Md. Code Ann., Alc. Bev. & Cannabis § 10-1002
Bookstore beer and wine license
Effective Jul 1, 2023Added as Alcoholic Beverages § 10-1001 by Acts 2018, c. 674, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018. Renumbered as Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 10-1002 by Acts 2023, c. 351, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 352, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.State of Maryland
- (a) There is a bookstore beer and wine license.
- (b) The Board may issue the license for use by an establishment commonly known as a bookstore that derives at least 70% of its revenue, measured by average daily receipts, from the sale of books.
- (c) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine to a bookstore customer for consumption in the bookstore during a public lecture, reading, discussion, or similar bookstore event.
- (d) The average daily receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages at the bookstore may not exceed 17% of average daily receipts of the business.
- (e) The license may not be transferred to another location.
- (f) The license holder is subject to the alcohol awareness training requirements under § 4-505 of this article.
- (g) The annual license fee is $200.
Added as Alcoholic Beverages § 10-1001 by Acts 2018, c. 674, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018. Renumbered as Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 10-1002 by Acts 2023, c. 351, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 352, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.