Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 21-602
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§21–602.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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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