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Maryland Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 21-803

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

(a) There is a Class B beer and wine license.

(b)(1) The Board may issue the license for use in:

(i) a hotel, a motel, or an inn that:

1. provides services ordinarily found in a hotel, a motel, or an inn;

2. is equipped with at least 10 bedrooms for public accommodation; and

3. has a lobby with a registration and mail desk and seating facilities; or

(ii) a restaurant that:

1. has seating at tables, not including seats at bars or counters, for at least 20 individuals; and

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

(2) The license authorizes the license holder to sell, at retail, at the place described in the license:

(i) beer and wine for on-premises consumption; and

(ii) beer for off-premises consumption.

(c)(1) The Board may issue the license with a catering option.

(2) In addition to exercising the privileges stated in subsection (b)(2) of this section, a holder of a license with a catering option may sell beer and wine for consumption at events that the license holder caters off the licensed premises.

(3) To exercise the catering option, the license holder shall provide food at the catered event.

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

(d) The annual license fees are:

(1) $350 for a 6-day license without a catering option;

(2) $475 for a 6-day license with a catering option;

(3) $410 for a 7-day license without a catering option; and

(4) $535 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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