Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 13-2003
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§13–2003.
Official statutory text
(a) (1) A holder of a Class A beer and wine license may sell beer and wine on Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to midnight.
(2) From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., the license holder may sell beer and wine on the Sunday immediately before:
(i) Christmas Day;
(ii) New Year’s Day;
(iii) Rosh Hashanah; and
(iv) Yom Kippur.
(3) The license holder may sell beer and wine on the two Sundays immediately before Passover if:
(i) the license holder does not sell beer and wine on the two Saturdays immediately before Passover;
(ii) the sales are conducted on those Sundays from 6 a.m. to midnight; and
(iii) the sales are limited to beer and wine that are “kosher for Passover”.
(b) (1) A holder of a Class B beer and wine license may sell beer and wine on each day of the week from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.
(2) The license holder may sell beer and wine at a bar or counter on Sunday.
(3) From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., the holder of a Class B on–sale and off–sale beer and wine license may sell beer and wine for off–premises consumption on the Sunday immediately before:
(i) Christmas Day;
(ii) New Year’s Day;
(iii) Rosh Hashanah; and
(iv) Yom Kippur.
(c) (1) A holder of a Class C beer and wine license may sell beer and wine on each day of the week from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.
(2) The license holder may sell beer and wine at a bar or counter on Sunday.
(d) (1) A holder of a Class D beer and wine license may sell beer and wine on Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.
(2) From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., a holder of a Class D on–sale and off–sale beer and wine license may sell beer and wine for off–premises consumption on the Sunday immediately before:
(i) Christmas Day;
(ii) New Year’s Day;
(iii) Rosh Hashanah; and
(iv) Yom Kippur.
(2) From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., the license holder may sell beer and wine on the Sunday immediately before:
(i) Christmas Day;
(ii) New Year’s Day;
(iii) Rosh Hashanah; and
(iv) Yom Kippur.
(3) The license holder may sell beer and wine on the two Sundays immediately before Passover if:
(i) the license holder does not sell beer and wine on the two Saturdays immediately before Passover;
(ii) the sales are conducted on those Sundays from 6 a.m. to midnight; and
(iii) the sales are limited to beer and wine that are “kosher for Passover”.
(b) (1) A holder of a Class B beer and wine license may sell beer and wine on each day of the week from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.
(2) The license holder may sell beer and wine at a bar or counter on Sunday.
(3) From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., the holder of a Class B on–sale and off–sale beer and wine license may sell beer and wine for off–premises consumption on the Sunday immediately before:
(i) Christmas Day;
(ii) New Year’s Day;
(iii) Rosh Hashanah; and
(iv) Yom Kippur.
(c) (1) A holder of a Class C beer and wine license may sell beer and wine on each day of the week from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.
(2) The license holder may sell beer and wine at a bar or counter on Sunday.
(d) (1) A holder of a Class D beer and wine license may sell beer and wine on Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.
(2) From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., a holder of a Class D on–sale and off–sale beer and wine license may sell beer and wine for off–premises consumption on the Sunday immediately before:
(i) Christmas Day;
(ii) New Year’s Day;
(iii) Rosh Hashanah; and
(iv) Yom Kippur.
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