Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 25-1601
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§25–1601.
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(a) This section does not apply to:
(1) a country club; or
(2) a restaurant in the country inn zone of the county where alcoholic beverages are sold only for on–premises consumption.
(b) The Board may not issue a license for an establishment in:
(1) Barnesville, except as provided in § 25–1602 of this subtitle;
(2) Damascus (12th election district), except as provided in § 25–1603 of this subtitle;
(3) Kensington, except as provided in § 25–1604 of this subtitle;
(4) Laytonsville, except as provided in § 25–1605 of this subtitle;
(5) Takoma Park, except as provided in § 25–1607 of this subtitle; or
(6) Washington Grove.
(c) This section does not prohibit the issuance of a license with an on–sale privilege for the sale of:
(1) beer during daylight hours for a restaurant, snack bar, or similar facility on land owned by the Montgomery County Revenue Authority and operated in connection with a public golf course; or
(2) beer and wine for a restaurant on land owned by the Montgomery County Revenue Authority and operated in connection with an airport.
(1) a country club; or
(2) a restaurant in the country inn zone of the county where alcoholic beverages are sold only for on–premises consumption.
(b) The Board may not issue a license for an establishment in:
(1) Barnesville, except as provided in § 25–1602 of this subtitle;
(2) Damascus (12th election district), except as provided in § 25–1603 of this subtitle;
(3) Kensington, except as provided in § 25–1604 of this subtitle;
(4) Laytonsville, except as provided in § 25–1605 of this subtitle;
(5) Takoma Park, except as provided in § 25–1607 of this subtitle; or
(6) Washington Grove.
(c) This section does not prohibit the issuance of a license with an on–sale privilege for the sale of:
(1) beer during daylight hours for a restaurant, snack bar, or similar facility on land owned by the Montgomery County Revenue Authority and operated in connection with a public golf course; or
(2) beer and wine for a restaurant on land owned by the Montgomery County Revenue Authority and operated in connection with an airport.
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