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Maryland Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 21-602

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) There is a Class B beer license.

(b) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer for on- or off-premises consumption:

(1) at a hotel, a motel, or an inn that:

(i) accommodates the public;

(ii) provides services ordinarily found in hotels, motels, or inns;

(iii) is equipped with at least 10 bedrooms for public accommodation; and

(iv) has a lobby with a registration and mail desk, and seating; or

(2) a restaurant that:

(i) has seating at tables, not including bars or counters, for at least 20 individuals; and

(ii) can prepare and serve full-course meals for at least 20 individuals at one seating.

(c)(1) The Board may issue the license with or without a catering option.

(2) A license holder with a catering option may sell beer for consumption at events that the holder caters off the licensed premises.

(3) To exercise the catering option, the license holder:

(i) shall provide food if the holder provides beer at a catered event off the licensed premises; and

(ii) may exercise the catering option only during the hours and days that are allowed under the license.

(d) The annual license fees are:

(1) $150 for a 6-day license without a catering option;

(2) $250 for a 6-day license with a catering option;

(3) $175 for a 7-day license without a catering option; and

(4) $275 for a 7-day license with a catering option.

(e) The Board shall charge a one-time issuing fee for a new license in an amount equal to the annual license fee.

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