Md. Code Ann., Alc. Bev. & Cannabis § 22-804
Class B-2 beer and wine license
Effective Jul 1, 2017Added as Alcoholic Beverages § 22-803 by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Renumbered as Alcoholic Beverages § 22-804 by Acts 2017, c. 315, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017.State of Maryland
(a) There is:
- (1) a Class B-2 beer and wine 6-day license; and
- (2) a Class B-2 beer and wine 7-day license.
(b)
(1) The Board may issue the license for use by a restaurant that:
- (i) was operating for 1 year before an application for the license was made; and
- (ii) is equipped and stocked for the continued regular sale of food to customers and guests, as determined by the Board.
- (2) The license holder need not meet the food sale requirements set forth in § 22-103 of this title.
(c)
- (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine at a restaurant, at retail, at the place described in the license, for on-premises consumption.
(2)
- (i) The holder of a license issued before July 1, 1984, may sell beer and wine for on- and off-premises consumption.
- (ii) The license holder may sell wine in split bottles.
- (iii) Beer sold in bottles or cans exceeding 12 ounces in weight or size for off-premises consumption may be sold in a quantity of less than six.
- (iv) If beer is sold in a containerized package, the package shall hold at least six bottles or containers.
(d) The annual license fees are:
- (1) $500 for a 6-day license; and
- (2) $700 for a 7-day license.
Added as Alcoholic Beverages § 22-803 by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Renumbered as Alcoholic Beverages § 22-804 by Acts 2017, c. 315, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017.