Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 13-1002
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§13–1002.
Official statutory text
(a) There is a theater beer, wine, and liquor license.
(b) The Board may issue the license for use in a theater that:
(1) is housed in a building;
(2) has a capacity to hold a minimum of 1,500 permanently installed seats; and
(3) regularly presents live entertainment.
(c) A license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail for on–premises consumption:
(1) for 2 hours before the entertainment begins;
(2) during the entertainment; and
(3) for 1 hour after the entertainment ends.
(d) The license may not be transferred to another location.
(e) The population requirements of the regulations of the Board do not apply to the license.
(f) The annual license fee is $2,000.
(b) The Board may issue the license for use in a theater that:
(1) is housed in a building;
(2) has a capacity to hold a minimum of 1,500 permanently installed seats; and
(3) regularly presents live entertainment.
(c) A license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail for on–premises consumption:
(1) for 2 hours before the entertainment begins;
(2) during the entertainment; and
(3) for 1 hour after the entertainment ends.
(d) The license may not be transferred to another location.
(e) The population requirements of the regulations of the Board do not apply to the license.
(f) The annual license fee is $2,000.
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