Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 16-901
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§16–901.
Official statutory text
(a) There is a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license.
(b) (1) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at the place described in the license.
(2) The license holder shall deliver the beer, wine, or liquor in a sealed package or container that may not be opened or its contents consumed on the licensed premises.
(c) The license may not be issued for a drugstore unless the applicant:
(1) has been doing business at the location applied for in the license for at least 1 year before the date of the application for the license;
(2) is the assignee of a business established for at least 1 year before the date of the application for the license at the location applied for; or
(3) has been engaged in the retail drug business for at least 3 years.
(d) The annual license fee is:
(1) from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2017, $850; and
(2) beginning on July 1, 2017, $1,000.
(b) (1) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at the place described in the license.
(2) The license holder shall deliver the beer, wine, or liquor in a sealed package or container that may not be opened or its contents consumed on the licensed premises.
(c) The license may not be issued for a drugstore unless the applicant:
(1) has been doing business at the location applied for in the license for at least 1 year before the date of the application for the license;
(2) is the assignee of a business established for at least 1 year before the date of the application for the license at the location applied for; or
(3) has been engaged in the retail drug business for at least 3 years.
(d) The annual license fee is:
(1) from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2017, $850; and
(2) beginning on July 1, 2017, $1,000.
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