Md. Code Ann., Alc. Bev. & Cannabis § 31-2003
Beer and wine licenses
Effective Jul 1, 2022Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 125, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2022, c. 763, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 765, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.State of Maryland
(a) A holder of a Class A beer and wine license may sell beer and wine:
- (1) on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and
- (2) on Sunday, from 11 a.m. to midnight, if a fee is paid.
(b)
(1) A holder of a Class B beer and wine (on- and off-sale) license may sell beer and wine:
- (i) on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and
- (ii) except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, on Sunday, from noon to midnight, if a fee is paid.
(2) The license holder may sell beer and wine on Sunday, from 11 a.m. to midnight, if:
- (i) the consumer places an order for a meal simultaneously with or before placing an order for an alcoholic beverage; or
- (ii) the consumer is entitled to a meal on the premises as part of a prearranged event.
- (3) When a federal holiday falls on a Monday, the license holder may sell beer and wine on the Sunday immediately before the Monday holiday, from noon to 2 a.m. the following day.
(c)
(1) A holder of a Class B beer and wine (on-sale only) pouring license may sell beer and wine:
- (i) on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and
- (ii) except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, on Sunday, from noon to midnight, if a fee is paid.
(2) The license holder may sell beer and wine on Sunday, from 11 a.m. to midnight, if:
- (i) the consumer places an order for a meal simultaneously with or before placing an order for an alcoholic beverage; or
- (ii) the consumer is entitled to a meal on the premises as part of a prearranged event.
- (3) When a federal holiday falls on a Monday, the license holder may sell beer and wine on the Sunday immediately before the Monday holiday, from noon to 2 a.m. the following day.
(d)
(1) A holder of a Class C beer and wine license may sell beer and wine:
- (i) on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and
- (ii) except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, on Sunday from noon to midnight, if a fee is paid.
(2) The license holder may sell beer and wine on Sunday, from 11 a.m. to midnight, if:
- (i) the consumer places an order for a meal simultaneously with or before placing an order for an alcoholic beverage; or
- (ii) the consumer is entitled to a meal on the premises as part of a prearranged event.
- (3) When a federal holiday falls on a Monday, the license holder may sell beer and wine on the Sunday immediately before the Monday holiday, from noon to 2 a.m. the following day.
(e)
(1) A holder of a Class D beer and wine (on-sale) license may sell beer and wine:
- (i) on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and
- (ii) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, on Sunday, from noon to midnight, if a fee is paid.
- (2) When a federal holiday falls on a Monday, the license holder may sell beer and wine on the Sunday immediately before the Monday holiday, from noon to 2 a.m. the following day.
Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 125, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2022, c. 763, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 765, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.