Section 22-401.1 - Bells on ice cream sales vehicles. - Maryland Statutes

§ 22-401.1. Bells on ice cream sales vehicles.
 

A vehicle from which ice cream products and similar products are sold may be equipped with, and the driver of the vehicle may use, a bell not exceeding 31/2 inches in diameter, or a set of bells, provided that no bell or set of bells may be: 

(1) Operated by mechanical or electrical means or by any means other than manually; 

(2) Amplified by any electrical or electronic means; 

(3) Capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of more than 400 feet; 

(4) Used for any purpose between the hours of 10 o'clock p.m. and 8 o'clock a.m.; or 

(5) Used as an ordinary warning signal at any time. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 661/2, § 12-401.1; 1977, ch. 14, § 2.]