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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 18.02.05.01" title_num="18" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="05" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Family” means those individuals recognized by a country club's or golf course's organizational documents as being in a member's family, but does not include more individuals than those listed in COMAR 18.02.01.01D.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“General public” means those individuals or organizations using a country club's or golf course's facilities who are not:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Members;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A member's family;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A member's guests; or;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Employees of the club or course.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Guests” means those individuals recognized by a country club's or golf course's organizational documents as being a member's guest, subject to the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>When club or course facilities are used by a group of eight individuals or less and one of the group is a member or family who pays for the use of the facilities, then any individual in the group who is not a member or family is considered a guest;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>When club or course facilities are used by a group of more than eight individuals at least 75 percent of whom are members or family, the other individuals are considered guests;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>When a club's or course's facilities are used by a group of more than eight individuals and the activity serves a personal, social, or business purpose directly benefiting a member, family, or employer of a member and is paid for by either the member or the employer, the individuals who are not members or family are considered guests.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Members” means those individuals or organizations recognized by a country club's or golf course's organizational documents as belonging to the club or course, including their spouses.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Primarily used” for a country club means:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>At least 50 percent of the use of the club facility must be by members, family, or guests; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Not more than 49 percent of the use of that facility may be by the general public.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Primarily used” for a golf course means:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>At least 50 percent of the use of the course facility must be by the general public; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Not more than 49 percent of the use of that facility may be by members, family, or guests.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>