<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-101" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this title:</text> <level label="1"> <text>except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, the definitions in § 1–101 of this article apply without exception or variation; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Board” means the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“City” means Baltimore City.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Light wine” means wine that contains not more than 15.5% of alcohol by volume.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The definition of “restaurant” under § 1–101 of this article applies in the City, subject to § 12–104 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>“Total daily receipts” does not include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>sales of novelty items;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>income from vending machines; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>other receipts not resulting from the sale of food or beverages.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-102" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>This title applies only in Baltimore City.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-103" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the Mayor and City Council may adopt an ordinance restricting the placement on the side of a building or any other publicly visible location of any form of advertising for alcoholic beverages, including a sign, a poster, a placard, a device, a graphic display, an outdoor billboard, and a freestanding signboard.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An ordinance may be adopted if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the ordinance is necessary to promote the welfare and temperance of minors exposed to advertisements for alcoholic beverages placed in publicly visible locations, including outdoor billboards, sides of buildings, and freestanding signboards; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the restrictions do not unduly burden legitimate business activities of a license holder to sell alcoholic beverages at retail.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The ordinance may not restrict:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the placement of a sign, including an advertisement:</text> <level label="i"> <text>inside licensed premises;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on a commercial vehicle used to transport alcoholic beverages; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>in conjunction with a temporary license;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a sign that contains the name or slogan of the licensed premises that has been placed to identify the licensed premises;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>except for a billboard and freestanding signboard, a sign for which zoning board approval or a minor privilege permit is required;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a sign that contains a generic description of beer, wine, or liquor, or any other generic description of alcoholic beverages;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a neon or electrically charged sign on licensed premises that is provided as part of a promotion of a particular brand of alcoholic beverage;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a sign on an MTA vehicle or a taxicab;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>a sign on property owned, leased, or operated by the Maryland Stadium Authority;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>a sign at a facility that operates in accordance with a license issued under § 11–304 of the Business Regulation Article; or</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>a sign on property adjacent to an interstate highway.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-104" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>To be considered a restaurant, an establishment shall meet the requirements of this section.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An establishment shall have average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 40% of its total daily receipts.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board may not consider as food an ingredient or a garnish used with or mixed with an alcoholic beverage that is prepared and served for on–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may waive the food requirement specified under subsection (b) of this section for a restaurant:</text> <level label="i"> <text>owned and operated by a nonprofit organization in the area bounded by South Ellwood Avenue on the west, Bank Street on the north, South Bouldin Street on the east, and Fleet Street on the south; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>operated in the area bounded by South Eden Street on the west, Bank Street on the north, South Spring Street on the east, and Eastern Avenue on the south.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For a license that meets the qualifications under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Board may approve an expansion of the licensed premises onto a noncontiguous property with a second separate use permit issued by the City, if the second separate use permit specifically refers to the alcoholic beverages license at the primary location.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-105" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>A copy of any legislation concerning alcoholic beverages enacted by the Mayor and City Council under this title shall be sent to the Department of Legislative Services, 90 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland 21401.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-201" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <text>There is a Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-202" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Governor shall appoint three regular members and one substitute member to the Board.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The appointments shall be made:</text> <level label="i"> <text>if the Senate is in session, with the advice and consent of the Senate; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if the Senate is not in session, by the Governor alone, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate when the Senate next convenes.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Each member of the Board shall be:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a resident and voter of the City; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>an individual of high character and integrity and of recognized business capacity.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>At least one member of the Board shall be a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of Maryland.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>When evaluating an applicant for membership on the Board, the Governor shall consider the need for geographic, political, racial, ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity on the Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The substitute member may serve on the Board if a regular member is absent or recused.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The term of a member is 2 years and begins on July 1.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The terms of the members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on July 1, 2016.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>To fill a vacancy that occurs during the term of office, the Governor shall appoint an eligible individual.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An appointment under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be made within 15 days after the vacancy occurs.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>The Governor may remove a member for misconduct in office, incompetence, or willful neglect of duty.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A member who is charged shall be given by the Governor a copy of the charges against the member and, with at least 10 days’ notice, an opportunity to be heard publicly in person or by counsel.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If a member is removed, the Governor shall file with the Office of the Secretary of State a statement of charges against the member and the Governor’s findings made on the charges.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-203" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <text>The Board shall designate a chair from among the regular members of the Board. </text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-204" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board or the Board’s designee governs, administers, and enforces this article in the City, including:</text> <level label="1"> <text>supervising the activities and investigations of the inspectors and other employees of the Board;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>examining the location and general character of license holders in the City;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>reviewing the zoning of applicants and license holders during the license application, license transfer, and license renewal processes; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>subject to § 12–210 of this subtitle, adopting regulations concerning zoning of license holders and methods of enforcement to carry out the purposes and enforcement of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>In accordance with Article VI, § 4 of the Baltimore City Charter, the Board shall provide to the Director of Finance of the City the estimates of the Board for the next fiscal year of the appropriations needed to effectively and efficiently achieve the mission and goals of the Board.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>submit a budget request to the City annually in the form that the Director of Finance of the City requires; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>provide additional budget justification material that the Director of Finance of the City requests.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board shall establish annual performance measures using the CitiStat program of the City for activities such as:</text> <level label="i"> <text>financial management;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>issuance of licenses; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>enforcement of alcoholic beverages laws.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board shall make the performance measures available to the public on the Open Baltimore website.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>On request, the Board shall submit to the Office of Legislative Audits performance accountability reports to ensure that the Board is on track to meet its annual performance measures.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Board shall:</text> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>digitize and post online all records for public review; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>adopt regulations to carry out this paragraph; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>prominently list on the website of the Board each fee or fine that the Board imposes and collects.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-205" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <text>The revenue from license fees, permit fees, fines, and advertising fees shall be payable to the Director of Finance of the City.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-206" future_version_removed="true" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>The chair and each other regular member of the Board shall receive an annual salary that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is not less than $28,500;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is set in the ordinance of estimates; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>includes any cost–of–living increase available to members of the City Council.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The substitute member of the Board shall receive an annual salary of $16,000.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The chair and each other regular member of the Board are eligible to receive the same health benefits that full–time employees of the Board receive.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subject to subsections (c) through (e) of this section and § 12–207 of this subtitle, the Board shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>employ:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a qualified attorney to serve as counsel for the Board in actions seeking judicial review of decisions of the Board;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>an executive secretary and a deputy executive secretary; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>inspectors, clerical staff, and other assistants as are necessary to fulfill the mission of the Board and enforce the alcoholic beverages laws of the State;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>set the salaries of the employees; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>use as needed the advice of the Baltimore City Law Department.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The salary for the position of attorney specified in subsection (b)(1)(i) of this section shall be at least the salary assigned to that position on May 30, 2014.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For civil service employees, salary levels and adjustments shall conform to the policies of the City’s Board of Estimates, Civil Service Commission, and Department of Human Resources, including the City Union of Baltimore salary scales.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>In determining the appropriate salary level for an employee, the Board may consider the employee’s length of service, performance, and experience.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The executive secretary and the deputy executive secretary shall:</text> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>be residents of the City; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>have served in the City government for a minimum of 5 years immediately preceding their appointment;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>be of high character and integrity; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>be employed on the basis of their executive skill and experience.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>To the extent practicable, all other employees of the Board shall be residents of the City.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>Except for the executive secretary and the deputy executive secretary, all employees of the Board:</text> <level label="i"> <text>are in the classified civil service of the City; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may be hired and removed only in accordance with the law that governs classified civil service employees of the City.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The executive secretary and the deputy executive secretary shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-207" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this subsection, “direct or indirect interest” means an interest that is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>proprietary;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>obtained by a loan, mortgage, or lien or in any other manner; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>beneficially owned through an investment vehicle, estate, trust, or other intermediary when the beneficiary does not control the intermediary or may supervise or participate in the intermediary’s investment decisions.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A member or an employee of the Board may not:</text> <level label="i"> <text>have a direct or indirect interest in or on a premises where alcoholic beverages are manufactured, distributed, or sold;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>have a direct or indirect interest in a business wholly or partly devoted to the manufacture, distribution, or sale of alcoholic beverages;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>own stock in a corporation that has a direct or indirect interest in:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a premises where alcoholic beverages are manufactured, distributed, or sold; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a business wholly or partly devoted to the manufacture, distribution, or sale of alcoholic beverages;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>receive a salary or other compensation or any other thing of value from a business engaged in the manufacture, distribution, or sale of alcoholic beverages;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>solicit or receive, directly or indirectly or on behalf of another person, a commission, political contribution, remuneration, or gift from a person engaged in the manufacture, distribution, or sale of alcoholic beverages or an agent or employee of the person; or</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>solicit or receive, directly or indirectly, a commission, remuneration, or gift from:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a person engaged in the manufacture, distribution, or sale of alcoholic beverages or an agent or employee of the person; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a license holder.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Unless the public office or employment poses a conflict of interest, a member or an employee of the Board may hold any other federal, State, or local public office or employment.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A member of the Board who applies for government employment that poses a conflict of interest as determined by the State Ethics Commission shall resign from the Board by a letter addressed to the Governor.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>If an individual who is a member or an employee of the Board seeks election to an office that would pose a conflict of interest, on filing a certificate of candidacy for election or within 30 days before the filing deadline for the primary election for the office sought, whichever occurs later, the individual shall certify to the City Board of Elections under oath that the individual is no longer a member or an employee of the Board.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The certification shall be accompanied by a letter addressed to the Governor containing the resignation of the member from the Board.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>An employee of the Board shall devote the employee’s whole time and attention to the business of the Board during the hours designated by the Board for the performance of official duties.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An employee of the Board may not:</text> <level label="i"> <text>engage in an occupation, a business, or a profession that in any way is connected or associated, directly or indirectly, with the manufacture, distribution, or sale of alcoholic beverages; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>transact any business beyond the official duties of the employee:</text> <level label="1"> <text>with a license holder; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>in connection with the operation of an establishment licensed for the manufacture, distribution, or sale of alcoholic beverages.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Subject to § 12–206(e)(1) of this subtitle, an employee of the Board who violates this subsection shall be removed.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A member or an employee of the Board shall comply with the public ethics laws of the State and the financial disclosure requirements set by the State Ethics Commission.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An action of a member or an employee of the Board is subject to State requirements for open or public meetings, including requirements for open sessions under Title 3 of the General Provisions Article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-208" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an inspector may examine any identification used as proof of age by an individual to purchase alcoholic beverages.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The examination shall be made on the premises of the licensed establishment where the purchase is attempted.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An inspector may serve a summons under § 12–2603 of this title.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-209" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <text>The Mayor and City Council shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>pay from the general fund of the City that includes revenue from the Board the salaries and expenses of the Board and its employees; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>devote the balance of the revenue from the Board to the general purposes of the City.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-210" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may adopt regulations to carry out this article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Before the Board may adopt a regulation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Board shall provide a period of at least 30 days for public comment; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the City Solicitor shall review the regulation to ensure that the regulation complies with the authority granted to the Board by the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board shall publish and post online regulations that the Board adopts and distribute them to the license holders whom the regulations affect.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may require a license holder to display prominently in the license holder’s place of business any regulation of the Board or excerpt from this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>At least once every 5 years after October 31, 2015, the Board shall review its regulations to ensure that the regulations comply with:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the current policies and practices of the Board; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>federal, State, and local law.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-211" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <text>At least 3 months before the start of the regular session of the General Assembly each year, the Board shall give notice to the following persons regarding any legislative proposal the Board intends to submit to the City delegation to the General Assembly for introduction as a bill:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Mayor of Baltimore City;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the Baltimore City Council; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>community and residential groups in the City that have opted to receive notices from the Board.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-301" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Liquor Control"> <text>There is no liquor control board or department of liquor control in the City.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-401" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Manufacturer's Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 2, Subtitle 2 (“Manufacturer’s Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the City without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 2–201 (“Issuance by Executive Director”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 2–202 (“Class 1 distillery license”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 2–203 (“Class 9 limited distillery license”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 2–204 (“Class 2 rectifying license”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 2–205 (“Class 3 winery license”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 2–206 (“Class 4 limited winery license”);</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§ 2–207 (“Class 5 brewery license”);</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>§ 2–208 (“Class 6 pub–brewery license”);</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>§ 2–210 (“Class 8 farm brewery license”);</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>§ 2–211 (“Residency requirement”);</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>§ 2–212 (“Additional licenses”);</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>§ 2–213 (“Additional fees”);</text> </level> <level label="13"> <text>§ 2–214 (“Sale or delivery restricted”);</text> </level> <level label="14"> <text>§ 2–215 (“Beer sale on credit to retail dealer prohibited”);</text> </level> <level label="15"> <text>§ 2–217 (“Distribution of alcoholic beverages — Prohibited practices”); and</text> </level> <level label="16"> <text>§ 2–218 (“Restrictive agreements between producers and retailers — Prohibited”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following sections of Title 2, Subtitle 2 (“Manufacturer’s Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the City:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 2–209 (“Class 7 micro–brewery license”), subject to § 12–403 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 2–216 (“Interaction between manufacturing entities and retailers”), subject to § 12–404 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-402" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Manufacturer's Licenses"> <text>A holder of a manufacturer’s license may sell or deliver alcoholic beverages to a holder of a retail license from 6 a.m. to midnight on every day except Sunday or an election day.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-403" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Manufacturer's Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies to a Class 7 micro–brewery license in the City.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The license may be issued only to the holder of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) license that is issued for use on the premises of a restaurant located in the City; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a Class B–D–7 alcoholic beverages license that is issued for use on the premises of the existing Class B–D–7 license located in the 46th alcoholic beverages district of the City.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may issue a license under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection if the holder of the Class B–D–7 license receives a letter of support from the Ridgely’s Delight Association.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection, the holder of a Class 7 micro–brewery license may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>brew in two locations using the same Class 7 micro–brewery license; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>obtain a Class 2 rectifying license for the premises at the two locations authorized under item (i) of this paragraph.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The holder of a Class 7 micro–brewery license may brew in two locations using the same Class 7 micro–brewery license if the license holder:</text> <level label="i"> <text>requests permission by submitting a written application to the Executive Director; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>obtains written approval from the Executive Director.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Before authorizing a holder of a Class 7 micro–brewery license to brew in two locations using the same Class 7 micro–brewery license, the Executive Director shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>make a determination that a second location to brew additional capacity is necessary due to insufficient space at the existing Class 7 license location; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>consider any other factor relevant to approval of the application.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a holder of a Class 7 micro–brewery license may not serve or sell beer for on– or off–premises consumption at the second brewing location authorized under this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-404" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Manufacturer's Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Section 2–216(b) and (d) of this article does not apply to a holder of a Class 3 winery license or Class 4 limited winery license who is issued a Class A2 light wine on–sale and off–sale license with respect to the wine manufactured or bottled on the winery premises.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection applies only to a Class 1 distillery and a retail dealer located on contiguous premises in the area commonly known as Port Covington.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Class 1 distillery:</text> <level label="i"> <text>may lend a thing of value, make a gift, or offer a gratuity to the retail dealer; but</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may not lend money to the retail dealer.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The retail dealer:</text> <level label="i"> <text>may accept, receive, or make use of a gift or an advertisement provided by the Class 1 distillery; but</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may not become indebted to the distillery except for the purchase of alcoholic beverages and allied products purchased for resale.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Section 2–216(d)of this article regarding advertisements does not apply to the Class 1 distillery and the licensed retailer.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-501" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Wholesaler's Licenses"> <text>Title 2, Subtitle 3 (“Wholesaler’s Licenses”) of Division I of this article applies in the City without exception or variation.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-502" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Wholesaler's Licenses"> <text>Except as provided in § 12–503 of this subtitle, a holder of a wholesaler’s license may sell or deliver alcoholic beverages to a holder of a retail license from 6 a.m. to midnight on every day except Sunday.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-503" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Wholesaler's Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>A holder of a wholesaler’s license may enter into an agreement with a holder of a per diem license issued under Subtitle 13 of this title to deliver beer on the effective date of the per diem license and accept returns on the same day.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The agreement entered into under subsection (a) of this section shall include the type of equipment, services, personnel, and supplies required to dispense draft beer.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-601" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Beer Licenses"> <text>A Class A beer license may not be issued in the City.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-602" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Beer Licenses"> <text>A Class B beer license may not be issued in the City.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-603" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Beer Licenses"> <text>A Class C beer license may not be issued in the City.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-604" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Beer Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class D beer license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license may be issued to a holder of a Class 5 brewery license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell at retail beer brewed on the brewery premises for on–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Board shall establish the hours and days of sale under the license.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The annual license fee is $300.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-701" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Light Wine Licenses"> <text>A Class A light wine license may not be issued in the City.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-702" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Light Wine Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class A2 light wine license in the City.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license may be issued to a holder of a Class 3 winery license or a Class 4 limited winery license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell at retail light wine produced or bottled on the winery premises:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for off–premises consumption; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for on–premises consumption by the drink in a restaurant that is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>owned and operated by the holder of the Class 4 limited winery license; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>located immediately adjacent to the winery premises.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Board shall establish the hours and days of sale under the license.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The annual license fee is $250.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-801" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Light Wine Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class A beer and light wine license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and light wine, at retail, at the place described in the license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder shall sell the beer and light wine in a sealed package or container.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The package or container may not be opened and its contents may not be consumed on the premises where the beer or light wine is sold.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The annual license fee is $171.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-802" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Light Wine Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B beer and light wine license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and light wine at a hotel or restaurant, at retail, at the place described in the license, for on– and off–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The annual license fee is $310.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-803" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Light Wine Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class C beer and light wine license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and light wine to a member of a club and a guest of the member, at retail, at the place described in the license, for on–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The annual license fee is $128.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-804" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Light Wine Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class D beer and light wine license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and light wine, at retail, at the place described in the license, for on– and off–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license may not be issued for use by a drugstore.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The annual license fee is $260.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-901" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at the place described in the license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder shall deliver the beer, wine, or liquor in a sealed package or container that may not be opened or its contents consumed on the licensed premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A license may not be issued for a drugstore unless the applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>has been doing business at the location applied for in the license for at least 1 year before the date of the application for the license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is the assignee of a business established for at least 1 year before the date of the application for the license at the location applied for; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>has been engaged in the retail drug business for at least 3 years.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The annual license fee is $2,060.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-902" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class A–2 beer, wine, and liquor (package goods) license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at the place described in the license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder shall deliver the beer, wine, or liquor in a sealed package or container that may not be opened or its contents consumed on the licensed premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A Class B–D–7 beer, wine, and liquor license may not be reissued as a Class A–2 license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A Class A–2 license may not be converted or substituted for any other class of license, including a Class B–D–7 beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The hours and days of sale for the license are from 9 a.m. to midnight, Monday through Saturday.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The annual license fee is $2,060.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-902.1" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class A–7 beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at the place described in the license, for off–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A license holder who holds a valid Class B–D–7 beer, wine, and liquor license issued on or before July 1, 2018, may apply to the Board to exchange the license for a Class A–7 license if the license holder first obtains approval by resolution of the Baltimore City Council.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A holder of a Class A–7 license may sell beer, wine, and liquor on Monday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to midnight.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The annual license fee is $2,336.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-903" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at a hotel or restaurant at the place described in the license, for on– or off–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>In this subsection, “46th alcoholic beverages district” means an area that has the same boundaries as the 46th legislative district in the Legislative Districting Plan of 2022.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In addition to meeting all other requirements of this section, a restaurant for which the license is issued in the 46th alcoholic beverages district shall have:</text> <level label="i"> <text>capital investment of at least $500,000 for restaurant facilities, not including the cost of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the land;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the building; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>improvements other than to the interior of a building on the licensed premises; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>except as provided in § 12–1604(c) of this title:</text> <level label="1"> <text>average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 51% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>seating for 75 but not more than 150 individuals.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>In this subsection, “47th alcoholic beverages district” means an area with the same boundaries as the 47th alcoholic beverages district as that district existed before the Legislative Districting Plan ordered by the Supreme Court of Maryland on June 21, 2002.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the license issued for use by a restaurant in the 47th alcoholic beverages district may not include an off–sale privilege.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A license issued before July 1, 1991, with on– and off–sale privileges may continue to be renewed or transferred in the 47th alcoholic beverages district with both privileges.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The license may include an off–sale privilege for sales of refillable containers under a refillable container permit issued in accordance with § 12–1102 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual license fee is $2,060.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In addition, the license holder annually shall pay:</text> <level label="i"> <text>$500, if the license holder provides live entertainment; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$200, if the license holder provides outdoor table service.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>In the 45th legislative district, a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license may be exchanged for a Class B–D–7 beer, wine, and liquor license if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the licensed premises is in an area bounded by the unit block of West Preston Street, the 1200 block of North Charles Street, the 1200 block of Morton Street, and the unit block of West Biddle Street; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the applicant executes a memorandum of understanding with the Mount Vernon–Belvedere Improvement Association.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-904" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>This section does not apply to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a restaurant not located in a hotel or motel; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a catering establishment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>There is a Class B–BWL (H–M) license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board may issue the license for use by a hotel or motel that has:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a dining room with facilities for preparing and serving regular meals for at least 125 individuals at one seating;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>at least 100 rooms for the accommodation of the public; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a capital investment of not less than $500,000.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual license fee is $10,108.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In addition, the license holder annually shall pay:</text> <level label="i"> <text>$1,000, if the licensed premises has fewer than 100 rooms;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$500, if the license holder provides live entertainment; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>$200, if the license holder provides outdoor table service.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-905" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B–D–7 beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may issue a Class B–D–7 license if the Board determines that the license is reasonably necessary for the convenience of the public.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In making the determination, the Board shall consider the number of beer, wine, and liquor outlets in a given area and the number of days the outlets are open, rather than the nature of the outlets.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at the place described in the license, for on– and off–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The holder of a license exchanged in accordance with § 12–903 of this subtitle is authorized to provide outdoor table service.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days set out under § 12–2004(c) of this title.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to determine the manner of operation of a licensed premises.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The annual license fee is $2,336.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may reissue a Class B–D–7 beer, wine, and liquor license as a Class A–2 beer, wine, and liquor (package goods) license if the licensed premises is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>within the 41st legislative district; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>equipped with high–definition cameras that provide continuous, 24–hour monitoring inside and outside the licensed premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The hours of sale for the 7–day beer, wine, and liquor (package goods) license authorized under this subsection are from 9 a.m. to midnight Monday through Sunday.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A holder of a 7–day beer, wine, and liquor (package goods) license authorized under this subsection that unlawfully sells or provides alcoholic beverages to an individual under the age of 21 years is subject to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>for a first offense, a fine of not less than $1,500 or more than $3,000; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>for a second or subsequent offense, a license suspension or revocation.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-906" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at a club at the place described in the license, for on–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The annual license fee is $860.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-907" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at the place described in the license for on– and off–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license may not be issued for use by a drugstore.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The annual license fee is $1,284.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1001" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “arena” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an athletic facility;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an auditorium;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a banquet hall;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a catering hall;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a concert facility;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a theater; or</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>a stadium.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>There is an arena license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may issue the license only to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the person, firm, or corporation that owns or leases the arena; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a concessionaire designated by the person, firm, or corporation that owns or leases the arena.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>At least one of the individuals who apply for and are issued the license on behalf of the person that owns or leases the arena is required to be a resident of the State.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A concessionaire to whom a license is issued need not be a resident of the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license holder is authorized to sell beer, wine, and liquor by the drink and by the bottle within the arena, from one or more outlets, for on–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The license may not be issued in the Second or Third Ward after October 1, 1994.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A license issued before October 1, 1994, is valid and may be treated like any other license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Board may grant an off–sale privilege to the holder of a license issued for a premises in the 3300 block of Annapolis Road, subject to the following conditions:</text> <level label="i"> <text>beer, wine, or liquor may be sold for off–premises consumption only from a location in the licensed premises not exceeding 2,000 square feet;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>beer, wine, or liquor purchased from the location may not be consumed anywhere on the licensed premises;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the hours of sale are from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Sunday; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the annual fee for the privilege is $858.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The arena shall have:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a minimum capital investment, not including any real property, of $1,000,000; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a minimum capacity of 1,000 people, as determined by the City Fire Department.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual license fee is $21,780.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In addition to the annual license fee, a license holder shall pay annually:</text> <level label="i"> <text>$500, if the license holder provides live entertainment; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$200, if the license holder provides outdoor table or cafe service.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The Board shall adopt regulations concerning the manner of dispensing alcoholic beverages, the number of outlets authorized to dispense alcoholic beverages, and the hours and days of sale.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1001.1" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a continuing care retirement community license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license for use by a continuing care retirement community that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is located in the 41st alcoholic beverages district; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has obtained a certificate of registration from the Department of Aging under Title 10, Subtitle 4 of the Human Services Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption to a resident or the guest of a resident of the continuing care retirement community.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A resident or the guest of a resident of the continuing care retirement community may consume beer, wine, or liquor not purchased from the continuing care retirement community if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the beer, wine, or liquor is consumed with a meal in the dining room or at a bar operated by the continuing care retirement community; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the continuing care retirement community:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is operated by a nonprofit organization for individuals at least 60 years old;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>has been incorporated for at least 1 year; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>prepares and serves meals during regular operating hours to residents and their guests.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual license fee is $550.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In addition to the annual license fee, the license holder shall pay annually:</text> <level label="i"> <text>$500, if the license holder provides live entertainment; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$200, if the license holder provides outdoor table service.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1001.2" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>There is an Inner Harbor Park license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may issue not more than two licenses for use by a nonprofit organization that is operated to promote and care for the Inner Harbor waterfront.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The licensed premises may be located in Rash Field and in West Shore Park.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption Monday through Sunday, from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual license fee is $1,320.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A license holder shall pay, in addition to the annual license fee:</text> <level label="i"> <text>$500, if the license holder provides live entertainment; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$200, if the license holder provides outdoor table service.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1001.3" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “marketplace” means premises that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>accommodate the public; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>are equipped with five or more outlets for preparing and serving regular meals that may be consumed by patrons in a common seating area or anywhere else on the premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>There is a marketplace license in the 40th and 43rd alcoholic beverages districts.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board may issue a marketplace license only to the person, firm, or corporation that owns or leases the marketplace.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor from one or more outlets within the marketplace by the drink or by the bottle for on–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A license holder may obtain a refillable container permit under § 12–1102 of this title to sell draft beer for off–premises consumption.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The marketplace shall have:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a minimum capital investment, not including the cost of land and buildings, of $1,000,000 for marketplace facilities;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a minimum seating capacity of 75 individuals;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a minimum capacity of 200 individuals and a maximum capacity of 500 individuals, as determined by the City Fire Department; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 51% of the total daily receipts of the marketplace.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The hours for sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages under the license are the same as the hours of operation for Class B beer, wine, and liquor license holders under § 12–2004 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual license fee is $8,580.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In addition to the annual license fee, the license holder shall pay annually:</text> <level label="i"> <text>$500, if the license holder provides live entertainment; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$200, if the license holder provides outdoor table service.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1001.4" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “marketplace” means premises that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>accommodate the public; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>are made up of at least three food and beverage establishments, at least one of which is licensed to conduct off–premises sales, that opened to the public on or before July 1, 2022, or are expected to open within 6 months of issuance of the marketplace license under this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>There is a marketplace license in the 41st legislative district in an area bounded by Cross Keys Road on the east, Village Square on the south, Interstate 83 on the west, and Hamlet Hill Road on the north.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board may issue a marketplace license only to the person that owns or leases the marketplace.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor from one or more establishments within the marketplace by the drink or by the bottle for on–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The marketplace shall have:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a minimum capital investment, not including the cost of land and buildings, of $5,000,000 for marketplace facilities; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 51% of the total daily receipts of the marketplace.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The marketplace may accommodate more than 500 individuals, as determined by the Baltimore City Fire Department.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual license fee is $6,000.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In addition to the annual license fee, the license holder shall pay annually:</text> <level label="i"> <text>$500, if the license holder provides live entertainment; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$200, if the license holder provides outdoor table service.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1001.5" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class M–F (Municipal Family Fun Center) license for use at a municipal bowling alley and skating rink located on the odd side of the 1600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license to an individual who:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is authorized by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City through a management agreement to sell food, beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has executed a memorandum of understanding with the Upton West Community Association.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The hours of sale for alcoholic beverages are:</text> <level label="1"> <text>from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>from 11:30 a.m. to midnight on Friday;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>from 9 a.m. to midnight on Saturday; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Sunday.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section, including regulations concerning the holding of events that are closed to the public.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The license holder may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>participate in or publicize, in or outside of the licensed premises, a pub crawl authorized under § 12–1101.1 of this title; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>except for an event that is closed to the public, allow an open bar to be operated.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The annual license fee is $500.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1002" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies only to a municipal golf course that is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>on land that is owned by the City; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>operated by a City golf course manager or a golf course manager under a management agreement with the City.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>There is a Class M–G beer, wine, and liquor license for use at a municipal golf course.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board may issue the license to a manager of a municipal golf course.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption on the land and in the facilities used for golfing purposes.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The license holder may designate an agent to sell beer, wine, and liquor at the municipal golf course.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The agent shall be considered the vendor for purposes of collecting and remitting the sales and use tax.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>On request of the City and subject to § 12–1703 of this title, the Board may transfer the license to a different golf course manager.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The annual license fee is $936.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1002.1" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a public market license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license only to an operator of an enclosed public market that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>has a capital investment of at least $5,000,000; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is located in an area surrounded by:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Charles Street on the west, East Cross Street on the north, Light Street on the east, and East Cross Street on the south, in ward 23, precinct 1 of the 46th alcoholic beverages district; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>North Paca Street on the west, West Saratoga Street on the north, North Eutaw Street on the east, and West Fayette Street on the south, in the 40th alcoholic beverages district.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Ownership of the license is transferable only to the Baltimore Public Markets Corporation.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell, for on– or off–premises consumption:</text> <level label="i"> <text>beer;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>wine; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>liquor, when served as an ingredient in mixed drinks that may be purchased for at least $5 each.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph and subsection (e)(6) of this section, the license holder may designate vendors within the public market to sell alcoholic beverages that are allowed under paragraph (1) of this subsection in leasable market space covering not more than 25% of the total square footage of floor space of the licensed premises.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (e)(3) of this section, an individual vendor may sell alcoholic beverages in an area covering not more than 1,000 square feet of floor space.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>The license holder shall submit to the Board the same information about each vendor that the Board requires of an applicant for a license.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Board shall apply to the Central Repository for a State and national criminal history records check for each vendor authorized to sell alcoholic beverages.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A vendor authorized to sell alcoholic beverages or an individual who is designated by the vendor and employed in a supervisory capacity is required to be:</text> <level label="1"> <text>certified by an approved alcohol awareness program; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>present when alcoholic beverages are consumed.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, monthly receipts from the sale of nonalcoholic beverage items shall be at least 65% of the total monthly receipts of the market.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The only nonalcoholic beverage items that may be counted in the calculation required under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph are items sold in the public market that are not provided as part of an off–premises catering service.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The license holder may designate a vendor to sell alcoholic beverages allowed under subsection (d)(1) of this section for on–premises consumption at a restaurant in the premises formerly occupied by an establishment for which a Class D (7–day) beer and wine license was issued.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The restaurant shall have average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 65% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The vendor designated for the restaurant may sell alcoholic beverages in an area exceeding 1,000 square feet of floor space.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The hours of sale for alcoholic beverages at the restaurant are from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. the following day, Monday through Sunday.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The privilege to sell alcoholic beverages at the restaurant may not be transferred to another location.</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>The premises of the restaurant do not count toward the limit on the total square footage of floor space in which alcoholic beverages may be sold in the public market under subsection (d)(2)(i) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A license holder or vendor may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>participate in or publicize, in or outside the public market, a pub crawl authorized under § 12–1101.1 of this title; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>except for an event closed to the public, including a rehearsal dinner, wedding reception, corporate function, or retirement party, allow an open bar to be operated by a vendor.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>Except as provided under subsection (e)(4) of this section, the hours of sale of alcoholic beverages for on–premises consumption are:</text> <level label="1"> <text>from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>from 11:30 a.m. to midnight on Friday;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>from 9 a.m. to midnight on Saturday; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Sunday.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The annual license fee is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>subject to item (2) of this subsection, $6,000; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>$3,500, if the applicant for the license obtains and extinguishes one Class A, Class B, Class D, or Class B–D–7 license issued for use in ward 23, precinct 1 of the 46th alcoholic beverages district.</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section, including regulations concerning the following activities in a public market:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the conduct of vendors;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the conduct of license holders within the public market;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the holding of events that are closed to the public; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the maintaining of a common seating area.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1003" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a racetrack license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may issue the license to the owner of a regularly licensed racing establishment or the concessionaire or catering organization at the establishment.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>There are no residential or voting qualifications for a license applicant.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at one or more locations in the confines of the racing park.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The license fee is $100 for each day that the racing park is open and operating.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In addition to the annual license fee, the license holder shall pay annually:</text> <level label="i"> <text>$500, if the license holder provides live entertainment; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$200, if the license holder provides outdoor table or cafe service.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1004" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Concessionaire” means a lessee, a sublessee, or any other operator of an establishment that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>engages in the sale of beer, wine, and liquor by the drink or by the bottle on its premises for consumption anywhere in a video lottery facility; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is operated as a concession independent of a holder of a Class BWL–VLF license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Video lottery facility” means a facility that holds a license under Title 9, Subtitle 1A of the State Government Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>There is a Class BWL–VLC (video lottery concessionaire) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board may issue a Class BWL–VLC license to one or more concessionaires operating in a video lottery facility.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor on the premises of the concessionaire for consumption:</text> <level label="1"> <text>anywhere in the video lottery facility; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on grounds controlled by the Class BWL–VLF license holder, as defined in the Class BWL–VLF license;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the playing of music and dancing; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the sale and providing of beer, wine, and liquor throughout the video lottery facility and grounds controlled by the Class BWL–VLF license holder during those days and hours that the video lottery facility is open for business.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Beer, wine, and liquor purchased under the Class BWL–VLC license may be taken anywhere in a video lottery facility or on grounds controlled by the Class BWL–VLF license holder, as defined in the Class BWL–VLF license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual license fee is $7,500.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The fee shall be paid to the Board on or before May 1.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A penalty or other sanction that is imposed for a violation of a regulation of the Board on the licensed premises of a holder of a Class BWL–VLC license shall apply to the concessionaire that the Board determines to be responsible for the violation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1005" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “video lottery facility” means a facility that holds a license under Title 9, Subtitle 1A of the State Government Article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>There is a Class BWL–VLF (video lottery facility) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may issue a Class BWL–VLF license to an individual or entity that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>owns a video lottery facility that contains at least one food service facility, bar, or lounge; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>holds a license under Title 9, Subtitle 1A of the State Government Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An applicant for a Class BWL–VLF license need not meet any voting or residency requirement.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor by the drink and by the bottle on the premises of the video lottery facility for consumption:</text> <level label="1"> <text>anywhere in the video lottery facility; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on grounds controlled by the license holder, as defined in the license;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the playing of music and dancing; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the sale and providing of beer, wine, and liquor throughout the video lottery facility and grounds controlled by the license holder during those days and hours that the video lottery facility is open for business.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Beer, wine, and liquor purchased under the license may be taken anywhere in a video lottery facility or on grounds controlled by the license holder, as defined in the Class BWL–VLF license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual license fee is $17,500.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The annual license fee shall be paid to the Board on or before May 1.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1006" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class BWL–MZ license for use at a zoo in Druid Hill Park.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for consumption only on the land and in the facilities used by the zoo.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On approval by the Board, beer, wine, and liquor may be sold at the zoo in multiple locations.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The license holder may designate an agent to sell beer, wine, and liquor at the zoo.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The agent shall be considered the vendor for collecting and remitting the sales and use tax.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor on Monday through Sunday, from noon to 11 p.m.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The annual license fee is $778.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1101" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Additional License Privileges"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 11 (“Additional License Privileges”) of Division I of this article apply in the City without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–1102 (“Corkage — Consuming wine not purchased from license holder on licensed premises”); and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–1103 (“Removal of partially consumed bottle of wine from licensed premises”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 4–1105 (“Refillable container permit — Wine”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the City.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 11 (“Additional License Privileges”) of Division I of this article apply in the City:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–1104 (“Refillable container permit — Draft beer”), subject to § 12–1102 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–1106 (“Nonrefillable container permit — Draft beer”), subject to § 12–1102.1 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1101.1" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Additional License Privileges"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Pub crawl” means an event in which:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an organized group of at least three license holders whose premises are within walking distance of each other participates in a coordinated promotion to sell or provide alcoholic beverages during a specified time; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>at least 75 individuals are reasonably anticipated to participate.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Pub crawl promoter” means an individual, a for–profit organization, or a nonprofit organization that conducts a pub crawl.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>There is a pub crawl promoter’s permit.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A pub crawl promoter or a participating license holder on behalf of a pub crawl promoter shall obtain the permit from the Board before the pub crawl promoter may publicize, sell tickets for, organize, operate, produce, or stage a pub crawl.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board may grant the permit to an applicant who submits an application to the Board as provided under Title 4 of this article at least 42 days before the date of the pub crawl.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Before being granted the permit, an applicant shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>obtain a special event permit from the Baltimore City Department of Transportation;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>provide a copy of the special event permit to the Board; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>provide a completed application that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is signed and dated by each license holder that will participate in the pub crawl;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>lists each premises for which the pub crawl will be held; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>is accompanied by any other document that the Board requires.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An application may not be altered within 30 days before the pub crawl is scheduled to take place.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Within 14 days after receiving an application, the Board shall grant or deny the permit or request more information from the applicant.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The permit authorizes the pub crawl promoter and participating license holders to conduct a pub crawl.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The permit for each pub crawl may be in effect for the time stated on the special event permit required under subsection (d)(2) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The Board may adopt regulations establishing the requirements for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>conducting a pub crawl, including health and safety standards to be met by the pub crawl promoter and participating license holders; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>providing public notice of a pub crawl at the premises of participating license holders by the pub crawl promoter or participating license holders.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <level label="1"> <text>The application fee is $50, payable on the submission of the application.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the permit fee, payable when the permit is granted, is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>$120; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>$100 for each license holder that participates in the pub crawl.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>On receipt of an application, the Board may reduce the permit fee by not more than 50% if the applicant shows that the proceeds from the pub crawl after administrative expenses are deducted shall be used to benefit an organization that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1102" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Additional License Privileges"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may issue a refillable container permit for draft beer to a holder of any class of license except a Class C license or a Class M–G license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An applicant for the permit shall complete the form that the Board provides.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The hours of sale for the permit:</text> <level label="1"> <text>begin at the same time as those for the underlying license; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>end at midnight.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Receipts collected under the permit are to be included in the calculation of average daily receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages under § 12–104 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The annual permit fees are:</text> <level label="1"> <text>$50 for an applicant whose license has an off–sale privilege; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>$500 for an applicant whose license does not have an off–sale privilege.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1102.1" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Additional License Privileges"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may issue a nonrefillable container permit for draft beer to a holder of any class of license except a Class C license or a Class M–G license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An applicant for the permit shall complete the form that the Board provides.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The hours of sale for the permit:</text> <level label="1"> <text>begin at the same time as those for the underlying license; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>end at midnight.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Receipts collected under the permit are to be included in the calculation of average daily receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages under § 12–104 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the annual permit fees are:</text> <level label="i"> <text>$50 for an applicant whose license has an off–sale privilege; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$500 for an applicant whose license does not have an off–sale privilege.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An applicant who has a refillable container permit may not be charged a fee for a nonrefillable container permit.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1102.2" effective_note="EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2029 PER CHAPTERS 3 AND 74 OF 2026" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Additional License Privileges"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“CIAA Basketball Tournament” means the annual basketball tournament of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>“Related event” means an event in which:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a license holder participates in a coordinated promotion with a third–party promoter to sell or provide alcoholic beverages during a specified time; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>at least 75 individuals are reasonably anticipated to participate.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>“Related event” includes an event for which tickets are sold to the public, either in advance or at the door, or a cover charge is imposed, including a concert, an entertainment event, a happy hour, or a party.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>“Related event promoter” means an individual, a for–profit organization, or a nonprofit organization that promotes a social event related to the CIAA Basketball Tournament around the same time and location as the CIAA Basketball Tournament.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>There is a related event promoter’s permit.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A related event promoter or participating license holder on behalf of a related event promoter shall apply for a permit from the Board before the related event promoter may publicize, sell tickets for, organize, operate, produce, or stage a related event.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A holder of a State caterer’s license shall obtain a Class C per diem beer, beer and wine, or beer, wine, and liquor license from the Board before the holder may act as a participating license holder at a related event.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board may grant the permit to an applicant who submits an application to the Board as provided under Title 4 of this article at least 30 days before the date of the related event.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Before being granted the permit, an applicant shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>obtain written consent from a designee of Visit Baltimore;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if required based on the type of premises to be used:</text> <level label="1"> <text>obtain a special event permit from the Baltimore City Department of Transportation; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>provide a copy of the special event permit to the Board; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>provide a completed application that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is dated and notarized, and signed by each license holder that will participate in the related event;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>lists each premises for which the related event will be held; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>is accompanied by any other document that the Board requires.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An individual who applies for and is issued the permit is not required to be a resident of or registered to vote in Baltimore City.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Within 7 days after receiving an application, the Board shall grant or deny the permit or request more information from the applicant.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>A permit may not be altered within 14 days before the related event is scheduled to take place.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The permit authorizes the related event promoter and participating license holder to conduct a related event.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The permit for each related event may be in effect for the time stated on the special event permit required under subsection (d)(2) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The Board may adopt regulations establishing the requirements for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>conducting a related event, including health and safety standards to be met by the related event promoter and participating license holder; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>providing public notice of a related event at the premises of participating license holders by the related event promoter or participating license holders.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <level label="1"> <text>The application fee is $50, payable on the submission of the application.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The permit fee, payable when the permit is granted, is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>$500, if the Baltimore City Fire Marshal has determined that the maximum capacity for the proposed location is less than 300 persons; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$1,500, if the Baltimore City Fire Marshal has determined that the maximum capacity for the proposed location is 300 or more persons.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1103" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Additional License Privileges"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a special amusement permit.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may grant the permit to a holder of a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license who regularly specializes in the entertainment of customers by providing approved types of amusement, such as:</text> <level label="1"> <text>singing;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>dancing;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>music that is other than recorded music or radio programs;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>floor shows;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>acrobatic acts;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>theatricals; and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>movies.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The permit holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor at the hours that the Board specifies.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Board may not issue a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license for an establishment that provides entertainment under subsection (b) of this section unless the Board finds that the establishment is a restaurant.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>In addition to the annual fee for a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license, the annual permit fee is $750.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The Board shall adopt regulations for issuing the permit to carry out this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1104" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Additional License Privileges"> <text>In the Planned Unit Development for Belvedere Square as approved by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City in Ordinance 84–187, alcoholic beverages purchased from a licensed establishment located at 511 through 529 East Belvedere Avenue may be consumed:</text> <level label="1"> <text>within any indoor or outdoor seating area located at 511 through 529 East Belvedere Avenue; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>while crossing from the south side of East Belvedere Avenue to the north side of East Belvedere Avenue during a permitted special event that results in the closure of East Belvedere Avenue.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1201" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Caterer's Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is an off–sale caterer privilege.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Board may grant the privilege to a holder of an on–sale:</text> <level label="i"> <text>beer and wine license of any class; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>beer, wine, and liquor license of any class.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The privilege is not a separate class of license but is incorporated in the holder’s beer and wine license or beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Before the Board grants or renews the privilege, an applicant or a holder of the privilege shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>have the facilities to prepare and deliver food to the site of a catered event; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>obtain a caterer’s license from the City Health Department after the Department approves the facilities.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The privilege authorizes a holder to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>contract with a sponsor of a public or private catered event held off the premises of the holder to provide food and alcoholic beverages for consumption at the event; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>exercise the privilege only during the hours and on the days authorized for the holder’s license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The privilege may be renewed.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The annual fee for the privilege is $500 in addition to the annual fee for the license to which the privilege is incorporated.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1301" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 12 (“Temporary Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the City without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–1202 (“Per diem licenses”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–1203 (“Class C per diem beer and Class C per diem beer and wine licenses”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–1206 (“License to dispose of stock”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–1207 (“Temporary move of licensed premises”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 4–1208 (“Hours and days of sale”); and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 4–1209 (“Wine permit for fund–raising event”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 4–1205 (“License fees”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the City and is superseded by § 12–1311 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Section 4–1204 (“Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license”) of Division I of this article applies in the City, subject to § 12–1312 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1304" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>There is a beer festival license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may designate not more than two times each calendar year for which a beer festival license may be issued.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may issue the license to a holder of a Class 5 brewery license, Class 6 pub–brewery license, Class 7 micro–brewery license, or Class 8 farm brewery license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each manufacturer that participates in the beer festival shall obtain a beer festival license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>If the beer festival is held on a Class B licensed premises, the products displayed and sold shall be:</text> <level label="i"> <text>owned, produced, and provided by the beer festival license holder; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>provided by the holder of the Class B license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the beer festival is held on a location that is not already licensed, the products displayed and sold shall be:</text> <level label="i"> <text>owned, produced, and provided by the beer festival license holder; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>directly obtained from a licensed wholesaler.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Each festival shall be held:</text> <level label="1"> <text>on premises for which a Class B license has been issued; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>at a location that is not already licensed.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The license holder shall display and sell beer:</text> <level label="1"> <text>at retail for on–premises consumption; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>during the hours and days designated for the festival.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The license for each festival may be in effect for a period of not more than 3 days.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The Board shall set the license fee.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1305" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>There is a Baltimore Wine Festival (WF) license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may issue not more than four licenses each year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license, Class 3 winery license, or Class 4 winery license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the holder to display and sell wine.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The license holder shall display and sell wine:</text> <level label="1"> <text>at retail for on– and off–premises consumption; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>during the hours and days designated for a wine festival.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Board:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may select four 4–day periods annually for the wine festival;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>except as provided in item (3) of this subsection, shall choose a location for a festival for which a license has not been issued; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>may not issue a license for use in election district 46, except for the 1st precinct of the 22nd ward.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The license holder may hold another alcoholic beverages license of a different class or nature.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The Board shall set the license fee.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1306" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a wine sampling (WS) license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license to a nonprofit organization.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the transportation and consumption of wine for sampling:</text> <level label="1"> <text>on premises for which a Class B or Class B–D–7 license has been issued, with the authorization of the holder of the license for the premises; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>at a location that is not already licensed.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The nonprofit organization shall apply for the license at least 15 days before the license is issued.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Board may issue not more than 12 licenses in a license year to a single nonprofit organization.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A license holder may serve a quantity of not more than 2 ounces of wine from an offering to an individual.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The Board shall set the license fee.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1307" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a 1–day Class BWT beer and wine tasting license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license to a holder of a Class A beer and light wine license or Class A beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to allow on–premises consumption of beer and light wine for tasting.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Board may issue not more than 12 licenses per year to each license holder.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A license holder may exercise the privileges under the license only during the hours and days provided for under the license holder’s Class A license.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A license holder may serve to an individual:</text> <level label="1"> <text>light wine in a quantity of not more than 1 ounce from an offering; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>beer in a quantity of not more than 3 ounces from an offering.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>At the end of the day for which a license is valid, the license holder shall dispose of any beer or wine that remains in a container opened for tasting.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board shall set the license fee.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license fee is in addition to the Class A annual license fee.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1308" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies in:</text> <level label="1"> <text>ward 27, precincts 42 and 44 of the 41st legislative district of the City;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>ward 27, precincts 41 and 48 of the 43rd legislative district of the City;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>ward 12, precinct 3 of the 43rd legislative district of the City;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>ward 11, precinct 5 of the 44th legislative district of the City;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the 3000 block of Frederick Avenue in ward 20, precinct 9 of the 44A legislative district of the City, based on the Legislative Districting Plan of 2022; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>the 46th legislative district of the City.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>There is a Class BWLT beer, wine, and liquor (on premises) tasting license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board may issue the license to a holder of a:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Class A beer, wine, and liquor license only in a location specified in subsection (a)(1) through (5) of this section; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Class A–7 beer, wine, and liquor license only in the 46th legislative district of the City.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The license authorizes the holder to allow on–premises consumption of beer, light wine, and liquor for tasting.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The license may be issued as:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a daily tasting license, that may be issued not more than 12 times to a single license holder in a license year;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a 26–day or 52–day tasting license, each of which may be used consecutively or nonconsecutively; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a tasting license that may be used daily throughout the year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>An applicant shall apply for the license on a form that the Board provides.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The form shall specify the date or dates on which the tasting is requested to occur.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The application and payment for the daily license shall be submitted at least 7 days before the tasting event.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The application and payment for the 26–day tasting license and the 52–day tasting license shall be made at least 7 days before the first proposed tasting event.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The holder of a 26–day tasting license and the holder of a 52–day tasting license shall notify the Board, on a form that the Board approves, of additional tasting events authorized by the licenses.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The license holder may exercise the privileges under the license during the hours and days provided for under the license holder’s Class A license.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>An individual may consume beer, light wine, or liquor covered by the license in a quantity of not more than:</text> <level label="1"> <text>1 ounce of light wine from an offering in a day;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>3 ounces of beer from an offering in a day; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>one–half ounce of liquor from an offering in a day.</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>At the end of each day for which the license is valid, the license holder shall dispose of any alcoholic beverage that remains in a container opened for tasting.</text> </level> <level label="j"> <text>The Board shall set the license fee.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1311" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board shall set the license fee for a Class C per diem beer license and a Class C per diem beer and wine license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board shall set the license fee for a Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may collect from the license holder reimbursement for costs incurred while monitoring the event for which the license is issued.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board shall impose a fee of not more than $250 for expedited processing of a per diem license application if the application is submitted less than 2 weeks before the scheduled event requiring the per diem license.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1312" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <text>A holder of a Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license may purchase beer and light wine from a wholesaler.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1313" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may not charge a fee for a temporary license permit extension if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the applicant is an officially recognized and active main street organization established by the City that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the event is a single event where the attendance is limited to 750 or fewer individuals.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board shall enforce this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1314" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board shall adopt regulations relating to the application process for Class C per diem licenses issued in accordance with §§ 4–1203 and 4–1204 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Regulations adopted by the Board under this section may authorize the Board to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>deny or revoke a Class C per diem license; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>limit the number of Class C per diem licenses that may be issued to a person for the same location within a calendar year.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1401" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 1 (“Applications for Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the City without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–102 (“Applications to be filed with local licensing board”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–103 (“Application on behalf of partnership”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–104 (“Application on behalf of corporation or club”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–106 (“Payment of notice expenses”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 4–108 (“Application form required by Executive Director”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 4–111 (“Payment of license fees”);</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§ 4–112 (“Disposition of license fees”);</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>§ 4–113 (“Refund of license fees”); and</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>§ 4–114 (“Fees for licenses issued for less than 1 year”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 4–110 (“Required information on application — Petition of support”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the City and is superseded by § 12–1405 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 1 (“Applications for Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the City:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–105 (“Application on behalf of limited liability company”), subject to § 12–1402 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–107 (“Criminal history records check”), subject to § 12–1403 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–109 (“Required information on application — In general”), subject to § 12–1404 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1402" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <text>An authorized person of a limited liability company who holds a license for the use of the limited liability company that was granted on or before June 1, 2012, need not be a registered voter in the City.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1403" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <text>The Board shall obtain criminal history record information of each applicant for a license from the Central Repository.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1404" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <text>The statement and acknowledgment required under § 4–109(b) of this article authorizing inspection and search without warrant of the premises is not required when an applicant applies for a license under § 12–1603(c) of this title if the applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>files an affidavit that the applicant is the lessee of the premises; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>provides a copy of the executed lease with the affidavit.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1405" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <text>The application shall include a petition signed by at least three residents who are owners of real property and registered voters in the City stating that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the applicant:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is personally known to the signers of the petition; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is a resident or taxpayer of the City at the time the applicant presents the application to the signers of the petition;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if the applicant is a corporation, at least one of the applicants:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is personally known to the signers of the petition;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is a resident or taxpayer of the City at the time the applicant presents the application to the signers of the petition; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>is a registered voter in the State; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>if the applicant is a partnership, all members of the partnership are residents of the City at the time the applicants present the application to the signers of the petition.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1406" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “community association” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a nonprofit association, corporation, or other organization that is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>composed of residents of a community within which a nuisance is located;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare and general neighborhood improvement and enhancement; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a nonprofit association, corporation, or other organization that is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>composed of residents of a contiguous community that is defined by specific geographic boundaries, within which a nuisance is located;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>operated for the promotion of the welfare, improvement, and enhancement of that community; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>in good standing with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If a community association and an applicant for the issuance or renewal of an alcoholic beverages license have entered into a memorandum of understanding that expressly acknowledges the authority of the Board under this article, the Board may make the issuance or renewal of the license conditional on the substantial compliance of the applicant with the memorandum of understanding.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The existence of a memorandum of understanding does not affect any requirement of any individuals to file a protest under § 4–406 of this article or a complaint under § 4–603 of this article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1407" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board or the Board’s designee shall examine each application for the issuance or transfer of a license within 45 days of receipt of the application to determine whether the application is complete.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, an application for the issuance, transfer, or renewal is not complete unless the applicant has:</text> <level label="i"> <text>obtained zoning approval or verification of zoning if the application is for renewal;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>submitted all documents required in the application;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>paid all fines and fees that are due; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>for the renewal of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license, a Class A–2 beer, wine, and liquor license, or a Class A–7 beer, wine, and liquor license, submitted an affidavit as required by § 12–1804.2 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An application for the issuance, transfer, or renewal of a Class B–D–7 license that may be issued under § 12–1603(c)(8) of this title in the Old Goucher Revitalization District under § 12–1603(e) of this title is complete without an applicant obtaining zoning approval or verification of zoning.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A license hearing may not be scheduled unless the Board determines that the application is complete.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A complete application with all submitted documents shall be posted online at least 14 days before the hearing date.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The postponement of a hearing shall be posted online not less than 72 hours before the hearing date.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>To incorporate a change in the application document after the Board or the Board’s designee has determined the application to be complete, the applicant shall submit the change to the Board not later than 15 days before the scheduled hearing.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>After the hearing on the application, an applicant may change the application only at a new hearing.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Board shall impose a fine that it determines for failure to comply with the requirements under this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1408" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>On or before January 1, 2027, the Board shall establish a standard template for memoranda of understanding between applicants for alcoholic beverages licenses and local neighborhood associations in accordance with this title.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Individual neighborhood associations may include additional information on the standard template established under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If an applicant for the issuance of a new, transferred, or expanded alcoholic beverages license is required to submit a memorandum of understanding, the Board may not consider the application to be complete unless a completed memorandum of understanding is included with the application.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1501" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 2 (“Issuance or Denial of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the City without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§�4–205�(“Chain store, supermarket, or discount house”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§�4–206�(“Limitations on retail sales floor space”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§�4–207�(“Licenses issued to minors”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§�4–209�(“Hearing”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§�4–210�(“Approval or denial of license application”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§�4–211�(“License forms; effective date; expiration”);</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§�4–212�(“License not property”); and</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>§�4–213�(“Replacement licenses”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 4–214 (“Waiting periods after denial of license applications”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the City and is superseded by § 12–1507 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 2 (“Issuance or Denial of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the City:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§�4–202�(“Authority of local licensing boards”), subject to §§ 12–1502 and 12–1503 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§�4–203�(“Prohibition against issuing multiple licenses to individual or for use of entity”), subject to §§ 12–1504 and 12–1505 of this subtitle and Subtitle 13, Part III and Subtitle 16, Part II of this title;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§�4–204�(“Prohibition against issuing multiple licenses for same premises”), subject to § 12–1505 of this subtitle and Subtitle 13, Part III of this title; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§�4–208�(“Notice of license application required”), subject to § 12–1506 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1502" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>On approving a license application, the Board shall present a certificate of approval for licensure to the Director of Finance.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may not issue a license until it receives clearance from the Director of Finance that all personal property taxes due to the City or the State are paid.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1503" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <text>The Board may not issue a Class A or Class D beer license, beer and light wine license, or beer, wine, and liquor license to a person that holds an out–of–state alcoholic beverages license.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1504" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <text>A person may not have an interest in more than one license issued by the Board, regardless of whether that interest is held or controlled by direct or indirect ownership, stock ownership, interlocking directors or interlocking stock ownership, franchise operation, chain store operation, or any other direct or indirect manner.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1505" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <text>Multiple licenses may be issued for the same premises or to an individual for the use of that individual, a partnership, a corporation, an unincorporated association, or a limited liability company if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the licenses are Class D beer or Class D beer and light wine licenses; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>each premises is a bowling establishment that has at least 30 lanes with automatic pinsetters.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1506" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The notice of license application required under § 4–208 of this article shall be published in two newspapers of general circulation in the City.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection applies to an application for a new license, a change in the class of a license, a request for live entertainment on the licensed premises, and an extension of the licensed premises.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In addition to the newspaper notice required under § 4–208 of this article, the Board shall post a suitable notice in a conspicuous place at the location described in the application for at least 10 days before holding a hearing on the application.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A notice under this subsection shall state the class of license for which application is made and the date, time, and place set by the Board for an application hearing.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1507" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, if an application for a license is denied, the Board may not issue the same class of license to the same applicant or for the same location for 6 months after the denial.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The restriction against the issuance of a license for the same location does not apply if the Board decides that the denial was directed against the applicant and not against the location.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1508" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>“Owners of real or leasehold property” includes holders of leasehold improvements subject to a ground rent, the City, and the State.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>“Owners of real or leasehold property” does not include the owner of the location described in the application.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Tenant” means an individual who rents a single–family dwelling and is residing there for at least 1 year immediately before the application hearing.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A license application shall be denied if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>more than 50% of the owners of real or leasehold property within 200 feet of the location described in the application oppose the issuing of the license; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>more than 50% of those owners and tenants, in combination, of real or leasehold property located within 200 feet of the location described in the application oppose the issuing of the license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>If an owner of a dwelling participates as a protestant or proponent of the application, the owner and the tenant of the dwelling shall each have one–half vote.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If property is rented jointly and one tenant appears in person at the hearing as a protestant, the other tenants’ protest may be recorded by affidavit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>If the City or the State owns more than one building within 200 feet of the location described in the application, protest may be made solely for the building that is closest to the location described in the application.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The City or the State may protest through an authorized representative of the Mayor and City Council.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1509" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may not require that protests against the issuance of a license be accompanied by an abstract of title from the land records of the City substantiating the protestants’ ownership of the real or leasehold property; but</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may require that a qualified person familiar with the land records of the City appear at the hearing and testify as to who is the holder of full legal title as shown by the land records.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If an owner of property that is owned jointly appears in person at the hearing as a protestant, the other owners’ protest may be recorded by an affidavit.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>On request, the Board shall provide an affidavit form to any person who claims to be a protestant.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1601" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans"> <text>The Board may not issue a new license to a location with a nonconforming use in an area zoned as “residential”.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1602" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans"> <level label="a"> <text>In the area bounded by Twenty–Fifth (25th) Street on the north, Centre Street on the south, Howard Street on the west, and Guilford Avenue on the east, the Board may not issue:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a new license other than a Class B license; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an amusement license to the holder of a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may not issue a Class A (off–sale) or a Class D (on– and off–sale) license in the area that is bounded:</text> <level label="1"> <text>on the north by Thirty–Ninth (39th) Street, then following Ellerslie Avenue, then following Chestnut Hill Avenue;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on the east by Loch Raven Boulevard, then following Walpert Avenue, then following Homewood Avenue;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>on the south by North Avenue; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>on the west by Howard Street, then following Art Museum Drive, then following North Charles Street.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1603" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans"> <level label="a"> <text>The alcoholic beverages districts described in this section at all times are coterminous with the legislative districts in the Legislative Districting Plan of 2022.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Board may not issue a new license in:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the 40th alcoholic beverages district;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the 41st alcoholic beverages district;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the 43rd alcoholic beverages district;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the 44th alcoholic beverages district; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the 45th alcoholic beverages district.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board may issue:</text> <level label="1"> <text>in the alcoholic beverages districts specified in subsection (b) of this section:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a 1–day license; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license to a restaurant that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>has a minimum capital investment, not including the cost of land and buildings, of $200,000 for restaurant facilities; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has a minimum seating capacity of 75 individuals;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>subject to item (22) of this subsection, a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license in the 45th alcoholic beverages district;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license in ward 5, precinct 1 of the 44th alcoholic beverages district;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license in the 200 block of West Saratoga Street in ward 4, precinct 3 of the 40th alcoholic beverages district;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>if the applicant executes a memorandum of understanding with the Charles North Community Association, a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license to a club in the area bounded by North Charles Street on the west, East Lafayette Avenue on the north, North Lovegrove Street on the east, and East Lanvale Street on the south in the 45th alcoholic beverages district;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a Class B–D–7 license in the unit block of West North Avenue in the 45th alcoholic beverages district;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>two Class B–D–7 licenses in the 2100 block of North Charles Street in the 43rd alcoholic beverages district;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>two Class B–D–7 licenses in the 2100 block of Maryland Avenue in the 43rd alcoholic beverages district;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>subject to the requirements under subsection (e) of this section, four Class B–D–7 licenses in the 43rd alcoholic beverages district;</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>a Class B–D–7 license in the 5400 block of Harford Road in the 45th alcoholic beverages district if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>average daily receipts from the sale of food are at least 65% of the applicant’s total daily receipts;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the applicant executes a memorandum of understanding with a community association;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the applicant does not create a separate package goods department;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>alcoholic beverages are served to patrons seated at tables; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>alcoholic beverages are served only with meals to patrons provided with outdoor table service;</text> </level> </level> <level label="11"> <text>a Class B–D–7 license in the 4800 block of Harford Road in the 45th alcoholic beverages district if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>average daily receipts from the sale of food are at least 65% of the applicant’s total daily receipts;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the applicant executes a memorandum of understanding with a community association;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the applicant does not create a separate package goods department;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>alcoholic beverages are served to patrons seated at tables; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>alcoholic beverages are served only with meals to patrons provided with outdoor table service;</text> </level> </level> <level label="12"> <text>a Class B–D–7 license on the eastern side of the 400 block of North Howard Street in the 40th alcoholic beverages district if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the applicant does not convert the license to a different license class;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>alcoholic beverages are served outdoors only to patrons seated at tables or standing in a courtyard area;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the applicant does not allow the off–premises sale of alcoholic beverages;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>alcoholic beverages sales begin no earlier than 10 a.m.; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the applicant executes memorandums of understanding with the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore and the Market Center Merchants Association;</text> </level> </level> <level label="13"> <text>a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license in the 1200 block of Eutaw Place in the 40th alcoholic beverages district if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the applicant executes a memorandum of understanding with the Bolton Hill Community Association; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Board waives any requirements that sales may be made only to members and guests of members;</text> </level> </level> <level label="14"> <text>a Class B–D–7 license in the 700 block of Washington Boulevard in the 40th alcoholic beverages district if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>average daily receipts from the sale of food are at least 65% of the applicant’s total daily receipts;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the applicant executes a memorandum of understanding with a community association;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the applicant does not create a separate package goods department;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>alcoholic beverages are served to patrons seated at tables; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>alcoholic beverages are served only with meals to patrons provided with outdoor table service;</text> </level> </level> <level label="15"> <text>a Class B–D–7 license in the 300 block of North Charles Street in the 40th alcoholic beverages district to an establishment that has a minimum capital investment, not including the cost of land and buildings, of $50,000 for the establishment’s facilities;</text> </level> <level label="16"> <text>a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license in the 3600 block of Hickory Avenue in the 40th alcoholic beverages district to a holder of a Class C beer and light wine license;</text> </level> <level label="17"> <text>a Class A–7 beer, wine, and liquor license in the 1200 block of West North Avenue in the 40th alcoholic beverages district, if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the applicant executes a memorandum of understanding with the Penn North Community Association;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>alcoholic beverages are sold only as part of a gift basket or floral arrangement; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the applicant does not hold or apply for a Class BWLT beer, wine, and liquor (on–premises) tasting license;</text> </level> </level> <level label="18"> <text>a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license for a restaurant on the even side of the 400 block of West 29th Street in the 40th alcoholic beverages district if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the applicant executes a memorandum of understanding with the Greater Remington Improvement Association; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Board waives a minimum seating requirement under item (1)(ii)2 of this subsection;</text> </level> </level> <level label="19"> <text>a Class B–D–7 license in the 2600 block of Huntingdon Avenue in the 43rd alcoholic beverages district if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>average daily receipts from the sale of items other than package goods are at least 51% of the applicant’s total daily receipts;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the applicant executes a memorandum of understanding with the Greater Remington Improvement Association; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the applicant does not create a separate package goods department;</text> </level> </level> <level label="20"> <text>three Class B–D–7 licenses in the 2700 block of Huntingdon Avenue in the 43rd alcoholic beverages district if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>average daily receipts from the sale of items other than package goods are at least 51% of the applicant’s total daily receipts;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the applicant executes a memorandum of understanding with the Greater Remington Improvement Association; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the applicant does not create a separate package goods department;</text> </level> </level> <level label="21"> <text>a Class B–D–7 license in the 300 block of West 29th Street in the 43rd alcoholic beverages district if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>average daily receipts from the sale of items other than package goods are at least 51% of the applicant’s total daily receipts;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the applicant executes a memorandum of understanding with the Greater Remington Improvement Association; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the applicant does not create a separate package goods department;</text> </level> </level> <level label="22"> <text>a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license in the 400 block of East Oliver Street in the 45th alcoholic beverages district, only if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the applicant does not convert the license to a different license class;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>alcoholic beverages are served outdoors only to patrons seated at tables or standing in a courtyard area;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the applicant does not allow the off–premises sale of alcoholic beverages;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>alcoholic beverages sales begin not earlier than 10 a.m.; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the applicant executes a memorandum of understanding with the Greenmount West Community Association;</text> </level> </level> <level label="23"> <text>a Class C beer and light wine license in the 2500 block of West North Avenue in the 40th alcoholic beverages district to be used during on–campus events if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the applicant executes a memorandum of understanding with the Greater Mondawmin Coordinating Council; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Board waives any requirements that sales can be made only to members and the guests of members;</text> </level> </level> <level label="24"> <text>a Class C beer and wine license on the odd side of the 800 block of North Howard Street in the 40th alcoholic beverages district if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the applicant does not convert the license to a different license class;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the applicant does not transfer the license to a different location;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>alcoholic beverages are served only to patrons indoors;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>alcoholic beverages sales begin not earlier than 10 a.m. and end not later than 9 p.m.;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the applicant provides not more than two 12–ounce offerings of beer or two 6–ounce offerings of wine by the glass for on–premises consumption by a patron while the patron is provided a barbering service regulated under Title 4, Subtitle 5 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>the Board waives any requirements that sales can be made only to members and the guests of members; and</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>the applicant executes a memorandum of understanding with the Mount Vernon – Belvedere Association;</text> </level> </level> <level label="25"> <text>a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license for a restaurant on the even side of the unit block of South Carrollton Avenue in the 40th alcoholic beverages district if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the applicant executes a memorandum of understanding with the Hollins Roundhouse Association; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Board waives the minimum seating requirement under item (1)(ii)2 of this subsection;</text> </level> </level> <level label="26"> <text>a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license on the odd side of the 800 block of North Howard Street in the 40th alcoholic beverages district if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the applicant does not convert the license to a different license class;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the applicant does not transfer the license to a different location;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>alcoholic beverages are served only to patrons indoors;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>alcoholic beverages sales begin not earlier than 10 a.m. and end not later than 9 p.m.;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the applicant provides not more than two 12–ounce offerings of beer, two 6–ounce offerings of wine by the glass, or two 1.5–ounce offerings of liquor for on–premises consumption by a patron while the patron is provided a barbering service regulated under Title 4, Subtitle 5 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>the Board waives any requirements that sales can be made only to members and the guests of members; and</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>the applicant executes a memorandum of understanding with the Mount Vernon – Belvedere Association;</text> </level> </level> <level label="27"> <text>a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license for a restaurant on the odd side of the 1000 block of West Baltimore Street in the 40th alcoholic beverages district if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the applicant executes a memorandum of understanding with the Hollins Roundhouse Association;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the applicant does not transfer the license to a different location or to another person; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the Board waives the minimum seating requirement under item (1)(ii)2 of this subsection; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="28"> <text>a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license for a restaurant on the even side of the 800 block of North Charles Street in the 40th alcoholic beverages district if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the applicant executes a memorandum of understanding with the Mount Vernon – Belvedere Association; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Board waives the minimum seating requirement under item (1)(ii)2 of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>One Class B–D–7 license issued for a property surrounded by Morton Street on the west, West Eager Street on the north, North Charles Street on the east, and West Read Street on the south may be transferred to a property surrounded by 21st Street on the north, Morton Street on the west, North Charles Street on the east, and 20th Street on the south.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>In this subsection, “Old Goucher Revitalization District” means the area surrounded by Howard Street on the west, 25th Street on the north, Hargrove Street on the east, and 21st Street on the south.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If an establishment has a minimum capital investment, not including land and acquisition costs, of $50,000, the Board may issue one Class B–D–7 license for use in each of the following properties in the Old Goucher Revitalization District:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a property that is surrounded by Maryland Avenue on the west, 24th Street on the north, Morton Street on the east, and 22nd Street on the south;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a property that is surrounded by Morton Street on the west, 23rd Street on the north, Lovegrove Street on the east, and 22nd Street on the south;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a property that is surrounded by Morton Street on the west, Ware Street on the north, Charles Street on the east, and 24th Street on the south; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a property that is surrounded by Maryland Avenue on the west, 24th Street on the north, Morton Street on the east, and 23rd Street on the south.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A Class B–D–7 license that may be issued under subsection (c)(6) or (7) of this section may be transferred within the Old Goucher Revitalization District.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1604" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies only to the 46th alcoholic beverages district, which at all times is coterminous with the 46th legislative district in the Legislative Districting Plan of 2022.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), (i), and (j) of this section, the Board may not issue a new license in the 46th alcoholic beverages district.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may issue:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a 1–day license; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, and subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection, a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license for use by a restaurant if the average daily receipts from the sale of food are at least 51% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may issue a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license:</text> <level label="i"> <text>for a restaurant in ward 26, precinct 8, ward 4, precinct 1, or ward 3, precinct 3 that has:</text> <level label="1"> <text>seating for more than 150 individuals;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a minimum capital investment of $700,000; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 65% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>for a restaurant in ward 4, precinct 1, or ward 22, precinct 1, if the restaurant has:</text> <level label="1"> <text>seating for more than 75 individuals;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a minimum capital investment of $700,000;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 65% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>except as provided in paragraph (5) of this subsection, no sales for off–premises consumption;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>for not more than three restaurants in a residential planned unit development for Silo Point as approved by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City in Ordinance 04–697 on June 23, 2004, if each restaurant has:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a minimum capital investment of $700,000;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>seating for more than 75 individuals;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 65% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>except as provided in paragraph (6) of this subsection, no sales for off–premises consumption;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>for not more than three restaurants in a business planned unit development in ward 24, precinct 5, if each restaurant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>has a minimum capital investment of $700,000;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has seating for more than 75 individuals, but not more than 150 individuals;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>has average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 51% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>except as provided in paragraph (6) of this subsection, may not sell for off–premises consumption;</text> </level> </level> <level label="v"> <text>for a restaurant in the area that is commonly known as Port Covington, bounded on the north by Interstate 95, on the east by the South Locust Point Terminal, and on the south and west by the Patapsco River, and that has:</text> <level label="1"> <text>seating for more than 150 individuals;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a minimum capital investment of $700,000; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 60% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>for a restaurant in Unit G of 3700 Toone Street in ward 26, precinct 8, if the restaurant has:</text> <level label="1"> <text>seating for at least 75 individuals;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a minimum capital investment of $700,000;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>average daily receipts for the sale of food that are at least 65% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>executed a memorandum of understanding with Brewer’s Hill Neighbors, Inc.; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>for a restaurant in the area bounded on the north by Eastern Avenue, on the east by South Duncan Street, on the south by Fleet Street, and on the west by South Chester Street, if the restaurant has:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a physical duckpin bowling alley; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a minimum capital investment of $500,000, excluding residential improvements.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>When a license is renewed, the license holder shall file with the Board a statement of average daily receipts and an affidavit of a licensed certified public accountant that verify that the license holder has met the requirement under paragraph (1)(ii) or (2)(i)3 or (v)3 of this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>A license may not be issued under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection for use in an establishment that is a fast–food–style restaurant.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A license issued under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection may not be transferred from the location of its first issuance.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The Board may issue a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license for a restaurant in ward 21, precinct 4:</text> <level label="i"> <text>in the 1400 block of Warner Street that has:</text> <level label="1"> <text>seating for more than 150 individuals;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 40% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>no sales for off–premises consumption; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>in the 1300 block of Warner Street that has:</text> <level label="1"> <text>average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 40% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant, unless the license holder offers food truck options on the licensed premises, in which case the average daily receipts from the sale of food may be at least 20% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>no sales for off–premises consumption.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <text>A license specified under this subsection, including a license that does not allow sales for off–premises consumption, may include an off–sale privilege for sales of refillable containers under a refillable container license issued in accordance with § 12–1102 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>A license issued under paragraph (2)(vii) of this subsection:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is not required to have a minimum amount of seating for patrons or a minimum amount of food sales to maintain licensure; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may not be transferred from the location of its first issuance.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may issue a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license to an applicant who holds or has applied for a Class 9 limited distillery license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A Class D beer, wine, and liquor license issued under this subsection may be transferred only to a holder of a Class 9 limited distillery license.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Notwithstanding any restrictions or requirements in this title, a holder of a Class 9 limited distillery license who also holds a Class D (6–day) beer, wine, and liquor license and is located on the 4200 block of East Pratt Street may apply to the Board to convert the existing Class D (6–day) beer, wine, and liquor license into a Class D (7–day) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Board may issue:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license in the 200 block of Holliday Street in ward 3, precinct 3;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license in the 200 block of South Central Avenue in ward 3, precinct 3; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>subject to subsection (f) of this section, a Class D beer license for the area in ward 24, precinct 5 that is bounded by East Fort Avenue on the north, the CSX access way on the east, East McComas Street on the south, and Whetstone Way on the west.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A Class D beer license may be transferred into the area specified under subsection (e)(3) of this section if originally issued for another area.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>Notwithstanding subsection (c)(1) and (2) of this section, the Board may not issue a Class B beer, wine, and liquor restaurant license in:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the area covered by the Key Highway East Industrial Area Urban Renewal Plan, as adopted by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City in Ordinance 986 on June 29, 1987;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the area covered by the Key Highway Urban Renewal Plan, as adopted by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City in Ordinance 622 on March 12, 1986;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <level label="1"> <text>except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, ward 1, precinct 4 or 5;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>ward 23, precinct 1; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>ward 24, precinct 5; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the area known as Pen Lucy, ward 9, precincts 1 and 2.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The Board may issue one Class B beer, wine, and liquor license for a restaurant in ward 1, precinct 4, in the 2700 block of Boston Street that has:</text> <level label="1"> <text>seating for more than 75 individuals;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 51% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a minimum capital investment of at least $700,000 for restaurant facilities; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>executed a memorandum of understanding with the Canton Community Association.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The license described in this paragraph may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>except for delivery to a vessel docked at an adjacent marina, be used for off–premises sales; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>be transferred from the location of its original issuance.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, the Board may not issue a license for:</text> <level label="i"> <text>ward 1, precincts 4 and 5;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>ward 23, precinct 1; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>ward 24, precinct 5.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The Board may issue not more than a combined total of five Class B beer, wine, and liquor licenses for use by establishments on the north side of the 900 block of East Fort Avenue and on the west side of the 1400 block of Lawrence Street.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A license issued for an establishment in these areas may not be transferred to another establishment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Board may issue not more than one Class B–HM (hotel–motel) beer, wine, and liquor license to a hotel in the 1200 block of East Fort Avenue.</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>The Board may issue a Class D beer and light wine license for an establishment in ward 26, precinct 8 on the west side of the 1200 block of South Haven Street that has executed a memorandum of understanding with Brewer’s Hill Neighbors, Inc.</text> </level> <level label="j"> <level label="1"> <text>In the area bounded on the north by Interstate 95, on the east by the South Locust Point Terminal, and on the south and west by the Patapsco River, the Board may issue not more than:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a total of 10 new Class B–D–7 licenses; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a total of 2 new Class A–7 licenses.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Any license issued under this subsection may not be transferred outside the bounded area as defined under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Board may not authorize the transfer of a license into the bounded area as defined under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>The Board may authorize the transfer of a Class B–D–7 license from the 700 block of Washington Boulevard in the 40th alcoholic beverages district for use by an establishment on the 200 block of South High Street in the 46th alcoholic beverages district.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1604.1" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies only to a license holder of a Class D beer and light wine license for use in the 46th alcoholic beverages district.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A license holder who holds a valid Class D beer and light wine license may apply to the Board to convert the license to a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license if the license holder:</text> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>maintains average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 51% of its total daily receipts;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>executes a memorandum of understanding with the relevant local neighborhood association as determined by the Board;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>operates a location with not more than 75 seats; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>pays a special transfer fee of $15,000, in addition to any fees required under § 12–1704 of this title; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <level label="1"> <text>holds a license that was originally issued by the Board under § 12–1604(i) of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>pays a special transfer fee of $15,000, in addition to any fees required under § 12–1704 of this title.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If a Class D beer and light wine license is converted to a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Class D beer, wine, and liquor license:</text> <level label="i"> <text>may not be transferred to a new location; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is subject to the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A holder of a license converted under this section may sell beer, wine, and liquor Monday through Sunday from 6 a.m. until 1 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>An application to convert a Class D beer and light wine license under subsection (b)(1) of this section is a transfer subject to the provisions of § 12–1701 of this title.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1604.2" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies only to a holder of a Class D license for use in the 46th alcoholic beverages district.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Notwithstanding § 12–2004(f) of this title, a holder of a valid Class D license may apply to the Board to sell alcoholic beverages Monday through Sunday if the license holder:</text> <level label="i"> <text>maintains average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 51% of the total daily receipts from the establishment;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>executes a memorandum of understanding with the relevant local neighborhood association as determined by the Board;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>operates an establishment with not more than 100 seats; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>pays a one–time fee of $15,000, in addition to annual renewal fees associated with the Class D license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>A Class D license that is granted a 7–day privilege under this subsection may not be transferred to a new location.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A new holder of a Class D license that is granted a 7–day privilege under this subsection must comply with the requirements of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board shall use the one–time fee paid by the license holder under subsection (b)(1)(iv) of this section for enforcement of the memorandum of understanding required under subsection (b)(1)(ii) of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1605" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a new license may not be issued for and an existing license may not be moved to a building that is within 300 feet of the nearest point of the building of a place of worship or school.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>In the 45th legislative district, a new Class A license of any type may not be issued for a building that is within 500 feet of the nearest point of the building of a place of worship or school.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection does not apply to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a Class A–7 beer, wine, and liquor license issued under § 12–1603(c)(17) of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a Class B beer and wine license outside the 46th legislative district;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license outside the 46th legislative district;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a Class B–D–7 license in the Old Goucher Revitalization District under § 12–1603(e) of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>a Class C beer and wine license; and</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A license for use in a building that is within 300 feet of the grounds of a place of worship or school may be renewed or extended for the same building.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>This paragraph applies only to an area bounded by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>High Street on the west, Pratt Street on the north, Central Avenue on the east, and Eastern Avenue on the south;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>West Cross Street and Amity Street on the west, Clifford Street on the north, Scott Street on the east, and Carroll Street on the south;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Holliday Street on the west, Saratoga Street on the north, Gay Street on the east, and Lexington Street on the south; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>subject to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, Fagley Street on the west, Gough Street on the north, Grundy Street on the east, and Chestle Place on the south.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Board may waive the distance restrictions in paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection for an application for the transfer of a license into an area specified in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the application is approved by:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>each community association representing the area;</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>each business association in the area; and</text> </level> <level label="C"> <text>the ordained leader and the board or council for each place of worship that is within 300 feet of the proposed location of the establishment for which the license transfer is sought; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a memorandum of understanding is executed by the applicant for the license transfer and each community association in the area.</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The Board may not issue a license in or approve the transfer of a license into the area specified in subparagraph (i)4 of this paragraph if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the proposed location of the establishment is in an area that is zoned “residential”; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the license to be issued or transferred is a Class A license of any type.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <level label="i"> <text>This paragraph applies only to an area bounded by East Chase Street on the north, North Lovegrove Street on the east, East Eager Street on the south, and North Charles Street on the west.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Board may waive the distance restrictions in paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection for an application for the transfer of a license into an area specified in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection:</text> <level label="i"> <text>applies only in the 46th alcoholic beverages district; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>does not apply to a licensed restaurant in:</text> <level label="1"> <text>ward 4, precinct 1;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>ward 22, precinct 1;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a residential planned unit development for Silo Point as approved by the Mayor and City Council in Ordinance 04–697 on June 23, 2004;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the area that is bounded as follows: from the intersection of West Ostend Street and Race Street, north on Race Street to Seldner Place, then east on Seldner Place to Clarkson Street, then north on Clarkson Street to West Cross Street, then east on West Cross Street to South Hanover Street, then north on South Hanover Street to Race Street (also known as Winter Street), then west/southwest on Race Street to West Cross Street, then west on West Cross Street to Leadenhall Street, then south on Leadenhall Street to West Ostend Street, then east on West Ostend Street back to the intersection of West Ostend Street and Race Street;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, the area that is bounded as follows: from the intersection of Eastern Avenue and South Highland Avenue, north on South Highland Avenue to Bank Street, then west on Bank Street to South Clinton Street, then south on South Clinton Street to Eastern Avenue, then east on Eastern Avenue back to the intersection of Eastern Avenue and South Highland Avenue; or</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, the area that is bounded as follows: from the intersection of Eastern Avenue and South Newkirk Street, east on Eastern Avenue to Oldham Street, then south on Oldham Street to Fleet Street, then west on Fleet Street to South Newkirk Street, then north on South Newkirk Street back to the intersection of South Newkirk Street and Eastern Avenue.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may not issue or approve the transfer of a license if the licensed premises would be:</text> <level label="i"> <text>within 300 feet of the nearest point of a place of worship or school; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>closer to the nearest point of a place of worship or school than the licensed premises was on June 1, 2004.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>For an establishment that is within 300 feet of the nearest point of a place of worship or school, the Board may issue a license in or approve the transfer of a license into the area specified in paragraph (1)(ii)4 of this subsection only if the Board:</text> <level label="i"> <text>has executed a memorandum of understanding with a community association in the area specified in paragraph (1)(ii)4 of this subsection regarding the nature of the establishment; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>enforces the memorandum of understanding against any license holder that obtains a license under paragraph (1)(ii)4 of this subsection and seeks to renew or transfer the license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>For an establishment that is within 300 feet of the nearest point of a place of worship or school, the Board may issue a license in or approve the transfer of a license into the area specified in paragraph (1)(ii)5 of this subsection only if the Board:</text> <level label="i"> <text>has executed a memorandum of understanding with a community association in the area specified in paragraph (1)(ii)5 of this subsection regarding the nature of the establishment; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>enforces the memorandum of understanding against any license holder that obtains a license under paragraph (1)(ii)5 of this subsection and seeks to renew or transfer the license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>For an establishment that is within 300 feet of the nearest point of a place of worship or school, the Board may issue a license in or approve the transfer of a license into the area specified in paragraph (1)(ii)6 of this subsection only if the license holder has received a letter of support from the place of worship or school that is within the bounded area and has entered into a memorandum of understanding with a community association that is within the bounded area.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1606" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans"> <level label="a"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law in this title, the Board may issue a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license for use by a restaurant in ward 4, precincts 1 and 2 that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>has average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 51% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has been classified by the Baltimore City Health Department as:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a high priority food service facility; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a moderate priority food service facility; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>has executed a memorandum of understanding with the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the holder of a license issued under this section may not sell alcoholic beverages for off–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may issue the holder of a license issued under this section a refillable container permit in accordance with § 12–1102 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A license issued under this section may not be transferred from the location of its first issuance.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>If a license issued under this section is renewed, the license holder shall file with the Board as part of its renewal application:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a statement detailing the average daily receipts from the restaurant;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an affidavit from a certified public accountant that verifies that the license holder meets the requirements of subsection (b)(1) of this section; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>any other information that the Board requires.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Board:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may not issue a new license under this section after June 30, 2028; but</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may continue to renew licenses issued on or before June 30, 2028.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1608" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans"> <text>A holder of a Class B (on–sale – hotels and restaurants) beer, wine, and liquor license may be issued:</text> <level label="1"> <text>not more than three additional Class B (on–sale – hotels and restaurants) beer, wine, and liquor licenses for an apartment house with at least 150 apartments; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>not more than five additional Class B (on–sale – hotels and restaurants) beer, wine, and liquor licenses for a hotel with at least 100 rooms.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1609" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>subject to subsection (c) of this section, issue an additional Class B (on–sale — hotels and restaurants) beer, wine, and liquor license for premises used as a restaurant that meets the requirements of subsection (b) of this section to the holder of a Class B (on–sale — hotels and restaurants) beer, wine, and liquor license; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>define “restaurant” by regulation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, a restaurant under this section is required to have:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a minimum capital investment of $500,000 for restaurant facilities; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a minimum seating capacity of 125 individuals.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The capital investment described in paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection may not include the cost of land or buildings.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board may not issue more than five licenses under this section to or for the use of the same person.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Additional licenses shall be limited to providing alcoholic beverages for on–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Board may waive the minimum capital investment requirement and the minimum seating capacity requirement under subsection (b)(1) of this section for an additional restaurant that a license holder seeks under this section if the Board:</text> <level label="1"> <text>holds a public meeting at which the Board reviews the business practice of the license holder; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>determines that the license holder is in good standing and has a reputable business practice.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1701" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 3 (“Transfer of Local Licenses; Substitution of Names on License”) of Division I of this article apply in the City without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–303 (“Chain store, supermarket, or discount house”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–304 (“Compliance with Bulk Transfers Act required”); and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–306 (“Substitution of names of officers on license”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 3 (“Transfer of Local Licenses; Substitution of Names on License”) of Division I of this article apply in the City:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–302 (“Transfer of place of business; transfer of license and inventory”), subject to §§ 12–1702, 12–1703, 12–1705, 12–1706, 12–1707, and 12–1708 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–305 (“Filing fee and endorsement”), subject to § 12–1704 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1702" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board shall provide notice for a public hearing as provided in § 12–1506 of this title on an application for a license transfer if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the transfer includes a transfer of location;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the premises have been closed for more than 90 days unless:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the transfer is due to an action of a creditor; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the closing is caused by fire, casualty, or act of God; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>for an establishment in operation, the hearing is requested by at least 10 residents in the immediate area of the establishment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Section 12–1508 of this title does not apply to an application for a license transfer for the same premises unless the license to be transferred is of a broader scope or more permissive class than the license presently issued for the same premises.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Section 12–1509 of this title applies to an application for a license transfer.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board shall use the factors specified in § 4–210(a) and (b) of this article in deciding whether to approve an application for a license transfer.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1703" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <text>The Board may not allow the transfer of a license unless the Board is presented with a receipt or certificate from the Director of Finance showing that all personal property taxes due the City or the State are paid.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1704" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the fee for a transfer of a license is $200, in addition to the costs of publication and notice and any hearing fees required.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A Class C license holder may transfer one license during a license year without paying a fee.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1705" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a transfer of a license shall be completed on or before 180 days after the Board approves the transfer.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Within 180 days after the Board approves the transfer of a license, the license holder or another appropriate interested party may make a written request to the Board to extend the time authorized to complete the transfer due to hardship.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may grant the extension if the Board finds after a hearing that an existing hardship caused the delay in transferring the license.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An extension may not prolong the period authorized to complete the transfer beyond 270 days after the Board approves the transfer.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1705.1" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <text>The Board may not allow the transfer of a license to another person until the resolution of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>any pending criminal charge filed against the transferor that directly relates to the operation of the licensed premises; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>any disciplinary matter before the Board concerning the transferor.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1706" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may not transfer a license into the area bounded by Twenty–Fifth (25th) Street on the north, Centre Street on the south, Howard Street on the west, and Guilford Avenue on the east.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection, the Board may not transfer a license into:</text> <level label="i"> <text>ward 1, precincts 4 and 5;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>ward 23, precinct 1; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>ward 24, precinct 5.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may allow the transfer of one Class D license into the residential planned unit development for Silo Point located in ward 24, precinct 5 that was enacted by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City in Ordinance 04–697 on June 23, 2004, if the Class D license holder operates the establishment in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance 04–697.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Board may allow the transfer of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a Class B–D–7 beer, wine, and liquor license from an area in ward 1, precinct 4 bounded on the north by Elliott Street, on the west by South Robinson Street, on the south by Toone Street, and on the east by Southeast Avenue into an area in ward 1, precinct 5 bounded on the north by Fait Avenue, on the west by South Kenwood Avenue, on the south by Hudson Street, and on the east by South Streeper Street; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license from an area in ward 1, precinct 5 bounded on the north by Fait Avenue, on the west by South Kenwood Avenue, on the south by Hudson Street, and on the east by South Streeper Street into an area in ward 1, precinct 4 bounded on the north by Elliott Street, on the west by South Robinson Street, on the south by Toone Street, and on the east by Southeast Avenue.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>The Board may allow the transfer of not more than two Class B beer, wine, and liquor licenses, so that the cumulative number of licenses issued or transferred is two, into the area of 829 through 919 E. Fort Avenue only if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Board has executed a memorandum of understanding between the community associations in Riverside and Locust Point regarding the nature of the proposed establishment; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the Board enforces the memorandum of understanding against any license holder that obtains a license under § 12–1604 of this title and seeks to transfer the license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Board may not allow a license to be transferred out of the area described in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph and into any other area of ward 24, precinct 5.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board may not authorize:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the transfer of any license into the 46th alcoholic beverages district;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the transfer of a new Class B beer, wine, and liquor license to another location within the 46th alcoholic beverages district; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a change of classification of a new Class B beer, wine, and liquor license within the 46th alcoholic beverages district.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a license may not be transferred into or within:</text> <level label="i"> <text>ward 1, precincts 2 and 3;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>ward 2 in its entirety;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>ward 3, precinct 3; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>ward 26, precincts 3 and 10.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>This subsection does not apply to an application for a new license or a transfer from within the areas described in paragraph (1) of this subsection if the new license or transfer is for:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a hotel;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>an establishment located in a planned unit development if the application for the planned unit development was filed or approved before December 31, 1995;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>an establishment located in an area governed by the Inner Harbor East Urban Renewal Plan; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>an establishment that has:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a seating capacity of fewer than 150 individuals;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 51% of the total daily receipts of the establishment; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a seating capacity of fewer than 200 individuals only if the establishment is within ward 3, precinct 3.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1707" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <level label="a"> <text>The alcoholic beverages districts described in this section at all times are coterminous with the legislative districts in the Legislative Districting Plan of 2022.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a license may not be transferred into:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the 40th alcoholic beverages district;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the 41st alcoholic beverages district;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the 43rd alcoholic beverages district;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the 44th alcoholic beverages district; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the 45th alcoholic beverages district.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraphs (2) through (4) of this subsection, a license of any class may not be transferred into the areas described in subsection (b) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A licensed drugstore may transfer the license into the 45th alcoholic beverages district.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>One Class B–D–7 license issued for a property surrounded by West Preston Street on the north, Morton Street on the east, West Biddle Street on the south, and Maryland Avenue on the west may be transferred to a property surrounded by West Eager Street and East Eager Street on the north, Lovegrove Street on the east, West Read Street and East Read Street on the south, and Morton Street on the west.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>One Class A beer, wine, and liquor license issued for a property surrounded by West Eager Street on the north, Morton Street on the east, Brexton Street on the south, and Cathedral Street on the west may be transferred to a property surrounded by East Chase Street on the north, North Lovegrove Street on the east, East Eager Street on the south, and North Charles Street on the west.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1708" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <level label="a"> <text>A Class A (off–sale) or Class D (on– and off–sale) license may not be transferred into the area that is bounded:</text> <level label="1"> <text>on the north by Thirty–Ninth (39th) Street, then following Ellerslie Avenue, then following Chestnut Hill Avenue;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on the east by Loch Raven Boulevard, then following Walpert Avenue, then following Homewood Avenue;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>on the south by North Avenue; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>on the west by Howard Street, then following Art Museum Drive, then following North Charles Street.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A Class A license may not be transferred to an establishment:</text> <level label="1"> <text>on York Road in the area bounded by Northern Parkway on the north and Greenmount Avenue on the south; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>located in the 400 block of East Belvedere Avenue.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1709" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <text>Notwithstanding § 12–1504 of this title, a person that has an interest in more than one Class A license may transfer each license to a similar type of business establishment.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1710" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <text>A person may transfer a license to a holder of another license that already exists for use on the same location if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>no provision of this article prohibits the license from being transferred to the location;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the Board:</text> <level label="i"> <text>determines that the existing license is inoperative; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <level label="1"> <text>revokes the existing license within 180 days after the effective date of the transfer; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>approves the transfer of the existing license to a new holder and location.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1801" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 4 (“Renewal of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the City without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–402 (“Eligibility for renewal; process”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–403 (“Renewal application”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–407 (“Denial of renewal application”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–408 (“Issuance of renewed licenses”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 4–409 (“Multiple licenses”); and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 4–410 (“Chain store, supermarket, or discount house”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 4–404 (“Filing period for renewal application”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the City and is superseded by § 12–1802 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 4 (“Renewal of local licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the City:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–405 (“Contents of renewal application”), subject to §§ 12–1803 and 12–1804 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–406 (“Protests”), subject to § 12–1805 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1802" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <text>To renew a license, the license holder annually shall file an application with the Board between March 1 and March 31, inclusive.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1803" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies only to a license that is issued in, transferred into, or transferred to a different location within the following areas of the 46th alcoholic beverages district if the application for the issuance or transfer was received by the Board after December 31, 1995:</text> <level label="1"> <text>ward 1, precincts 2, 3, 4, and 5;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>ward 2, in its entirety;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>ward 3, precinct 3; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>ward 26, precinct 10.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A license holder shall file with a license renewal application a copy of the valid seating capacity rating issued by the Baltimore City Fire Department for the licensed premises.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>If the seating capacity rating for the licensed premises exceeds 150 persons, the Board may require the license holder to submit with the license renewal application an accounting of the gross sales for the previous license year.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The accounting described in this subsection shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>be in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>at a minimum, specify separate figures for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>total sales, not including sales of novelty items, income from vending machines, or other sales not directly related to food or beverages;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>alcoholic beverages sales; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>food sales.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1804" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies only to a license holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license for use in a restaurant in the 46th Alcoholic Beverages District.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A license holder shall file with a license renewal application:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a statement that verifies average daily receipts; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an affidavit of a licensed certified public accountant that verifies compliance with § 12–903(c)(2)(ii)1 or (3)(iii) of this title.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1804.1" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <text>When determining whether a license should be renewed and, if so, whether any conditions should be attached, the Board may consider the performance of the license holder for the 4–year period immediately before the date of the renewal application.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1804.2" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies only to a holder of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a Class A–2 beer, wine, and liquor license; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a Class A–7 beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A license holder shall maintain and operate a digital surveillance system on the licensed premises in accordance with this section and regulations adopted by the Board under subsection (c) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The digital surveillance system shall be equipped with high–definition cameras that provide continuous, 24–hour video monitoring without audio recording capacity placed inside and outside the licensed premises.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The cameras must be placed in such a way that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the exterior of each entryway into the licensed premises is monitored;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the interior of each entryway into the licensed premises is monitored; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the cash register or till is monitored.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The video recorded from the surveillance system shall be retained for not less than 14 days.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>A license holder must post appropriate signage notifying individuals on the premises they are being recorded.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>On or before December 31, 2020, the Board shall adopt regulations relating to digital surveillance in consultation with the Baltimore Police Department.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The regulations adopted in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>require that licensed establishments retain video recordings from the surveillance system for not less than 14 days but not more than 30 days;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>require that a notice be placed in a conspicuous location on the interior and exterior of the premises location notifying the public that the licensed establishment is subject to 24–hour video surveillance monitoring;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>include details regarding the specifications for what types of video surveillance systems are acceptable;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>require that the Baltimore Police Department may request video footage only in connection with a criminal investigation and that video footage obtained in violation of this section is inadmissible in a criminal proceeding;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>include details on how and when the Board will verify that an acceptable video surveillance system has been installed as well as penalties for failure to comply with this section; and</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>provide for the issuance of temporary waivers to license holders who purchased and installed noncompliant surveillance systems prior to October 1, 2020.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Beginning January 1, 2021, a license holder applying for a license renewal shall file with the license renewal application an affidavit verifying compliance with subsection (b) of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1805" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <text>To hear and determine a protest filed against a license renewal, the Board:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall consider only issues with respect to a specific complaint as to the operation of the licensed premises; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may not consider zoning issues.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1806" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <text>Section 12–1508 of this title does not apply to an application for a license for the same premises by way of renewal.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1807" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <text>Section 12–2103 of this title applies to a holder of a license that has been renewed.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1808" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>An applicant for license renewal shall pay a renewal application fee of $78 to the Director of Finance in addition to the license fee.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A license renewal application that the Board receives after March 31 may be:</text> <level label="1"> <text>rejected; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>subject to a late fine of $50 for each day the application is late, up to a maximum amount of $1,500.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1809" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <text>The requirement for a criminal history records check under § 4–107 of this article does not apply to applicants for license renewal.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1810" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <text>Notwithstanding § 12–1503 of this title, the Board may renew a Class A or Class D beer license, beer and light wine license, or beer, wine, and liquor license originally issued to a holder of an out–of–state alcoholic beverages license.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1811" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <text>Notwithstanding § 12–1504 of this title, a person that has an interest in more than one Class A license may renew the licenses.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1901" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 5 (“Conduct of Local License Holders”) of Division I of this article apply in the City without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–502 (“Storage of alcoholic beverages”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–503 (“Solicitations and sales outside of licensed premises”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–506 (“Evidence of purchaser’s age”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–507 (“Retail delivery of alcoholic beverages”); and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 4–508 (“Display of license”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 5 (“Conduct of Local License Holders”) of Division I of this article apply in the City:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–504 (“Employment of underage individuals”), subject to § 12–1903 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–505 (“Alcohol awareness program”), subject to § 12–1904 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1902" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders"> <level label="a"> <text>An establishment with multiple public areas in which alcoholic beverages are sold shall display a duplicate license in each area.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The fee for a duplicate license is $20.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1903" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders"> <text>A license holder:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may employ an individual at least 18 years old to sell, serve, deliver, or otherwise deal with alcoholic beverages; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may not employ or allow an individual under the age of 18 years to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>sell, serve, or deliver alcoholic beverages; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>provide entertainment on the licensed premises.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1904" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders"> <level label="a"> <text>The alcohol awareness program also applies to an unlicensed establishment that is covered under Subtitle 25 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An owner of an unlicensed establishment or individual who is designated by the owner and employed in a supervisory capacity is required to be:</text> <level label="1"> <text>certified by an approved alcohol awareness program; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>present when alcoholic beverages are served or consumed.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2001" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as otherwise provided by law or regulation, from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any day, an individual may not consume alcoholic beverages:</text> <level label="i"> <text>in a premises licensed under this title; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>in a place, whether it has any other license, if any form of live or recorded entertainment is offered at the place.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An owner, an operator, or a manager of a premises or place described in paragraph (1) of this subsection may not knowingly allow consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2003" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in § 12–2005 of this subtitle, a holder of a Class A beer and light wine license may sell beer and light wine:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on Monday through Saturday:</text> <level label="1"> <text>from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the area specified in the Park Heights Master Plan adopted by the City in 2006; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>from 6 a.m. to midnight in all other locations in the City; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on the Sundays that fall between Thanksgiving Day and New Year’s Day, from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., if the license holder has paid a supplementary license fee of $120 for each Sunday the privilege is to be exercised.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In addition to the privileges specified under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection, the license holder may sell beer and light wine for off–premises consumption on two additional Sundays during the calendar year if the holder pays a license fee of $120 at least 2 weeks before each time the privilege is exercised.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in § 12–2005 of this subtitle, a holder of a Class B beer and light wine license may sell beer and light wine:</text> <level label="i"> <text>from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day in the area specified in the Park Heights Master Plan adopted by the City in 2006; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day in all other locations in the City.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in § 12–2005 of this subtitle and § 12–903(d) of this title, the license holder may sell beer and light wine at a bar or counter on Sunday.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a holder of a Class C beer and light wine license may sell beer and light wine:</text> <level label="i"> <text>from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day in the area specified in the Park Heights Master Plan adopted by the City in 2006; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day in all other locations in the City.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in § 12–2005 of this subtitle, the license holder may sell beer and light wine at a bar or counter on Sunday.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Except as provided in § 12–2005 of this subtitle, a holder of a Class D beer and light wine license may sell beer and light wine:</text> <level label="1"> <text>from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. the following day in the area specified in the Park Heights Master Plan adopted by the City in 2006; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. the following day in all other locations in the City.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2004" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a holder of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on Monday through Saturday:</text> <level label="1"> <text>from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the area specified in the Park Heights Master Plan adopted by the City in 2006;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. in an area bounded as follows: from the intersection of Belair Road and Anntana Avenue, southwest on Belair Road to the intersection of Belair Road and Frankford Avenue, southeast on Frankford Avenue to the intersection of Frankford Avenue and Sipple Avenue, west on Sipple Avenue to the intersection of Sipple Avenue and Crenshaw Avenue, southeast on Crenshaw Avenue to the intersection of Crenshaw Avenue and Goodnow Road, southeast on Goodnow Road to the intersection of Goodnow Road and Sinclair Lane, northeast on Sinclair Lane to the intersection of Sinclair Lane and Radecke Avenue, west on Radecke Avenue to the intersection of Radecke Avenue and Anntana Avenue, then north on Anntana Avenue to the intersection of Anntana Avenue and Belair Road; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>from 6 a.m. to midnight in all other locations in the City; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on the Sundays that fall between Thanksgiving Day and New Year’s Day, from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., if the license holder has paid a supplementary license fee of $120 for each Sunday the privilege is to be exercised.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In addition to the privileges specified under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection, the license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor for off–premises consumption on two additional Sundays during the calendar year if the holder pays a license fee of $120 at least 2 weeks before each time the privilege is exercised.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in § 12–2005 of this subtitle, a holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:</text> <level label="i"> <text>from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day in the area specified in the Park Heights Master Plan adopted by the City in 2006; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day in all other locations in the City.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In the 47th alcoholic beverages district in the City, the hours for sales of beer, wine, and liquor for off–premises consumption under a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license for use in a restaurant are as provided in § 12–903(d) of this title.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Except as provided in § 12–2005 of this subtitle and § 12–903(d) of this title, the license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor at a bar or counter on Sunday.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A holder of a Class B–D–7 beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:</text> <level label="1"> <text>from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the area bounded by Liberty Heights Avenue, Northern Parkway, Druid Park Drive, and Wabash Avenue;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. along the south side of Frederick Avenue between South Augusta Avenue and South Loudon Avenue;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the area specified in the Park Heights Master Plan adopted by the City in 2006;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. in an area bounded as follows: from the intersection of East North Avenue and Harford Avenue, southwest on Harford Avenue to the intersection of Harford Avenue and North Central Avenue, south on North Central Avenue to the intersection with East Monument Street, east on East Monument Street to the intersection of East Monument Street and North Wolfe Street, south on North Wolfe Street to the intersection of North Wolfe Street and McElderry Street, east on McElderry Street to the intersection of McElderry Street and North Collington Avenue, south on North Collington Avenue to the intersection of North Collington Avenue and East Fayette Street, east on East Fayette Street to the intersection of East Fayette Street and North Lakewood Avenue, north on North Lakewood Avenue to the intersection of North Lakewood Avenue and East Monument Street, west on East Monument Street to the intersection of East Monument Street and North Luzerne Avenue, north on North Luzerne Avenue to the intersection of North Luzerne Avenue and East Federal Street, west on East Federal Street to the intersection of East Federal Street and North Rose Street, north on North Rose Street to the intersection of North Rose Street and East North Avenue, then west on East North Avenue to the intersection of East North Avenue and Harford Avenue;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. in an area bounded as follows: from the intersection of Belair Road and Anntana Avenue, southwest on Belair Road to the intersection of Belair Road and Frankford Avenue, southeast on Frankford Avenue to the intersection of Frankford Avenue and Sipple Avenue, west on Sipple Avenue to the intersection of Sipple Avenue and Crenshaw Avenue, southeast on Crenshaw Avenue to the intersection of Crenshaw Avenue and Goodnow Road, southeast on Goodnow Road to the intersection of Goodnow Road and Sinclair Lane, northeast on Sinclair Lane to the intersection of Sinclair Lane and Radecke Avenue, west on Radecke Avenue to the intersection of Radecke Avenue and Anntana Avenue, then north on Anntana Avenue to the intersection of Anntana Avenue and Belair Road; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day in all other locations in the City.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a holder of a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:</text> <level label="i"> <text>from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day in the area specified in the Park Heights Master Plan adopted by the City in 2006; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day in all other locations in the City.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in § 12–2005 of this subtitle and § 12–903 of this title, the license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor at a bar or counter on Sunday.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A holder of a Class D beer, wine, and liquor amusement permit may sell all alcoholic beverages at all hours except between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. each day.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in § 12–2005 of this subtitle, a holder of a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor on Monday through Saturday:</text> <level label="i"> <text>from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. the following day in the area specified in the Park Heights Master Plan adopted by the City in 2006; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. the following day in all other locations in the City.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection and § 12–2007(b) of this subtitle, the license holder may not exercise the privileges of the license without an amusement permit from 1 a.m. on Sunday to 6 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>The Board may issue a supplemental license not more than four times during a calendar year to the license holder authorizing the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor from 6 a.m. on Sunday to 1 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The fee for the supplemental license is $120 per issuance and is in addition to the annual fee for the underlying Class D beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A holder of a supplemental license shall notify the Board at least 2 weeks in advance of exercising the privileges under the supplemental license.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2005" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In response to a complaint, the Board may petition the circuit court for a temporary order that, on a license holder’s premises, limits the hours and days for the sale and consumption of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>beer;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>beer and light wine; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>beer, wine, and liquor.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The court may issue the order if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the activities arising from the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages on the licensed premises have resulted in an extreme and continuing disturbance to a residential community;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the license holder has failed to exercise good faith in attempting to remedy the disturbance at the request or order of the Board; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the Board has been unable to provide relief to the residential community by exercising its authority to suspend the license or reprimand the license holder.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The duration of the order may not exceed the duration of the license term.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The order shall be stayed pending appeal from the order.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>This section does not limit any other powers of the Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection applies only in the City on the inner perimeter of a rectangle bounded by 31st Street on the south, Greenmount Avenue on the east, 32nd Street on the north, and Barclay Street on the west.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>By regulation, the Board may restrict the hours and days for the sale and consumption of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>beer;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>beer and light wine; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>beer, wine, and liquor.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection does not apply to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a Class B beer and light wine license;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a Class B–D–7 beer, wine, and liquor license;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a Class C beer and light wine license; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For a license holder in an area bounded by Liberty Heights Avenue, Northern Parkway, Druid Park Drive, and Wabash Avenue, the hours of sale:</text> <level label="i"> <text>may not begin before 9 a.m. or end after 10 p.m.; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may not be extended if they begin later than 9 a.m. or end before 10 p.m.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>For a license holder in an area bounded as follows: from the intersection of East North Avenue and Harford Avenue, southwest on Harford Avenue to the intersection of Harford Avenue and North Central Avenue, south on North Central Avenue to the intersection with East Monument Street, east on East Monument Street to the intersection of East Monument Street and North Wolfe Street, south on North Wolfe Street to the intersection of North Wolfe Street and McElderry Street, east on McElderry Street to the intersection of McElderry Street and North Collington Avenue, south on North Collington Avenue to the intersection of North Collington Avenue and East Fayette Street, east on East Fayette Street to the intersection of East Fayette Street and North Lakewood Avenue, north on North Lakewood Avenue to the intersection of North Lakewood Avenue and East Monument Street, west on East Monument Street to the intersection of East Monument Street and North Luzerne Avenue, north on North Luzerne Avenue to the intersection of North Luzerne Avenue and East Federal Street, west on East Federal Street to the intersection of East Federal Street and North Rose Street, north on North Rose Street to the intersection of North Rose Street and East North Avenue, then west on East North Avenue to the intersection of East North Avenue and Harford Avenue, the hours of sale:</text> <level label="i"> <text>may not begin before 9 a.m. or end after 10 p.m.; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may not be extended if they begin later than 9 a.m. or end before 10 p.m.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>For a license holder in an area bounded as follows: from the intersection of Belair Road and Anntana Avenue, southwest on Belair Road to the intersection of Belair Road and Frankford Avenue, southeast on Frankford Avenue to the intersection of Frankford Avenue and Sipple Avenue, west on Sipple Avenue to the intersection of Sipple Avenue and Crenshaw Avenue, southeast on Crenshaw Avenue to the intersection of Crenshaw Avenue and Goodnow Road, southeast on Goodnow Road to the intersection of Goodnow Road and Sinclair Lane, northeast on Sinclair Lane to the intersection of Sinclair Lane and Radecke Avenue, west on Radecke Avenue to the intersection of Radecke Avenue and Anntana Avenue, then north on Anntana Avenue to the intersection of Anntana Avenue and Belair Road, the hours of sale:</text> <level label="i"> <text>may not begin before 9 a.m. or end after 10 p.m.; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may not be extended if they begin later than 9 a.m. or end before 10 p.m.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection does not apply to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a Class B beer and light wine (restaurant) license;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (restaurant) license issued under § 12–1603(c)(1)(ii) of this title;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a Class B–BWL (H–M) license;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a Class C beer and wine license;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>an arena license;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>a marketplace license; or</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>a Class M–F (municipal family fun center) license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For a license holder in the 40th alcoholic beverages district, the hours of sale for alcoholic beverages may not begin before 10 a.m. or end after 10 p.m.:</text> <level label="i"> <text>within an area bounded:</text> <level label="1"> <text>from the intersection of Reisterstown Road and Quantico Avenue, northwest on Reisterstown Road to the intersection with Wylie Avenue, northeast on Wylie Avenue to the intersection with Pimlico Road, northwest on Pimlico Road to the intersection with Dupont Avenue, east on Dupont Avenue to the intersection with Pall Mall Road, southeast on Pall Mall Road to the intersection with Edgecombe Circle North, east on Edgecombe Circle North to the intersection with Finney Avenue, south on Finney Avenue to the intersection with Oakford Avenue, west on Oakford Avenue to the intersection with Pall Mall Road, southeast on Pall Mall Road to the intersection with Loyola Northway, southwest on Loyola Northway to the intersection with Pimlico Road, southeast on Pimlico Road to the intersection with Quantico Avenue, and southwest on Quantico Avenue to the intersection with Reisterstown Road; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>from the intersection of Brunswick Street with Wilkens Avenue, northwest on Brunswick Street to the intersection with Frederick Avenue, northeast on Frederick Avenue to the intersection with South Franklintown Road, northwest on South Franklintown Road to the intersection with Hollins Street, east on Hollins Street to the intersection with South Mount Street, south on South Mount Street to the intersection with Eagle Street, southwest on Eagle Street to the intersection with South Smallwood Street, northwest on South Smallwood Street to the intersection with Wilkens Avenue, and southwest on the even side of Wilkens Avenue to the intersection with Brunswick Street;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>within the area of West North Avenue between the 1000 block of West North Avenue and the 3200 block of West North Avenue, inclusive;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>for a license holder within 250 yards in any direction of the area described in item (ii) of this paragraph; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>within an area bounded as follows: from the intersection of North Fulton Avenue with North Avenue, north on North Fulton Avenue to the intersection with Pennsylvania Avenue, northeast on North Fulton Avenue to the intersection with Druid Hill Avenue, southeast on Druid Hill Avenue to the intersection with Mosher Street, southwest on Mosher Street to the intersection with North Carey Street, north on North Carey Street to the intersection with North Avenue, and west on North Avenue to the intersection with North Fulton Avenue.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2006" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <text>A holder of a license that allows sales of alcoholic beverages for on–premises consumption may not be required to close the licensed premises at any time on January 1.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2007" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a licensed premises shall end all operations, including the serving of alcoholic beverages and food and providing entertainment, at the closing hour for that class of licensed premises specified in this title.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may grant an exemption for remaining open after hours to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a holder of a Class B restaurant license, only for serving food to patrons seated for dining;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a pharmacy that fills prescriptions; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a holder of a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license that operates a restaurant, if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>it is used only for serving food to patrons seated in a dining room that is not adjacent to a bar; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the restaurant is located in the 46th legislative district in the Legislative Districting Plan of 2022.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A pharmacy that receives an exemption under paragraph (1) of this subsection may also sell products other than alcohol after normal closing hours.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A hotel that holds a Class B license and that serves food to seated customers or for private functions or guest rooms may continue to provide food service.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Board may waive the requirement in paragraph (1)(iii)1 of this subsection that a dining room not be adjacent to a bar.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2008" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies to an owner, an operator, or a manager of any premises open to the public or of a place of public accommodation where:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a form of entertainment is provided from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any day; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>alcoholic beverages are consumed at any hour of the day.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person specified under subsection (a) of this section shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>register with the fire department and the Department of Housing and Community Development; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>comply with all federal, State, and City building, fire, health, and zoning laws.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2009" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “adult entertainment” has the meaning stated in Article 15, § 1–1 of the Baltimore City Code.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section applies only to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a holder of a Class A license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a holder of a Class B–D–7 license; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a holder of an adult entertainment license issued by the Board under § 12–2102 of this title and Article 15, Subtitle 1 of the Baltimore City Code.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the holder of a license described in subsection (b) of this section may not operate an establishment later than 10 p.m. if the establishment is in an area bounded as follows: from the intersection of Holliday Street and East Fayette Street, east on East Fayette Street to the intersection with North Gay Street, south on North Gay Street to the intersection with East Baltimore Street, south on South Gay Street to the intersection with Water Street, west on Water Street to the intersection with Commerce Street, north on Commerce Street to the intersection with East Baltimore Street, then north on Holliday Street back to the intersection of Holliday Street and East Fayette Street.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The holder of a license described in subsection (b) of this section that operates an establishment bounded in the area described in subsection (c) of this section may operate the establishment within the hours of operation authorized by the license if the holder submits to the Board a security plan that is approved by the Board after consultation with the Baltimore Police Department.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The security plan required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the hiring of security personnel to be present at the licensed premises during all hours of operation;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the placement of security personnel inside and immediately outside the licensed premises;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>procedures for securing the establishment and each entryway into the establishment, including the consistent use of metal detectors, and the area immediately around the establishment;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a plan for communication between security and the Baltimore Police Department;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>a plan for not exceeding a capacity limit for the licensed premises determined by the Baltimore City Fire Marshal; and</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>the name of and direct contact information for the owner and manager of the licensed premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The holder of a license under this subsection shall, for security personnel hired in accordance with paragraph (2)(i) of this subsection:</text> <level label="i"> <text>provide the identifying information, including name, birthdate, home address, and telephone number, of security personnel who are regular or part–time employees, including temporary employees during the preceding quarter, of the licensed premises to the Baltimore Police Department on a quarterly basis; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>ensure that a security guard who works for a third–party security contractor carries documentation showing their security guard certification with the Maryland State Police while they are working.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>The holder of a license under this subsection shall submit an updated security plan to the Board each year with an application for license renewal under § 12–1802 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Board, in consultation with the Baltimore Police Department, shall consider the license holder’s compliance with the previous year’s security plan before determining whether to approve the license holder’s updated security plan.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The holder of a license described in subsection (b) of this section that operates an establishment bounded in the area described in subsection (c) of this section shall maintain and operate a digital surveillance system on the exterior of the licensed premises.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The digital surveillance system under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>be equipped with high–definition cameras that provide continuous, 24–hour video monitoring without audio recording capacity placed outside the licensed premises in such a way that the exterior of each entryway into and exit away from the licensed premises is monitored;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>retain video recorded from the surveillance system for not less than 14 days; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>be registered with and accessible by the Baltimore City Intelligence Center.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The license holder shall, on request, provide a recording created by the digital surveillance system in this subsection to the Baltimore Police Department.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The Board, after consultation with the Baltimore Police Department, may authorize an exemption from the provisions of subsection (d) of this section for an establishment operating under a Class A license.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2101" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 6 (“Revocation and Suspension of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the City without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–602 (“Power of local licensing board”); and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–604 (“Grounds for revocation or suspension”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 4–605 (“Nudity and sexual displays”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the City and is superseded by § 12–2102 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 6 (“Revocation and Suspension of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the City:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–603 (“Revocation and suspension procedures”), subject to § 12–2105 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–606 (“Effects of revocation”), subject to § 12–2104 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2102" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “adult entertainment” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the employment or use of an individual in the sale or service of alcoholic beverages in or on the licensed premises while the individual is unclothed or in attire, costume, or clothing so as to expose to view any portion of the female breast below the top of the areola or of any portion of the pubic hair, anus, cleft of the buttocks, vulva, or genitals;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the employment or use of the services of a hostess or other individual to mingle with the patrons while the hostess or other individual is unclothed or in attire, costume, or clothing described in item (1) of this subsection;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the encouragement of or allowing an individual on the licensed premises to caress or fondle the breasts, buttocks, anus, or genitals of any other individual;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>allowing an employee or other individual to wear or use a device or covering exposed to view that simulates any portion of the breast, genitals, anus, or pubic hair;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>with respect to entertainment provided:</text> <level label="i"> <text>allowing an individual to perform an act of or act that simulates:</text> <level label="1"> <text>sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation, flagellation, or a sexual act that is prohibited by law;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the caressing or fondling of the breast, buttocks, anus, or genitals; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the display of the pubic hair, anus, vulva, or genitals;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>subject to item (i) of this item, allowing an entertainer whose breasts or buttocks are exposed to perform closer than 6 feet from the nearest patron; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>allowing an individual to use an artificial device or inanimate object to depict, perform, or simulate an activity prohibited under item (i) of this item; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <text>show a motion picture, still picture, electronic reproduction, or other visual reproduction depicting:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an act or simulated act of sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation, flagellation, or a sexual act that is prohibited by law;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>an individual being caressed or fondled on the breast, buttocks, anus, or genitals;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a scene in which an individual displays the vulva, anus, or genitals; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a scene in which an artificial device or inanimate object is used to depict, or a drawing is used to portray, a prohibited act described in this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (c)(2) of this section, this section does not apply to a license holder that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>offered adult entertainment as of May 31, 1993, or the transferee of the license for the same premises if the transferee continues to offer adult entertainment; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>operates a theater, a concert hall, an art center, a museum, or a similar establishment that is primarily devoted to the arts or theatrical performances, when the performances presented express matters of serious literary, artistic, scientific, or political value.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board may not authorize and a license holder may not allow:</text> <level label="1"> <text>adult entertainment on the licensed premises or on adjacent property over which the license holder has ownership or control; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an individual under the age of 21 years to enter an establishment of a license holder specified under subsection (b)(1) of this section, unless the individual is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an employee, an agent, or a contractor of the establishment; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Mayor and City Council may authorize the Board to enforce the laws and regulations of the City that govern adult entertainment business licenses.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>On finding that a violation of this section has occurred, the Board shall revoke or suspend the license or impose a fine or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2103" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board shall immediately suspend without a hearing the renewal license of a license holder that fails to present to the Board by March 30 annually a certificate issued by the Director of Finance showing that all personal property taxes due to the City or State are paid.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board shall immediately reinstate a license suspended under this section without a hearing on presentation of the required certificate.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2104" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of Licenses"> <text>A person whose license has been revoked by the Board may not give, serve, or keep alcoholic beverages or allow alcoholic beverages to be consumed until:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the court grants a stay of the order of revocation in accordance with § 12–2402 of this title; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the order of revocation is reversed on judicial review.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2105" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>When the Board notifies a license holder of a violation alleged against the license and gives notice for the license holder to appear for a hearing, the Board may offer as a compromise, on a form provided by the Board, a monetary penalty if the license holder agrees to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>voluntarily waive the right to a hearing under § 4–603 of this article;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>admit to the facts of the violation as alleged;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>take the corrective action prescribed in the offer made by the Board; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>accept the monetary penalty offered.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If a license holder does not accept the offer of compromise made by the Board in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the license holder may accept service of notice of the complaint from the Board and inform the Board of its intent to exercise the right to a hearing under § 4–603 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If an offer of compromise is accepted by a license holder under subsection (a) of this section, the Board shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>keep a record of the initial violation alleged against the license holder or the licensed establishment;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>issue a written finding that the offer of compromise does not impair the promotion of the peace or safety of the community;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>as soon as practicable, state the license holder’s acceptance of the offer of compromise on the record at a hearing of the Board; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>post the result of the Board’s decision in a place accessible by the public.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to implement this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2201" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="22" subtitle_name="Expiration of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Section 4–702(a) (“On death of license holder”) of Division I of this article applies in the City without exception or variation.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 7 (“Expiration of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article do not apply in the City:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–702(b) (“After vacation of or eviction from premises”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–703 (“Pending or approved transfers or continuation of business”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–704 (“License for premises acquired for public use”); and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–705 (“Postponement to avoid hardship”).</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2202" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="22" subtitle_name="Expiration of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>A license expires 180 days after the license holder has closed the business or stopped active alcoholic beverages business operations at the premises for which the license is held unless:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an application for approval of a transfer to another location or another person under Subtitle 17 of this title has been approved or is pending;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an application for a certificate of permission or a renewal license for continuation of business under Subtitle 23 of this title has been approved or is pending; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a written request for a hardship extension under subsection (b) of this section is filed within the 180–day period.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The license holder or another appropriate interested party may make a written request to the Board to extend the life of the license due to hardship, including the pendency of a criminal charge filed against a transferor that directly relates to the operation of the licensed premises or a disciplinary matter before the Board concerning the transferor.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may grant the extension if the Board finds after a hearing that existing hardship caused the closing or stopping of business operations.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, an extension may not prolong the life of the license beyond 360 days after the date of closing or stopping of alcoholic beverages business operations at the premises for which the license is held.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Board may grant an extension under this subsection that prolongs the life of a license beyond 360 days if a transfer of the license is prohibited under § 12–1705.1 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection does not apply to a license the transfer of which is prohibited under § 12–1705.1 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The period for which a license may be considered unexpired:</text> <level label="i"> <text>begins at the earlier of the closing of the business or stopping of alcoholic beverages business operations; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may be suspended only by filing an application or request under subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The expiration period resumes on the last to occur of the following events:</text> <level label="i"> <text>final action of the Board granting or denying a request for a hardship extension under subsection (b) of this section;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>final action of the Board denying an application described in subsection (a)(1) or (2) of this section;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>final judgment of the reviewing court if judicial review of the Board’s action on an application or request authorized by subsection (a) or (b) of this section has been granted; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>dismissal of a petition for judicial review of the Board’s action.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>If an application or request described in subsection (a) or (b) of this section is withdrawn:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the period for automatic expiration of the license may not be suspended; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the application or request shall be considered as if it had not been filed.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2203" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="22" subtitle_name="Expiration of Licenses"> <text>Except where extenuating circumstances exist, before a licensed premises that has been closed for at least 3 consecutive months may be reopened:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Board shall hold a public hearing; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the license holder shall obtain approval from the Board to reopen.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2204" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="22" subtitle_name="Expiration of Licenses"> <text>Unless transferred to another location, a Class B (7–day) beer and wine license issued for a premises located in an area surrounded by Charles Street on the west, East Cross Street on the north, Light Street on the east, and East Cross Street on the south, in ward 23, precinct 1 of the 46th alcoholic beverages district, expires not later than July 1, 2024.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2301" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="23" subtitle_name="Death of License Holder"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 8 (“Death of License Holder”) of Division I of this article apply in the City without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–802 (“Expiration of license on death of license holder”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–804 (“Transfer or reinstatement of license”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–805 (“Rights of protest, revocation, suspension, and restriction”); and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–806 (“Refund”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 4–803 (“Certificate of permission or renewal license for continuation of business”) of Division I of this article applies in the City, subject to § 12–2302 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2302" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="23" subtitle_name="Death of License Holder"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>On the death of a married license holder or a license holder that holds a license for the benefit of a partnership or corporation, on application to the Board, a new license shall be issued to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the surviving spouse;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the surviving partners for the benefit of the partnership; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the senior surviving officer of the corporation for the benefit of the corporation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The new license shall be issued:</text> <level label="i"> <text>for the balance of the license year; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>without further proceedings.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A renewal license may be issued to the following if they are qualified to hold the license:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the surviving spouse;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the surviving partners of a partnership; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the senior surviving officer of a corporation for the benefit of the corporation.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2401" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Judicial Review"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 9 (“Judicial Review”) of Division I of this article apply in the City without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–902 (“Judicial review of decision of local licensing board”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–903 (“Petitioners”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–905 (“Scope of judicial review”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–906 (“Representation of local licensing board”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 4–907 (“Affirmations, modifications, and reversals”); and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 4–908 (“Appeals to Appellate Court of Maryland and Supreme Court of Maryland”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 4–904 (“Stay of local board’s petition”) applies in the City, subject to § 12–2402 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2402" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Judicial Review"> <text>An order by the Board to revoke a license may be stayed, pending judicial review, only by the court with which a petition under Title 4, Subtitle 9 of this article has been filed.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2403" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Judicial Review"> <text>In addition to the other powers of the circuit court for the City provided in Title 4, Subtitle 9 of this article, the court may remand the proceedings to the Board.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2501" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="25" subtitle_name="Unlicensed Establishments"> <level label="a"> <text>This subsection applies to an establishment that is not licensed by the Board but that is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>open to the public;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a place of public entertainment; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a place at which setups or other component parts of mixed alcoholic beverages are sold under a license issued under the Business Regulation Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, an establishment that is not licensed by the Board, at a location under control or possession of the establishment, may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>serve or keep alcoholic beverages; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>allow alcoholic beverages to be consumed.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A restaurant that is not licensed by the Board may allow a customer to consume alcoholic beverages from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the alcoholic beverages are brought to the restaurant by the customer;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the alcoholic beverages are consumed with a meal;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>there is no charge for admission to the restaurant; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the Baltimore City Fire Department determines that the maximum seating capacity of the restaurant is 50.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The Baltimore City Police Department may immediately close all operations of an establishment if the Department determines that the establishment is in violation of this section and that the public health, safety, or welfare requires emergency action.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The establishment shall be closed until the Baltimore City Police Department determines that the public health, safety, or welfare has been restored.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The owner or operator of the establishment shall be given an opportunity to request a prompt hearing in circuit court on when the establishment may reopen.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2502" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="25" subtitle_name="Unlicensed Establishments"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section or otherwise provided by law, from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any day, an individual may not consume alcoholic beverages:</text> <level label="i"> <text>in an establishment open to the public;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>in a place of public accommodation; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>in a place at which setups or other component parts of mixed alcoholic drinks are sold.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The prohibition against consumption in paragraph (1) of this subsection is in effect if any form of entertainment, live or recorded, is offered at the place or at the establishment, regardless of whether the establishment or place is licensed under this article or other State law.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>By regulation, the Board may restrict the hours and days for the consumption of alcoholic beverages on the inner perimeter of a rectangle bounded by 31st Street on the south, Greenmount Avenue on the east, 32nd Street on the north, and Barclay Street on the west.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The owner or manager of the establishment or place may not knowingly allow the consumption of alcoholic beverages that is prohibited by this section.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>An individual who consumes alcoholic beverages at an establishment described in this section or an owner or a manager of the establishment who knowingly allows the consumption prohibited by this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not more than 3 years or a fine of not more than $5,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2601" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 2 (“Enforcement”) of Division I of this article apply in the City without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 6–202 (“Inspections”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 6–203 (“Use of equipment to measure quantity and quality of alcoholic beverages”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 6–205 (“Peace officers”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 6–206 (“Charging document for unlawful sale of alcoholic beverage”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 6–207 (“Display of alcoholic beverages as prima facie evidence of sale”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 6–208 (“Regulating possession or consumption of alcohol in public places”);</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§ 6–209 (“Adoption of standards for authorization of consumption”); and</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>§ 6–211 (“Fines and forfeitures”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 6–210 (“State preemption of local disorderly intoxication laws”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the City and is superseded by § 12–2602 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Section 6–204 (“Power to summon witnesses”) of Division I of this article applies in the City, in addition to § 12–2603 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2602" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <text>The City may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>adopt an ordinance or a resolution supplementing the prohibition against disorderly intoxication under § 6–320 of this article; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>regulate possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on public property, property used by the public, or a highway.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2603" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <text>The City Police Department or an inspector that the Board employs may serve a summons.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2604" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may subpoena records pertaining to a licensed establishment.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may petition the circuit court if a witness refuses to produce a subpoenaed record.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The court may proceed by attachment against the witness as if the refusal had been by a witness summoned to appear in a case pending before the court.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may charge fees for the production and service of a summons and hearing notice.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The fees are:</text> <level label="i"> <text>$25, for the production of hearing notices or summonses requested by parties appearing before the Board;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$5, for each address served if the address is provided to the Board and the service is by mail; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>$25, for each address served if the service is performed by an employee of the Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>In addition to any other fine, penalty, or cost, the Board may impose a $100 administrative hearing fee on a license holder:</text> <level label="i"> <text>whom the Board charges with a violation of law concerning the sale of alcoholic beverages; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>who requests a transfer or expansion of the license or a new license.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2605" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “Unit” means the Neighborhood Services Unit within the Office of the Sheriff of Baltimore City, as established under § 2–316.1 of the Courts Article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board shall work in partnership with the Unit to enforce this title.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Unit that specifies:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the respective roles and responsibilities of the parties in connection with the partnership described in subsection (b) of this section; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>in accordance with § 12–209 of this title, the funding source for the Unit.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2701" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 (“Prohibited Acts”) of Division I of this article apply in the City without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 6–305 (“Proof of age for sale of alcoholic beverages”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 6–306 (“Defense to prosecution for sale to underage individual”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 6–308 (“Allowing on–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 6–309 (“Allowing on–premises consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages by individual under the age of 21 years”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 6–310 (“Providing free food”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 6–311 (“Restrictions on purchases and sales by retail dealer”);</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§ 6–312 (“Beverage misrepresentation”);</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>§ 6–313 (“Tampering with alcoholic beverage container”);</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>§ 6–314 (“Sale of alcoholic beverage container with detachable metal tab”);</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>§ 6–315 (“Alcoholic beverage in container without regular label presumed illicit”);</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>§ 6–316 (“Maximum alcohol content”);</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>§ 6–317 (“Multiple serving purchase required”);</text> </level> <level label="13"> <text>§ 6–319 (“On–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”);</text> </level> <level label="14"> <text>§ 6–320 (“Disorderly intoxication”);</text> </level> <level label="15"> <text>§ 6–321 (“Consumption of alcoholic beverages in public”);</text> </level> <level label="16"> <text>§ 6–323 (“Possession or use of Alcohol Without Liquid machine”);</text> </level> <level label="17"> <text>§ 6–326 (“Sale of alcoholic beverages in powder or crystalline form prohibited”);</text> </level> <level label="18"> <text>§ 6–327 (“Unlicensed out–of–state sale of alcoholic beverages”);</text> </level> <level label="19"> <text>§ 6–328 (“Tax evasion”);</text> </level> <level label="20"> <text>§ 6–329 (“Destruction of evidence”); and</text> </level> <level label="21"> <text>§ 6–330 (“Perjury”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 6–322 (“Possession of open container”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the City.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 (“Prohibited Acts”) of Division I of this article apply in the City:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 6–304 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to individual under the age of 21 years”), subject to § 12–2702 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 6–307 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to intoxicated individual”), subject to § 12–2703 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2702" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>A license holder or an employee of a license holder who is charged with a violation of § 6–304 of this article:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall receive a summons to appear in court on a certain day to answer the charges placed against the license holder or employee; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may not be required to post bail pending trial in any court in the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A license holder or an employee of a license holder may not be found guilty of a violation of § 6–304 of this article if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the license holder or employee establishes to the satisfaction of the finder of fact that the license holder or employee used due caution to establish that the individual was not under the age of 21 years; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the individual is not a resident of the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board may not proceed against a license holder for a violation of § 6–304 of this article if the license holder or an employee of the license holder is found not guilty of, or granted probation before judgment for, the violation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2703" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>A license holder or an employee of a license holder who is charged with a violation of § 6–307 of this article:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall receive a summons to appear in court on a certain day to answer the charges placed against the license holder or employee; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may not be required to post bail pending trial in any court in the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may not proceed against a license holder for a violation of § 6–307 of this article if the license holder or an employee of the license holder is found not guilty of, or granted probation before judgment for, the violation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2704" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A license holder may not use an advertisement that is untrue, deceptive, or misleading in a material respect, including an advertisement on the Internet containing an affirmative representation that the license holder may offer for sale alcoholic beverages that the license holder is not authorized to sell.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board shall enforce this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2705" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <text>A person engaged in the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages, an agent or employee of the person, and a license holder may not, directly or indirectly, offer or make a payment or gift to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a member of the Board;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an employee of the Board; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>anyone on behalf of the member or employee.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2706" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>In the 45th Legislative District, a landlord may not rent out to a Class A license holder a premises to be used for the sale of alcoholic beverages if the landlord knows or should have known that the sale of alcoholic beverages on the premises would violate a minimum distance required to be maintained under this article between a licensed premises and a place of worship or school.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2801" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="28" subtitle_name="Penalties"> <text>Section 6–402 (“General penalty”) of Division I of this article applies in the City.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-2802" future_version_removed="true" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="28" subtitle_name="Penalties"> <level label="a"> <text>For a violation that is cause for suspension of a license, the Board may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, for a first offense, impose a fine not exceeding $500 or suspend the license or both; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, for each subsequent offense, impose a fine not exceeding $20,000 or suspend the license or both.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>For a first offense of selling alcoholic beverages to an individual under the age of 21 years, the Board may impose a fine not exceeding $1,000 or suspend the license or both.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>For the offense of publicizing, selling tickets for, organizing, operating, producing, facilitating, or staging a pub crawl with the knowledge or a reason to know that a pub crawl promoter’s permit required under § 12–1101.1 of this title has not been obtained, the Board shall impose a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $20,000 or suspend the license or both.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person who violates § 12–1101.1 of this title may not be granted a promoter’s permit for at least 1 year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>For the offense by a holder of an alcoholic beverages license of operating the licensed premises outside the hours of operation specified in this title without first obtaining an exemption under § 12–2007 of this title, the Board shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for a first offense, impose a fine of not less than $1,000 or suspend the license or both; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for a second or subsequent offense, impose a fine of not less than $2,000 and not more than $20,000 or suspend the license or both.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>For the offense of publicizing, selling tickets or imposing a cover charge for, organizing, operating, producing, facilitating, or staging a related event with the knowledge or a reason to know that a related event promoter’s permit required under § 12–1102.2 of this title has not been obtained, the Board shall impose a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $3,000 or suspend the license or both.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person who violates § 12–1102.2 of this title may not be granted a related event promoter’s permit for at least 1 year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>For the offense by a holder of a State caterer’s license of participating in a CIAA Basketball Tournament related event without first obtaining a Class C per diem beer, beer and wine, or beer, wine, and liquor license required under § 12–1102.2 of this title, the Executive Director shall impose a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $3,000 or suspend the State caterer’s license or both.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The Board shall adopt regulations that establish tiered penalties for violations under this title, including the revocation of a 7–day sales privilege granted under § 12–1604.2 of this title if the licensee violates the provisions of the required memorandum of understanding three or more times within a 2