  (3) To an outdoor musical festival with 1,000 or more spectators in attendance for:

    (a) Anne Arundel County;

    (b) Baltimore County;

    (c) Calvert County;

    (d) Caroline County;

    (e) Cecil County;

    (f) Charles County;

    (g) Dorchester County;

    (h) Garrett County;

    (i) Harford County;

    (j) Prince George's County;

    (k) Somerset County;

    (l) St. Mary's County;

    (m) Talbot County;

    (n) Wicomico County; and

    (o) Worcester County.

D. This chapter does not apply to an outdoor musical festival held in:

  (1) Baltimore City;

  (2) Allegany County;

  (3) Howard County;

  (4) Montgomery County;

  (5) Carroll County by a college or public school; or

  (6) Kent County by a nonprofit agricultural, charitable, civic, fraternal, religious, social welfare, or war veterans' organization operating in Kent County.