<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-101" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this title:</text> <level label="1"> <text>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 County.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“County” means Baltimore County.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-102" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>This title applies only in Baltimore County.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-103" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>A copy of any legislation concerning alcoholic beverages enacted by the county governing body 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="13-201" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <text>There is a Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore County.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-202" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <level label="a"> <text>The County Executive shall appoint three members to the Board.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each member of the Board shall be a resident and voter of the county.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The term of a member is 2 years.</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> <level label="d"> <text>The County Executive may remove a member for misconduct in office, incompetence, or willful neglect of duty.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-203" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <level label="a"> <text>Every 2 years, the County Executive shall appoint two substitute members to the Board.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The chair of the Board shall designate a substitute member to serve:</text> <level label="i"> <text>when a regular member is absent or incapacitated for any reason; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if a vacancy is created.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A substitute member shall serve until the regular member’s incapacity or absence ends or the vacancy is filled.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>While serving on the Board, a substitute member has all the powers and duties of a regular member.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a substitute member shall receive a per diem salary set by the Board for each day served.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The salary of a substitute member may not exceed the daily salary of a regular member.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-204" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the salaries of the regular members of the Board shall be as set forth in the county budget.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The chair of the Board shall receive an annual salary of not less than $11,500.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Each other regular member of the Board shall receive an annual salary of not less than $10,500.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subject to § 13–205 of this subtitle, the Board may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>employ:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a secretary;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>inspectors; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>clerical and other assistants as are necessary; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>set the compensation of the employees.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The County Executive may appoint a chief administrator.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-205" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may appoint a Chief Inspector and at least 14 inspectors.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Chief Inspector and each other 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="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the salaries of the Chief Inspector and each other inspector shall be as set forth in the county budget.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The salary of the Chief Inspector may not be less than $9,500 a year.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The salary of each other inspector may not be less than $9,000 a year.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-206" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <text>From the fees collected under this subtitle, the county shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>pay all salaries and expenses of the Board, as determined by the county; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>devote the balance of the fees to the general purposes of the county, which may include the metropolitan district and highways.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-207" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may adopt regulations to carry out this article, including regulations regarding:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the presence on a licensed premises of an individual who is not a consumer; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the issuance of a license when the actual use of the license is to be deferred until the completion of construction or alterations on the premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>publish notice of an intended action to change or adopt regulations at least 30 days before the effective date of the proposed regulations in a newspaper of general publication in the county; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>give all interested persons a reasonable opportunity to submit data or views orally or in writing before the effective date of the regulations.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-301" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Liquor Control"> <text>There is no liquor control board or department of liquor control in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-401" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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 county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 2–201 (“Issuance by Comptroller”);</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>§ 2–209 (“Class 7 micro–brewery license”);</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>§ 2–210 (“Class 8 farm brewery license”);</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>§ 2–211 (“Residency requirement”);</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>§ 2–212 (“Additional licenses”);</text> </level> <level label="13"> <text>§ 2–213 (“Additional fees”);</text> </level> <level label="14"> <text>§ 2–214 (“Sale or delivery restricted”);</text> </level> <level label="15"> <text>§ 2–216 (“Interaction between manufacturing entities and retailers”);</text> </level> <level label="16"> <text>§ 2–217 (“Distribution of alcoholic beverages — Prohibited practices”); and</text> </level> <level label="17"> <text>§ 2–218 (“Restrictive agreements between producers and retailers — Prohibited”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 2–215 (“Beer sale on credit to retail dealer prohibited”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the county.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-402" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-501" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Wholesaler's Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 2, Subtitle 3 (“Wholesaler’s Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 2–301 (“Licenses issued by Comptroller”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 2–302 (“Class 1 beer, wine, and liquor wholesaler’s license”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 2–303 (“Class 2 wine and liquor wholesaler’s license”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 2–304 (“Class 3 beer and wine wholesaler’s license”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 2–305 (“Class 4 beer wholesaler’s license”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 2–306 (“Class 5 wine wholesaler’s license”);</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§ 2–307 (“Class 6 limited wine wholesaler’s license”);</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>§ 2–308 (“Class 7 limited beer wholesaler’s license”);</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>§ 2–309 (“Sale and delivery of beer or wine from wholesaler’s vehicle”);</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>§ 2–310 (“Sale and delivery to retail license holder”);</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>§ 2–311 (“Additional wholesaler’s licenses”);</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>§ 2–312 (“Direct importation of alcoholic beverages”);</text> </level> <level label="13"> <text>§ 2–313 (“Sale or delivery restricted to holder of license or permit”);</text> </level> <level label="14"> <text>§ 2–315 (“Interaction between wholesaling entities and retailers”);</text> </level> <level label="15"> <text>§ 2–316 (“Distribution of alcoholic beverages — Prohibited practices”); and</text> </level> <level label="16"> <text>§ 2–317 (“Restrictive agreements between wholesalers and retailers — Prohibited”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 2–314 (“Beer sale on credit to retail dealer prohibited”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the county.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-502" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Wholesaler's Licenses"> <text>Except as provided in § 13–503 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="13-503" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Wholesaler's Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The 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="13-601" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Beer Licenses"> <text>A Class A beer license may not be issued in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-602" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Beer Licenses"> <text>A Class B beer license may not be issued in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-603" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Beer Licenses"> <text>A Class C beer license may not be issued in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-604" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Beer Licenses"> <text>A Class D beer license may not be issued in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-701" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Wine Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class A wine license in the county.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The license may be issued to a holder of a Class 3 winery license or Class 4 limited winery license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A holder of a Class 4 limited winery license that applies for a Class A wine license is exempt from any quota established by the Board concerning the number of licenses in the election district where the winery is located.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell at retail at the place described in the license wine produced at the winery that contains not more than 21% of alcohol by volume.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Wine shall be sold in a sealed package or container that may not be opened or its contents consumed on the licensed premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The annual license fee is $100.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-801" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Wine Licenses"> <text>The wine that may be sold under a beer and wine license may not contain more than 22% of alcohol by volume.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-802" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Wine Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class A beer and wine license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine, at retail, at the place described in the license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder shall sell the beer and 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 wine is sold.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The annual license fee is $250.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-803" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Wine Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B beer and wine license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and 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"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection does not apply to a present license holder having the license before December 31, 1966.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The area of the licensed premises normally used as a restaurant for the preparation and consumption of food and beverages may not occupy less than 80% of the square footage of the premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The annual license fee is $300.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-804" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Wine Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class C beer and wine license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and 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 $150.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-805" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Wine Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class D beer and wine license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine, at retail, at the place described in the license, for on– and off–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection does not apply to a present license holder having the license before December 31, 1966.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The area of the licensed premises normally used for the preparation and consumption of beer and wine may not occupy less than 80% of the square footage of the premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The license may not be issued for use by a drugstore.</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="13-901" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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 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 any 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 $900.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-902" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for consumption at a hotel or restaurant at the place described in the license, for on– or off–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The area of the licensed premises normally used as a restaurant to prepare and consume food and beverages may occupy not less than 80% of the square footage, unless the license holder has held the license since before December 31, 1966.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The annual license fee is $1,500.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-903" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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 $1,000.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-904" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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 Board may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>issue the license only to a holder of a Class B (SB) restaurant – service bar beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) license; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>restrict off–sale privileges of the license holder.</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 area of the licensed premises normally used to prepare and consume food and alcoholic beverages on the premises may occupy not less than 80% of the square foot area, unless the license holder has held the license since before December 31, 1966.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The annual license fee is $1,500.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1001" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B–ECF/DS (Education Conference Facility/Dining Service) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license to an individual who is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>authorized by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County or Towson University to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>act on behalf of the campus under the license; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>be subject to the penalties, conditions, and restrictions under this title; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a resident of the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption from multiple designated outlets on the campus of the university on behalf of which the license holder is authorized to act only at university–related events catered by the university’s campus dining services contractor.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Beer, wine, and liquor purchased at a designated outlet are to be consumed in the confines of that outlet and may not be transported to another outlet.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>All profits from the retail sale of beer, wine, and liquor shall be deposited in the auxiliary services account of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County or Towson University, as appropriate.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Board:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may regulate the manner in which beer, wine, and liquor are dispensed under the license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>before issuing the license, shall designate the exact campus locations for the outlets for the sale of beer, wine, and liquor;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>shall maintain a map and description of the designated outlets for verification on the renewal of the license; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>shall require the University of Maryland, Baltimore County or Towson University, as appropriate, to report to the Board at least 5 days before a university–related event at which beer, wine, or liquor is intended to be sold or served.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license under § 13–2004 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The annual license fee is $2,000.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1001.1" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>There is a Class B–OB–CRD (office building – commercial revitalization district) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may not issue more than one Class B–OB–CRD license in the county.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Class B–OB–CRD license may be issued only for a restaurant that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is located in:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Towson Commercial Revitalization District, as defined by the Baltimore County Council; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an office building that is at least 100,000 square feet in size;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>previously had or has a zoning classification of BM–D.T. by the county government; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>is at least 100 feet from a place of worship.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Class B–OB–CRD license authorizes the holder to sell:</text> <level label="i"> <text>beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>wine for off–premises consumption if the wine:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is purchased along with prepared food other than prepackaged snacks; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is not displayed in an area accessible to the public.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The number of seats at the bar on the licensed premises may not exceed 25% of the total number of seats on the licensed premises.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license under § 13–2004 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The annual license fee is equal to the fee for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license under § 13–902 of this title.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1001.2" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>There is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a racetrack beer and wine license; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a racetrack beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may issue a license to the owner, concessionaire, or catering organization of a licensed racing establishment, whether an individual, an association, or a corporation.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>There are no residential or voting qualifications for the licenses.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The racetrack beer and wine license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine at one or more locations on the premises of the racing park of the license holder.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The racetrack beer, wine, and liquor license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at one or more locations on the premises of the racing park of the license holder.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The license fee is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for a racetrack beer and wine license, $25 for each day that the racing park is open and operating; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for a racetrack beer, wine, and liquor license, $50 for each day that the racing park is open and operating.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1002" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a theater beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license for use in a theater that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is housed in a building;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has a capacity to hold a minimum of 1,500 permanently installed seats; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>regularly presents live entertainment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail for on–premises consumption:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for 2 hours before the entertainment begins;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>during the entertainment; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>for 1 hour after the entertainment ends.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The license may not be transferred to another location.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The population requirements of the regulations of the Board do not apply to the license.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The annual license fee is $2,000.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1101" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Additional License Privileges"> <level label="a"> <text>The following provisions of Title 4, Subtitle 11 (“Additional License Privileges”) of Division I of this article apply in the county 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 county.</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 county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–1104 (“Refillable container permit — Draft beer”), subject to § 13–1102 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–1106 (“Nonrefillable container permit –– Draft beer”), subject to § 13–1103 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1102" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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 a Class A license, a Class B license, or a Class D 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>The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Board may charge annual permit fees of not more than:</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="13-1103" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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 a Class A license, a Class B license, or a Class D 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>The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board may charge annual permit fees of not more than:</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="13-1104" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Additional License Privileges"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>This section applies only if the Board has adopted regulations to authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages for off–premises consumption in accordance with this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In considering whether to adopt regulations under this section, the Board shall consider the public health impacts of the sale of alcoholic beverages for off–premises consumption.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection applies only to a Class B or Class D license that authorizes the sale of alcoholic beverages for on–premises and off–premises consumption at a restaurant or bar.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A license holder under this subsection may obtain a permit from the Board that authorizes the holder to sell, if authorized under the holder’s license, mixed drinks or cocktails in sealed or closed containers for off–premises consumption if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the mixed drink or cocktail is purchased along with prepared food other than prepackaged snacks;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the individual purchasing the mixed drink or cocktail:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is at least 21 years old; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>provides valid identification as proof of age; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>each mixed drink or cocktail sold for off–premises consumption is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>provided in the manufacturer’s original sealed container or in a container closed with a cap, cork, seal, or lid with no holes for straws or sipping; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>sold not later than 11 p.m.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may not charge a license holder an additional fee for selling alcoholic beverages in accordance with this section; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may limit the quantity of alcoholic beverages that may be sold under this section to an individual in a single transaction.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1201" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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>The Board may grant the privilege to a holder of a Class B or Class D on–sale beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The privilege is not a separate class of license but is incorporated in the holder’s Class B or Class D license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The holder of the privilege shall:</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 sell beer, wine, and liquor 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 Class B or Class D 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="13-1301" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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 county 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 county and is superseded by § 13–1311 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 county, subject to § 13–1312 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1304" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a beer festival license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license, Class 5 brewery license, Class 7 micro–brewery license, or Class 8 farm brewery license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the holder to display and sell beer.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A license holder shall display and sell beer:</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 the beer festival.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Board shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>choose 1 weekend each year for the beer festival that does not fall on the dates chosen for the Anne Arundel County Beer and Wine Festival, the Cumberland and Shenandoah Valley Wine Festival in Washington County, or the Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>choose a location that is not already licensed; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>ensure that the primary focus of the beer festival is the promotion of Maryland beer.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The license fee is $50.</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="13-1305" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a wine festival license.</text> </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>A 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 the wine festival.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Board shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>choose 1 weekend each year for the wine festival that does not fall on the dates chosen for the Anne Arundel County Beer and Wine Festival, the Cumberland and Shenandoah Valley Wine Festival in Washington County, or the Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>choose a location that is not already licensed; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>ensure that the primary focus of the wine festival is the promotion of Maryland wine.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The license fee is $60.</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="13-1306" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a wine sampling (WS) permit.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the permit to a nonprofit organization.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The permit authorizes on–premises consumption of wine for sampling:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on premises for which a Class B license has been issued with the consent of the holder of the license for the premises; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>at a location that is not already licensed.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The permit holder may bring wine onto the Class B licensed premises for sampling.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The nonprofit organization shall apply for a permit at least 15 days before the permit is issued.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Board may issue not more than 12 permits in a license year to a single nonprofit organization.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A permit holder may serve a quantity of not more than 2 ounces of wine from each offering to an individual.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The permit fee is $30 per day.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1307" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a 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 wine license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the holder to allow on–premises consumption of beer or wine for tasting.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <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; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a 26–day, 52–day, or 104–day license, each of which may be used consecutively or nonconsecutively.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>An applicant shall apply on a form that the Board provides.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The form shall specify the date on which the tasting is to occur.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The application and payment for the daily tasting license, the 26–day tasting license, the 52–day tasting license, and the 104–day tasting license shall be made at least 7 days before the first day of the proposed tasting event.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The holder of a 26–day tasting license, a 52–day tasting license, and a 104–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="f"> <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="g"> <text>An individual may consume wine or beer covered by a license in a quantity of not more than:</text> <level label="1"> <text>1 ounce of wine from each offering in a day; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>3 ounces of beer from each offering in a day.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>At the end of the day for which a license is valid, a license holder shall dispose of beer or wine that remains in a container opened for tasting.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>In addition to the Class A annual license fee, the license fee is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>$20 for a daily tasting license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>$200 annually for a 26–day tasting license;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>$300 annually for a 52–day tasting license; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>$400 annually for a 104–day tasting license.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1308" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class BWLT beer, wine, and liquor tasting license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license to a holder of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the holder to allow the on–premises consumption of beer, wine, and liquor for tasting.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <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; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a 26–day, 52–day, or 104–day license, each of which may be used consecutively or nonconsecutively.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <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 to occur.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The application and payment for the daily tasting license, the 26–day tasting license, the 52–day tasting license, and the 104–day tasting license shall be made at least 7 days before the first day of the proposed tasting event.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The holder of a 26–day tasting license, a 52–day tasting license, and a 104–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="f"> <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="g"> <text>An individual may consume wine, beer, or liquor covered by a license in a quantity of not more than:</text> <level label="1"> <text>1 ounce of wine from each offering in a day;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>3 ounces of beer from each offering in a day; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>one–half ounce of liquor from each offering in a day.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>At the end of each day for which a license is valid, a license holder shall dispose of any alcoholic beverage that remains in a container opened for tasting.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>In addition to the Class A annual license fee, the fee for a license is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>$20 for a daily tasting license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>$200 annually for a 26–day tasting license;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>$300 annually for a 52–day tasting license; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>$400 annually for a 104–day tasting license.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1311" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The fee for a Class C per diem beer license or a Class C per diem beer and wine license is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>$20 per day for a religious, fraternal, civic, war veterans’, charitable, or hospital supporting organization; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>$30 per day for any other license holder.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The fee for a Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>$35 per day for a religious, fraternal, civic, war veterans’, charitable, or hospital supporting organization; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>$50 per day for any other license holder.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1312" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The holder of a 7–day Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license may purchase beer and wine from a wholesaler.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The holder of a 7–day Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license may agree with the holder of a wholesaler’s license to deliver beer and wine on the days that the per diem license is in effect and accept returns on the same day of delivery.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1313" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may issue a multiple 1–day license to a charitable organization that is tax exempt under § 501(c)(3) or (4) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>An applicant for the license shall include on the application the dates of the events for which the license is required.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license may not include more than 12 dates.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1401" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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 county 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>§ 4–104 (“Application on behalf of corporation or club”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–105 (“Application on behalf of limited liability company”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–106 (“Payment of notice expenses”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 4–108 (“Application form required by Comptroller”);</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>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 1 (“Applications for Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article do not apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–103 (“Application on behalf of partnership”), which is superseded by § 13–1402 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–107 (“Criminal history records check”); and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–110 (“Required information on application — Petition of support”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Section 4–109 (“Required information on application — In general”) of Division I of this article applies in the county, subject to § 13–1403 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1402" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a license for a partnership shall be applied for by and issued to at least two general partners as individuals.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>When an application is filed, at least one of the general partners who applies shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>reside in the State; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>be a registered voter in the State.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If a partnership has only one general partner, the Board shall issue the license to that partner as an individual, provided that the partner meets the requirements of subsection (a)(2) of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1403" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>An applicant for a license in the county shall include on the application:</text> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>a statement whether the applicant is a natural–born citizen or a naturalized citizen; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if the applicant is not a natural–born citizen or a naturalized citizen, information or documentation required by the Board to show proof of immigration status; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a statement that the applicant is a resident of the State at the time the application is filed.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may obtain information from the Social Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security — Immigration and Customs to verify the citizenship or immigration status of the applicant.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1404" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may accept an application for a license from:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a contract purchaser of a property that becomes the owner of record of the premises to be licensed before the license is issued;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an owner of a premises that is proposed to be licensed; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a developer of a property with the consent and authority of the owner of the property.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An application filed under this section need not contain a specific street address or description of the premises to be licensed other than a general description of the site on which the premises will be built, including a property map number, parcel number, property tax identification number, or plat number.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1501" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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 county 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>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 2 (“Issuance or Denial of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–202 (“Authority of local licensing boards”), subject to § 13–1502 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 § 13–1503 of this subtitle and Subtitle 13, Part III of this title;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–204 (“Prohibition against issuing multiple licenses for same premises”), subject to Subtitle 13, Part III and Subtitle 16, Part II of this title;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–208 (“Notice of license application required”), subject to § 13–1504 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 4–214 (“Waiting periods after denial of license applications”), subject to §§ 13–1505 and 13–1506 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1502" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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 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="13-1503" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and § 13–1606 of this title, 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, or any other direct or indirect manner.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section does not apply to a license issued for a place operated as a hotel, motel, or motor court that has at least 100 rooms.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1504" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Before the Board may approve an application for a license, the Board shall publish notice of the application two times in 2 successive weeks in one newspaper of general circulation in Baltimore County.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may fulfill the notice requirement under paragraph (1) of this subsection by posting online notice of an application hearing at least 14 days before the application hearing date.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>In addition to the newspaper notice required under § 4–208 of this article and paragraph (1) of this subsection, or the online notice authorized under paragraph (2) of this subsection, 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> <level label="b"> <text>A notice under this section shall state the class of license for which application is made and the date, time, and location set by the Board for an application hearing.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1505" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <text>The waiting periods specified in § 4–214(a) of this article apply even if the grounds for the denials were that the license was not necessary to accommodate the public. </text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1506" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>If a license application is denied, another license application for the same location may not be made for 1 year after the denial.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If a license application for a location is denied twice, a license may not be issued for the same location for 2 years after the second denial.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1601" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Board may not issue a license for an establishment that is within 300 feet of a place of worship or school.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The distance from the establishment to the place of worship or school is to be measured from the nearest point of the building of the establishment to the nearest point of the building of the place of worship or school.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The prohibition against issuing a license in subsection (a) of this section does not apply to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the renewal or transfer of a license of an establishment if, after issuance of the license, a place of worship or school was built within 300 feet of the establishment;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the issuance of a temporary license;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a transfer that moves the licensed premises within the same building;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a transfer of ownership of the licensed premises;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the renewal of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) license or a 7–day Class BDR (deluxe restaurant) (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor license, if the licensed premises has a seating capacity of more than 50 individuals and is within a town center;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>the transfer, conversion, and issuance of a license under § 13–1710 of this title; or</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>the issuance of a license under § 13–1001.1 of this title for an establishment within 300 feet of a place of worship, if the place of worship consents in writing to the issuance of the license.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1604" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “eligible transferor district” means an election district in which the total number of Class B and Class D licenses, excluding exception licenses, is 10% or greater than the total number of Class B and Class D licenses that are allowed in an election district based on the rule of the Board that limits the total number of licenses available in an election district by population.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, the Board may approve the transfer of a Class B or Class D license in existence in an eligible transferor district on June 1, 2025, to another election district if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the approval occurs anytime from June 1, 2025, to May 31, 2028, both inclusive; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>prior to the transfer, the number of licenses in existence in the election district to which the license is to be transferred is not greater than 25% more than the number of licenses that would otherwise exist in that election district, based on the rule of the Board that limits the total number of licenses available in an election district by population.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The Board may not authorize the transfer of more than five Class B or Class D licenses in existence on June 1, 2025, in total under this section.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Not more than two licenses may be transferred under this subsection into any single election district.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>When the Board receives an application to transfer a license under this section, the Board shall notify the county Department of Economic and Workforce Development.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <level label="1"> <text>This subparagraph applies when the license holder owns the property from which the license is to be transferred.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The application to transfer a license shall include information on the status of the real property associated with the license to be transferred and any plans for disposition and future use of the property after the transfer of the license.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Except as provided in subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph, the Board shall deny a transfer under this section if it determines, based on an assessment provided by the county Department of Economic and Workforce Development, that:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>the applicant has not demonstrated that there is an appropriate future use of the property from which the license is to be transferred after the transfer; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>the transfer will result in significant negative economic impact to the community that surrounds the property from which the license is to be transferred.</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <level label="1"> <text>This subparagraph applies when the license holder has no ownership in the property from which the license is to be transferred.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The county Department of Economic and Workforce Development may submit a letter to the Board regarding the economic impact the transfer of the license will have on the community that surrounds the property from which the license is to be transferred.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Board may deny a transfer under this section based on the letter received in accordance with subsubparagraph 2 of this subparagraph, unless the Board finds that the applicant has undertaken a good faith effort to facilitate a future use of the property by advising the property owner of the intention to transfer the license to another location.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The applicant may submit information to the Board in support of the transfer of the license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>The Board may waive the requirement under subparagraph (ii)3 of this paragraph if, with the concurrence of the county Department of Economic and Workforce Development, the Board finds that the license holder has undertaken good faith efforts to facilitate a future use of the property and mitigate any negative economic impacts to the surrounding community.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A Class B Service Bar (SB) beer and wine license may be issued only in compliance with this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A Class B Service Bar (SB) license allows:</text> <level label="i"> <text>sales of beer and wine for on–premises consumption; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>alcoholic beverages to be served to patrons only as part of a meal.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A Class B Service Bar (SB) license may be used only in the operation of a restaurant, as defined by the Board and this article, that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>has table service; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>maintains average daily receipts from the sale of food of at least 60% of the total daily receipts of the establishment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A Class B Service Bar (SB) license does not allow service to a customer who is standing or accepting delivery of purchased food or beverage items other than while seated at a table.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <level label="i"> <text>Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the proposed restaurant for which a Class B Service Bar (SB) license is sought shall comply with the zoning ordinances of the county, including allowing seating for not fewer than 30 customers and not more than 100 customers.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The license may not be used in conjunction with the viewing of televised sporting events or the use of live bands, disc jockeys, karaoke, or any other form of live entertainment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <text>A Class B Service Bar (SB) license issued under this subsection may not thereafter be transferred from the licensed premises or converted to another class of license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The annual fee for a Class B Service Bar (SB) beer and wine license is $5,000.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>When a license is transferred from an eligible transferor district to another election district under this section, the license does not continue to exist in the eligible transferor district from which it was transferred.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Subject to the 25% allowance authorized in subsection (b)(1)(ii) of this section, the Board shall consider a license transferred under this section to be a regular license and not an exception license for determining the total number of licenses available in an election district based on the rule of the Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The Board shall convert a Class D license that is transferred from an eligible transferor district to any other election district to a Class B license.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1606" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may allow a person to obtain a direct or indirect interest in:</text> <level label="1"> <text>in addition to one or more licenses issued in another jurisdiction or state, not more than 12 Class B (on–sale –– hotels and restaurants) beer, wine, and liquor licenses; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if one of the restaurants for which a license is issued is located in the Liberty Road Commercial Revitalization District as defined by the County Council on October 18, 1999, not more than 13 Class B (on–sale –– hotels and restaurants) beer, wine, and liquor licenses.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A restaurant described in subsection (a) of this section shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>meet the requirements of the regulations of the Board regarding the availability and issuance of licenses;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>meet the definition requirements of “restaurant” established under the regulations of the Board;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>have not more than 49% of sales in alcoholic beverages in connection with the business; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>for a second or subsequent license, have a minimum capital investment of $250,000 for restaurant facilities.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An indirect interest is presumed to exist between two persons, if the persons:</text> <level label="1"> <text>have a common parent company;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>are parties to a franchise agreement, licensing agreement, or concession agreement;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>are part of a chain of businesses that is commonly owned and operated;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>share a director, stockholder, partner, or member;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>share a director, stockholder, partner, or member of a parent or subsidiary;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>share, directly or indirectly, profit from the sale of alcoholic beverages; or</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>share a trade name, trademark, logo or theme, or mode of operation identifiable by the public.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A second or subsequent license described in subsection (a) of this section does not confer an off–sale privilege.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1701" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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 county 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”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–305 (“Filing fee and endorsement”); and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–306 (“Substitution of names of officers on license”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 4–302 (“Transfer of place of business; transfer of license and inventory”) of Division I of this article applies in the county, subject to §§ 13–1702, 13–1703, 13–1704, 13–1705, 13–1706, and 13–1707 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1702" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <level label="a"> <text>If the Board approves an application from a contract purchaser, an owner of the location, or a developer under § 13–1404 of this title, the applicant may apply to transfer the license to an operator of the type of business for which the license was approved if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the license is for a location in the site for which the license was approved; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the application for transfer occurs within 5 years after the original application for the site is approved or construction at the location is completed, whichever is later.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the Board may approve a change of location of a license issued under § 13–1404 of this title if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the license holder has engaged in an active alcoholic beverages business under the license for at least 1 year before applying for the change;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>the license holder has not engaged in an active alcoholic beverages business under the license; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Board approved a change of location of the license from another location within the same election district at least 5 years before the application for the change of location under this item; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the license was originally issued within the same election district and has been at the same location for at least 10 years.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1703" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <level label="a"> <text>This section does not apply to a license issued as an exception to the population and numerical limitations specified in “Rule 19 – Population and Numerical Limitations” of the Rules and Regulations of the Board.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the Board, after a hearing, may approve a transfer of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) hotel and restaurant license to a Class D beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) license if, before the annual renewal of the license:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the license holder is cited by the Board for violating the license restriction concerning the percent of food sold versus the percent of alcoholic beverages sold; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>because of hardship or economic conditions, the license holder:</text> <level label="i"> <text>knows that the food–alcoholic beverages restriction under item (1) of this paragraph is being violated on the licensed premises; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>notifies the Board in writing of this violation and the reasons for requesting the transfer.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A license may not be transferred unless, after a hearing, the Board finds that the transfer is in the best interest, health, safety, and welfare of the neighborhood in which the license transfer is to be granted.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1704" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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 county or the State are paid.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1708" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Notwithstanding any license population quota limitation, the Board may issue not more than 10 Class B (SB) restaurant–service bar beer, wine, and liquor licenses for on–premises consumption in the “Pikesville Revitalization Area” or “Pikesville Town Center” for conversion purposes only, as provided under paragraph (2) of this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>Except for Class C licenses, not more than 10 beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) retail licenses of any class that were in existence in the county on January 1, 1988, may be transferred into the “Pikesville Revitalization Area” or the “Pikesville Town Center” and converted into Class B (SB) licenses.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Once transferred, a license may not be considered a license in the district from which it was transferred.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A license:</text> <level label="i"> <text>may be issued only for a location in the “Pikesville Revitalization Area”, or the “Pikesville Town Center”, as those terms are defined by the County Office of Planning and Zoning on or before July 1, 1988; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may not be issued for a location that has been licensed under any class of on–sale license within 2 years before the application for the Class B (SB) license is filed.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license shall be:</text> <level label="i"> <text>used with the operation of a “restaurant” as defined by the rules of the Board; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>restricted to restaurants that have table service, specifically excluding any type of service while the customer stands or accepts delivery of purchased food items other than while seated at a table.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The proposed location for the license shall otherwise comply with the zoning ordinances of the county.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The license may not be:</text> <level label="i"> <text>transferred outside of the “Pikesville Revitalization Area” or “Pikesville Town Center”; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>converted to any other class of license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The issuance qualifications, fee, and hours and days of sale for the license are the same as those for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) hotel and restaurant license.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1710" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In addition to the licenses authorized for issuance in the county, the Board may authorize the transfer to an establishment specified in subsection (c) of this section of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license or a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>was issued on or before December 31, 2016;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>was in existence in the same election district of the county as the proposed licensed premises on December 31, 2016; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>is valid on the date of transfer.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>To be transferred under this section, a license may not be a license that is prohibited from being transferred by statute or regulation.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>On the date of transfer, a license shall be converted into a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) service bar commercial revitalization district license (B–SB–CRD license).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The qualifications for a license holder, the fee, and the hours and days of sale for a service bar license are the same as those for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) hotel and restaurant license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A B–SB–CRD license may be issued only for a premises that is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>in a free–standing building with its own parking lot;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>zoned BL–CCC and in compliance with any applicable zoning ordinance; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>at least 100 feet from a place of worship.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A B–SB–CRD license shall be used in conjunction with the operation of a restaurant, as defined in this article and in the regulations of the Board.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The hours during which the privileges conferred by the license may be exercised may not exceed the hours during which food is offered for sale.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The B–SB–CRD license shall be used to allow the sale and service of alcoholic beverages to patrons only as part of a meal at a dining table.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The licensed premises may not have a separate bar area for service of alcoholic beverages.</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>The B–SB–CRD license holder may not sell beer, wine, and liquor for off–premises consumption.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A B–SB–CRD bar license issued under this section may not be converted into any other class of license.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1801" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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 county 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>§ 4–405 (“Contents of renewal application”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–406 (“Protests”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 4–407 (“Denial of renewal application”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 4–408 (“Issuance of renewed licenses”);</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§ 4–409 (“Multiple licenses”); and</text> </level> <level label="8"> <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 county and is superseded by § 13–1802 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1802" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>To renew a license, a license holder annually shall file an application with the Board between February 1 and March 31, inclusive.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>accept a late renewal application during April; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>charge the license holder an amount not exceeding $50 for each day the application is late, up to a maximum amount of $500.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1803" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <text>The Board may not renew a license until the applicant presents to the Board a receipt or certificate issued by the Office of Budget and Finance showing that there are no unpaid taxes on the inventory and personal property of the applicant due to the county or State.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1804" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <text>Notwithstanding § 13–1502 of this title, the Board may renew a Class A or Class D beer license, beer and 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="13-1805" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <text>Notwithstanding § 13–1503 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="13-1901" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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 county 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>§ 4–505 (“Alcohol awareness program”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–506 (“Evidence of purchaser’s age”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 4–507 (“Retail delivery of alcoholic beverages”); and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 4–508 (“Display of license”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 4–504 (“Employment of underage individuals”) of Division I of this article applies in the county, in addition to § 13–1902 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1902" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders"> <text>A member of a license holder’s immediate family who is under the age of 18 years may not be employed by the license holder to sell, deliver, or otherwise deal with alcoholic beverages.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-1903" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders"> <text>At least one entrance to the premises of a holder of a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license shall be unlocked when alcoholic beverages are sold or consumed. </text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-2001" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Unless otherwise provided in this title, from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any day, an individual may not consume alcoholic beverages in a premises licensed under this title.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An owner, an operator, or a manager of a premises licensed under this title may not knowingly allow consumption 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 a fine not exceeding $50.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-2003" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A holder of a Class A beer and wine license may sell beer and wine on Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to midnight.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., the license holder may sell beer and wine on the Sunday immediately before:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Christmas Day;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>New Year’s Day;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Rosh Hashanah; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Yom Kippur.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The license holder may sell beer and wine on the two Sundays immediately before Passover if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the license holder does not sell beer and wine on the two Saturdays immediately before Passover;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the sales are conducted on those Sundays from 6 a.m. to midnight; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the sales are limited to beer and wine that are “kosher for Passover”.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A holder of a Class B beer and wine license may sell beer and wine on each day of the week from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder may sell beer and wine at a bar or counter on Sunday.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., the holder of a Class B on–sale and off–sale beer and wine license may sell beer and wine for off–premises consumption on the Sunday immediately before:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Christmas Day;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>New Year’s Day;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Rosh Hashanah; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Yom Kippur.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A holder of a Class C beer and wine license may sell beer and wine on each day of the week from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder may sell beer and wine at a bar or counter on Sunday.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A holder of a Class D beer and wine license may sell beer and wine on Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., a holder of a Class D on–sale and off–sale beer and wine license may sell beer and wine for off–premises consumption on the Sunday immediately before:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Christmas Day;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>New Year’s Day;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Rosh Hashanah; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Yom Kippur.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-2004" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A holder of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor on Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to midnight.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., the license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor on the Sunday immediately before:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Christmas Day;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>New Year’s Day;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Rosh Hashanah; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Yom Kippur.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor on the two Sundays immediately before Passover if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the license holder does not sell beer, wine, and liquor on the two Saturdays immediately before Passover;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the off–premises sales are conducted on those Sundays from 6 a.m. to midnight; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the sales are limited to beer, wine, and liquor that are “kosher for Passover”.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor Monday through Sunday from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor at a bar or counter on Sunday.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., the holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on– and off–sale) license may sell beer, wine, and liquor for off–premises consumption on the Sunday immediately before:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Christmas Day;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>New Year’s Day;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Rosh Hashanah; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Yom Kippur.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A holder of a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor on each day of the week from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor at a bar or counter on Sunday.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A holder of a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor on Monday through Sunday from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., a holder of a Class D on–sale and off–sale beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor for off–premises consumption on the Sunday immediately before:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Christmas Day;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>New Year’s Day;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Rosh Hashanah; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Yom Kippur.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-2005" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <text>A license holder 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="13-2006" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <text>Section 13–2503 of this title, which prohibits a person from consuming alcoholic beverages on certain premises and places, does not apply to activities that are conducted on January 1 by license holders who are allowed to sell alcoholic beverages for on–premises consumption.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-2007" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <text>Alcoholic beverages may not be brought onto a premises and consumed or transferred if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the premises is a place of public entertainment; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the entertainment is of the type listed under § 4–605(b) through (d) of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A person who operates a place of public entertainment who knowingly allows a violation of this section on the premises is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 for each violation.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each day of operation in violation of this section is a separate violation.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-2101" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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 county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–602 (“Power of local licensing board”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–604 (“Grounds for revocation or suspension”); and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–606 (“Effects of revocation”).</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 county and is superseded by § 13–2103 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Section 4–603 (“Revocation and suspension procedures”) of Division I of this article applies in the county, subject to § 13–2102 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-2102" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>In addition to procedures under § 4–603 of this article, the Board shall notify the license holder of the complaint by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>personal service on the license holder or any adult employee of the license holder; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>any other method of service of notice that conforms with Maryland Rules 2–121 and 2–122.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If notice is given to an adult employee of the license holder under subsection (a) of this section, the Board shall mail a copy of the notice or a letter describing the contents of the notice to the home or business address of the license holder within 72 hours after the notice is given to the adult employee.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-2103" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “adult entertainment”:</text> <level label="1"> <text>means performances at licensed premises that are commonly called “go–go dancing”, “male revues”, “female revues”, or “exotic dancing”; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>includes performances by individuals who perform in any manner while in a state of dress in which clothing covers no more than the genitals, pubic region, and areola of the female breast, as well as portions of the body covered by supporting straps and devices.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section does not apply to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a license holder that offered adult entertainment on licensed premises for at least 5 calendar days between March 8, 1996, and April 8, 1996;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a transferee of a license from a license holder described in item (1) of this subsection as long as the transferee continues to offer adult entertainment on the same licensed premises; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a license holder that 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 express matters of serious literary, artistic, scientific, or political value.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A license holder may not allow adult entertainment on licensed premises or on property adjacent to the licensed premises over which the license holder has ownership or control.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>If the Board finds that a violation of this section has occurred, the Board shall revoke or suspend the license for the premises where the violation occurred or impose a fine on the license holder or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-2201" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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 county 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 county:</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="13-2202" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="22" subtitle_name="Expiration of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>A license expires 1 year 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 1–year period.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section:</text> <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;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>submission of a request under item (1) of this subsection shall automatically extend the life of the license for 2 years after the date of the closing or stopping of business operations; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a hardship extension may not prolong the life of an inactive license beyond the total of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>2 years after the date of closing or stopping of alcoholic beverages business operations at the premises for which the license is held; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>any time period during which the license is suspended under subsection (a)(1) or (2) of this section.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <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="2"> <text>The expiration period resumes on the last to occur of the following events:</text> <level label="i"> <text>final action of the Board denying an application described in subsection (a)(1) or (2) of this section;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>final judgment of the reviewing court if judicial review of the Board’s action on an application or request authorized by subsection (a)(1) or (2) of this section has affirmed the Board’s action; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>dismissal of a petition for judicial review of the Board’s action.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <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 on the basis of the withdrawn application or request; 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> <level label="d"> <text>If a licensed premises is forced to close because of a casualty loss, the Board, without circuit court approval, may extend the license for not more than 3 years after the closing.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-2301" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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 county 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 county, subject to § 13–2302 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-2302" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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 the corporation for the benefit of the corporation.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-2401" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Judicial Review"> <text>Title 4, Subtitle 9 (“Judicial Review”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-2501" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="25" subtitle_name="Unlicensed Establishments"> <level label="a"> <text>This section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>applies to an establishment that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is not licensed under this title; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>serves or gives alcoholic beverages to a customer or allows a customer to consume alcoholic beverages that are from supplies that the customer previously purchased or reserved; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>does not apply to an establishment licensed under this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>After legal closing hours for licensed premises under §§ 13–2004 and 13–2005 of this title, an unlicensed establishment may not serve, keep, or allow to be consumed alcoholic beverages, setups, or other component parts of mixed alcoholic drinks at a location under its control or possession.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <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="13-2502" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="25" subtitle_name="Unlicensed Establishments"> <level label="a"> <text>From 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any day, an individual may not consume alcoholic beverages in:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an establishment 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>An owner or a manager of an establishment or a place specified in subsection (a) of this section may not knowingly allow consumption of alcoholic beverages between the hours specified in subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-2503" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="25" subtitle_name="Unlicensed Establishments"> <level label="a"> <text>Alcoholic beverages may not be brought into an establishment and consumed or transferred if the establishment is a place of adult entertainment of the type prohibited under § 4–605 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A person who operates a place of adult entertainment who knowingly allows a violation of this section on the premises is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 for each violation.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each day of operation in violation of this section is a separate violation.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-2601" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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 county 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>§ 6–204 (“Power to summon witnesses”);</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>The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 2 (“Enforcement”) of Division I of this article do not apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 6–205 (“Peace officers”); and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 6–210 (“State preemption of local disorderly intoxication laws”), which is superseded by § 13–2602 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-2602" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <text>The county may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>adopt an ordinance or 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="13-2603" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-2701" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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 county 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>§ 6–320 (“Disorderly intoxication”);</text> </level> <level label="14"> <text>§ 6–321 (“Consumption of alcoholic beverages in public”);</text> </level> <level label="15"> <text>§ 6–323 (“Possession or use of Alcohol Without Liquid machine”);</text> </level> <level label="16"> <text>§ 6–326 (“Sale of alcoholic beverages in powder or crystalline form prohibited”);</text> </level> <level label="17"> <text>§ 6–327 (“Unlicensed out–of–state sale of alcoholic beverages”);</text> </level> <level label="18"> <text>§ 6–328 (“Tax evasion”);</text> </level> <level label="19"> <text>§ 6–329 (“Destruction of evidence”); and</text> </level> <level label="20"> <text>§ 6–330 (“Perjury”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 6–319 (“On–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the county.</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 county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 6–304 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to individual under the age of 21 years”), subject to § 13–2702 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 6–307 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to intoxicated individual”), subject to § 13–2703 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 6–322 (“Possession of open container”), subject to § 13–2704 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-2702" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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 was 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="13-2703" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" 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="13-2704" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <text>In addition to the prohibitions listed in § 6–322 of this article, an individual may not possess in an open container an alcoholic beverage while on a motorcycle located in the places listed in § 6–322, unless authorized.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-2801" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="28" subtitle_name="Penalties"> <text>Section 6–402 (“General penalty”) of Division I of this article applies in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="13-2802" title_number="13" title_name="Baltimore County" subtitle_number="28" subtitle_name="Penalties"> <text>For a violation that is cause for suspension or revocation of a license, after holding a public hearing and finding that a person has violated an alcoholic beverages law or regulation, the Board may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>impose a fine not exceeding $2,000;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>suspend or revoke the license; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>impose a fine and suspend or revoke the license.</text> </level> </section>