# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 16. Carroll County

### Subtitle 6. Beer Licenses

#### Section 16-601

(a) There is a Class A beer license.

(b)

  (1) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer at retail to consumers at the place described in the license.

  (2) The license holder shall sell the beer in a sealed package or container.

  (3) The package or container may not be opened and its contents may not be consumed on the premises where the beer is sold.

(c) The annual license fee is:

  (1) from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2017, $200; and

  (2) beginning on July 1, 2017, $250.

#### Section 16-602

(a) There is a Class B beer license.

(b) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer at retail at a hotel or restaurant at the place described in the license for on- and off-premises consumption.

(c) The annual license fee is $130.

#### Section 16-603

(a) There is a Class C beer license.

(b) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer at retail to members of a club and their guests at the place described in the license for on-premises consumption.

(c) The annual license fee is $50.

#### Section 16-604

(a) There is a Class D beer license.

(b)

  (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license authorizes the license holder to sell beer at retail:

    (i) at the place described in the license for on-premises consumption; and

    (ii) at the discretion of the board, for off-premises consumption.

  (2) A license may not be issued for a drugstore.

(c) The annual license fee is $250.

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Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)