1. (a) There is a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license.

2. (b) The Board may issue the license to the owner of a hotel that:

   1. (1) is in a building at least three stories tall that was originally constructed for hotel purposes;
   2. (2) has a capital investment of at least $500,000; and

   3. (3) contains:

      1. (i) at least one passenger elevator;
      2. (ii) at least 100 rooms to accommodate the public; and
      3. (iii) a dining room with facilities for preparing and serving regular meals for at least 125 individuals at one seating.

3. (c) The license authorizes the license holder to sell at a hotel or restaurant at the place described in the license:

   1. (1) beer, wine, and liquor at retail for on-premises consumption; and
   2. (2) beer, wine, and liquor in sealed containers for off-premises consumption only to a person who has purchased prepared food from the licensed premises.

4. (d)

   1. (1) The license holder may not display or provide shelving for beer, wine, or liquor for off-premises sales in areas of the establishment that are accessible to the public.
   2. (2) Off-sale alcoholic beverages receipts collected under the license shall be included in the calculation of average daily receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages in a restaurant under § 1-101 of this article.
   3. (3) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor for off-premises consumption only when the licensed premises is open for business as a hotel or restaurant.
5. (e) The Board may limit the quantity of alcoholic beverages sold in a single transaction for off-premises consumption under the license.
6. (f) The Executive Director may issue one Class 8 farm brewery license and one Class 7 micro-brewery license to a license holder that holds not more than five Class B and six Class BLX beer, wine, and liquor licenses.
7. (g) The annual license fee is $1,000.

Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 622, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2018, c. 139, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2021, c. 661, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2023, c. 450, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.