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<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>
