(2001)

Dear Guy R. Ayres III, Esquire

On behalf of the Mayor and City Council of Ocean City, you have asked our opinion concerning a proposal to regulate local dance clubs by municipal ordinance. Specifically, you ask whether a provision that would require a dance club to restrict admission for the purpose of separating minors from adult patrons would conflict with the prohibition against age discrimination in Maryland's public accommodations law.

For the reasons explained below, a municipal ordinance that regulates dance clubs may prescribe age limits for admission that are designed for the…