Md. Code Ann., Alc. Bev. & Cannabis § 21-1001.2
Bed and breakfast beer, wine, and liquor license
Effective Jul 1, 2022Added as Alcoholic Beverages § 21-1001 by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 8, § 5; Acts 2016, c. 590, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 591, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2017, c. 61, § 1, eff. April 11, 2017. Renumbered as Alcoholic Beverages § 21-1001.1 by Acts 2018, c. 169, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018. Renumbered as Alcoholic Beverages § 21-1001.2 by Acts 2022, c. 766, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 767, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.State of Maryland
- (a) There is a Class B-B&B (bed and breakfast) beer, wine, and liquor license.
(b) The Board may issue the license for the use of a bed and breakfast that:
- (1) is registered by the county to operate as a bed and breakfast;
- (2) has rooms, excluding the resident management quarters, that the public for consideration may use for sleeping accommodations for a specified time; and
- (3) does not have dining facilities that are open to the public.
(c)
(1) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on-premises consumption only to a guest:
- (i) whose name and address appear on the registry that the bed and breakfast maintains; and
- (ii) who is an occupant of a sleeping room in the bed and breakfast.
- (2) The license holder may not sell beer, wine, and liquor to an individual who is registered only to obtain alcoholic beverages.
- (3) If the establishment ends operations as a bed and breakfast, the license is void.
- (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 § 21-2004 of this title.
(e) The annual license fees are:
- (1) $25 for a 6-day bed and breakfast with 5 or fewer bedrooms;
- (2) $50 for a 6-day bed and breakfast with at least 6 but not more than 10 bedrooms;
- (3) $75 for a 6-day bed and breakfast with 11 or more bedrooms;
- (4) $30 for a 7-day bed and breakfast with 5 or fewer bedrooms;
- (5) $60 for a 7-day bed and breakfast with at least 6 but not more than 10 bedrooms; and
- (6) $90 for a 7-day bed and breakfast with 11 or more bedrooms.
- (f) The Board shall charge a one-time issuing fee for a new license in an amount equal to the annual license fee.
Added as Alcoholic Beverages § 21-1001 by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 8, § 5; Acts 2016, c. 590, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 591, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2017, c. 61, § 1, eff. April 11, 2017. Renumbered as Alcoholic Beverages § 21-1001.1 by Acts 2018, c. 169, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018. Renumbered as Alcoholic Beverages § 21-1001.2 by Acts 2022, c. 766, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 767, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.