Md. Code Ann., Alc. Bev. & Cannabis § 22-1004.2
Hotel lobby license
Effective Jul 1, 2023Added as Alcoholic Beverages § 22-1004.1 by Acts 2020, c. 350, § 1, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 351, § 1, eff. July 1, 2020. Renumbered as Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 22-1004.2 by Acts 2023, c. 395, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 396, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.State of Maryland
- (a) There is a hotel lobby license.
- (b) The Board may issue the license for use by a hotel that does not have a restaurant.
(c)
- (1) A license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor from a store in the hotel lobby to patrons of the hotel for on-premises consumption.
- (2) Beer may be sold only in a can or bottle that does not exceed 12 ounces.
- (3) Wine may be sold only in a bottle that does not exceed 750 milliliters.
- (4) Liquor may be sold only in a bottle that does not exceed 50 milliliters.
(d) A license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor:
- (1) on Monday through Saturday, from noon to 10 p.m.; and
- (2) on Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
(e) A license holder may not sell beer, wine, and liquor:
- (1) through a vending machine; or
- (2) by stocking beer, wine, and liquor in a guest room for purchase.
- (f) The annual license fee is $1,250.
Added as Alcoholic Beverages § 22-1004.1 by Acts 2020, c. 350, § 1, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 351, § 1, eff. July 1, 2020. Renumbered as Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 22-1004.2 by Acts 2023, c. 395, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 396, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.