Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 24-1002
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§24–1002.
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(a) There is a Class B (country inn) beer, wine, and liquor license.
(b) The Board may issue the Class B (country inn) beer, wine, and liquor license for the use of a country inn that:
(1) is licensed by the county to operate as a country inn;
(2) excluding the resident management quarters, has not more than 15 rooms that the public for consideration may use for sleeping accommodations for a specified time; and
(3) has a kitchen facility for the guests that is separate from the kitchen facility for the resident management quarters.
(c) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption to a guest if:
(1) the name and address of the guest appear on the registry that the country inn maintains; and
(2) the guest is an occupant of a sleeping room in the country inn.
(d) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license under § 24–2004 of this title.
(e) The license does not authorize the sale of beer, wine, and liquor to an individual who is registered as a guest at the country inn only to obtain beer, wine, and liquor.
(f) If the country inn ceases to be operated as a country inn, the license is void.
(g) The annual license fee is $550.
(b) The Board may issue the Class B (country inn) beer, wine, and liquor license for the use of a country inn that:
(1) is licensed by the county to operate as a country inn;
(2) excluding the resident management quarters, has not more than 15 rooms that the public for consideration may use for sleeping accommodations for a specified time; and
(3) has a kitchen facility for the guests that is separate from the kitchen facility for the resident management quarters.
(c) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption to a guest if:
(1) the name and address of the guest appear on the registry that the country inn maintains; and
(2) the guest is an occupant of a sleeping room in the country inn.
(d) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license under § 24–2004 of this title.
(e) The license does not authorize the sale of beer, wine, and liquor to an individual who is registered as a guest at the country inn only to obtain beer, wine, and liquor.
(f) If the country inn ceases to be operated as a country inn, the license is void.
(g) The annual license fee is $550.
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