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<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>
