(a) Powers of the County Executive. After proclamation of a civil emergency, in the interest of public safety and welfare, the County Executive may order:
(1) a general curfew applicable to limited defined geographical areas of the County or to the County as a whole, and applicable during the hours of the day or night that the Executive finds necessary;
(2) the closing of any or all retail and wholesale taverns, liquor establishments, or other public or private business establishments or clubs selling or permitting the consumption of alcoholic beverages;
(3) the discontinuance of the selling, distributing, or giving away of gasoline or other liquid flammable or combustible products in any container other than a gasoline tank properly affixed to a motor vehicle;
(4) the temporary closing of any or all gasoline stations or other establishments whose chief activity is the sale, distribution, or dispensing of liquid flammable or combustible products;
(5) the discontinuance of selling, distributing, dispensing, or giving away of any firearms or ammunition;
(6) the temporary closing of any or all establishments whose principal business or activity is the sale, distribution, dispensing, or giving away of firearms or ammunition;
(7) the closing of any road or vehicle parking area to motor vehicle and pedestrian traffic; and
(8) any other measures imminently necessary for the protection of life and property in the County.
(b) When effective. A curfew or other executive order issued under this section shall be effective immediately on issuance and dissemination to the public by the appropriate news media.
(1985 Code, Art. 2, § 8-103)