Md. Code Ann., Alc. Bev. & Cannabis § 12-2003
Beer and light wine licenses
Effective Jul 1, 2024Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2018, c. 754, § 2, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 755, § 2, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2024, c. 1015, § 1, eff. July 1, 2024; Acts 2024, c. 1016, § 1, eff. July 1, 2024.State of Maryland
(a)
(1) Except as provided in § 12-2005 of this subtitle, a holder of a Class A beer and light wine license may sell beer and light wine:
(i) on Monday through Saturday:
- 1. from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the area specified in the Park Heights Master Plan adopted by the City in 2006; and
- 2. from 6 a.m. to midnight in all other locations in the City; and
- (ii) on the Sundays that fall between Thanksgiving Day and New Year's Day, from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., if, on or before September 30 of that year, the license holder has paid a supplementary license fee of $120 for each Sunday the privilege is to be exercised.
- (2) In addition to the privileges specified under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection, the license holder may sell beer and light wine for off-premises consumption on two additional Sundays during the calendar year if the holder pays a license fee of $120 at least 2 weeks before each time the privilege is exercised.
(b)
(1) Except as provided in § 12-2005 of this subtitle, a holder of a Class B beer and light wine license may sell beer and light wine:
- (i) from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day in the area specified in the Park Heights Master Plan adopted by the City in 2006; and
- (ii) from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day in all other locations in the City.
- (2) Except as provided in § 12-2005 of this subtitle and § 12-903(d) of this title, the license holder may sell beer and light wine at a bar or counter on Sunday.
(c)
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a holder of a Class C beer and light wine license may sell beer and light wine:
- (i) from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day in the area specified in the Park Heights Master Plan adopted by the City in 2006; and
- (ii) from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day in all other locations in the City.
- (2) Except as provided in § 12-2005 of this subtitle, the license holder may sell beer and light wine at a bar or counter on Sunday.
(d) Except as provided in § 12-2005 of this subtitle, a holder of a Class D beer and light wine license may sell beer and light wine:
- (1) from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. the following day in the area specified in the Park Heights Master Plan adopted by the City in 2006; and
- (2) from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. the following day in all other locations in the City.
Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2018, c. 754, § 2, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 755, § 2, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2024, c. 1015, § 1, eff. July 1, 2024; Acts 2024, c. 1016, § 1, eff. July 1, 2024.