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<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>
