Md. Code Ann., Alc. Bev. & Cannabis § 22-1004
Class HC (health club) beer and wine licenses
Effective Jul 1, 2023Added by Acts 2023, c. 395, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 396, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.State of Maryland
(a) There is:
- (1) a 6-day Class HC (health club) beer and wine license; and
- (2) a 7-day Class HC (health club) beer and wine license.
(b) The Board may issue the 6-day or the 7-day license to a person who:
- (1) sells health club services, as defined in § 14-12B-01 of the Commercial Law Article;
(2) has a health club facility that offers:
- (i) an indoor or outdoor swimming pool; or
- (ii) pickleball courts;
- (3) has at least 150 members who pay dues; and
- (4) owns or leases real property in the county for use as a for-profit or nonprofit health club facility.
(c)
- (1) The 6-day license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine from Monday through Saturday in a bar area at a swimming pool or an indoor lounge or both.
- (2) The 7-day license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine from Monday through Sunday in a bar area at a swimming pool or an indoor lounge or both.
- (d) The 6-day license holder and the 7-day license holder may sell beer and wine for on-premises consumption from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- (e) The license holder shall purchase beer and wine from an authorized and licensed wholesaler.
- (f) The license holder shall provide prepackaged food or snacks at all times when beer and wine are sold.
(g)
- (1) The annual fee for the 6-day license is $1,300.
- (2) The annual fee for the 7-day license is $1,400.
Added by Acts 2023, c. 395, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 396, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.