Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 25-903
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§25–903.
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(a) There is a Class BD–BWL license.
(b) The license authorizes the license holder to sell:
(1) beer and wine for on– or off–premises consumption; and
(2) liquor for on–premises consumption.
(c) As a prerequisite for the initial issuance of the license, the owner of the establishment shall attest in a sworn statement that food will be available for sale for on–premises consumption during the hours that alcoholic beverages are permitted to be served.
(d) As a prerequisite for each renewal of the license, the owner of the establishment shall attest in a sworn statement that food will be available for sale for on–premises consumption during the hours that alcoholic beverages are permitted to be served.
(e) The Board by regulation shall specify the type of food that is required to be available for sale for on–premises consumption during the hours that alcoholic beverages are permitted to be served.
(f) A holder of a Class BD–BWL license:
(1) may also hold a Class 7 micro–brewery license issued for a location in the county; but
(2) may not hold more than two Class BD–BWL licenses.
(g) If a person holds two Class BD–BWL licenses under subsection (f)(2) of this section, the establishment for which the second Class BD–BWL license is issued shall have average daily receipts from the sale of food that exceed the average daily receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages.
(h) The annual license fee is $3,500.
(b) The license authorizes the license holder to sell:
(1) beer and wine for on– or off–premises consumption; and
(2) liquor for on–premises consumption.
(c) As a prerequisite for the initial issuance of the license, the owner of the establishment shall attest in a sworn statement that food will be available for sale for on–premises consumption during the hours that alcoholic beverages are permitted to be served.
(d) As a prerequisite for each renewal of the license, the owner of the establishment shall attest in a sworn statement that food will be available for sale for on–premises consumption during the hours that alcoholic beverages are permitted to be served.
(e) The Board by regulation shall specify the type of food that is required to be available for sale for on–premises consumption during the hours that alcoholic beverages are permitted to be served.
(f) A holder of a Class BD–BWL license:
(1) may also hold a Class 7 micro–brewery license issued for a location in the county; but
(2) may not hold more than two Class BD–BWL licenses.
(g) If a person holds two Class BD–BWL licenses under subsection (f)(2) of this section, the establishment for which the second Class BD–BWL license is issued shall have average daily receipts from the sale of food that exceed the average daily receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages.
(h) The annual license fee is $3,500.
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