Md. Code Ann., Alc. Bev. & Cannabis § 31-2004
Beer, wine, and liquor 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. 765, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.State of Maryland
(a) A holder of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor (off-sale) license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:
- (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, wine, and liquor (on- and off-sale) license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:
- (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, wine, and liquor 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, wine, and liquor on the Sunday immediately preceding the Monday holiday, from noon to 2 a.m. the following day.
(c)
(1) A holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on-sale only) license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:
- (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, wine, and liquor 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, wine, and liquor 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, wine, and liquor (on-sale) license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:
- (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.
(2) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor 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, wine, and liquor on the Sunday immediately preceding the Monday holiday, from noon to 2 a.m. the following day.
(e)
(1) A holder of a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:
- (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 exercise the privileges conferred by the license on the Sunday immediately preceding 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. 765, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.