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<subtitle article="gab" title_number="18" subtitle_number="10" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues">
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1001" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is a Class B–Stadium (baseball stadium) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The Board may issue the license to:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>the owner of a professional team franchise, whether the franchise is a partnership, corporation, or limited liability company; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>a private concessionaire that is under contract with the county or a professional baseball team franchise.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor on the premises of a baseball stadium owned or operated by the county, excluding any parking areas, to individuals present at a baseball game or other event held at the stadium.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <level label="i">
          <text>Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, beer, wine, and liquor shall be served in plastic, paper, or other nonglass containers on the stadium premises.</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>Beer, wine, and liquor may be served in glass containers in an enclosed stadium dining area in which patrons are seated.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>A patron may consume and carry beer, wine, and liquor anywhere on the stadium premises, excluding any parking areas.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>The license holder may not allow an individual to carry alcoholic beverages onto or from the licensed premises.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>Except as provided in regulations adopted under subsection (e) of this section, 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 § 18–2004 of this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <text>The Board may adopt regulations relating to:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>the manner of serving alcoholic beverages;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>the number of outlets authorized to serve alcoholic beverages; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>the hours and days of sale.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="f">
      <text>The annual license fee is $2,200.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1002" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is a Class B–B&amp;B (bed and breakfast) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The Board may issue the license for the use of a bed and breakfast that:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>has rooms, excluding the resident management quarters, that the public for consideration may use for sleeping accommodations for a specified time;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>does not have dining facilities that are open to the public; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>meets all other qualifications to hold a license issued by the Board.</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 only to a guest:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>whose name and address appear on the registry that the bed and breakfast maintains; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>who is an occupant of a sleeping room in the bed and breakfast.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The license holder may not sell beer, wine, and liquor to an individual who is registered only to obtain alcoholic beverages.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>If the licensed premises ends operations as a bed and breakfast, the license is void.</text>
      </level>
    </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 § 18–2004 of this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <text>The annual license fee is:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>$25 for a bed and breakfast with five or fewer bedrooms; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>$50 for a bed and breakfast with six or more bedrooms.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1002.1" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues">
    <level label="a">
      <level label="1">
        <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>“Concessionaire” means a lessee, a sublessee, or any other operator of an establishment that:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>engages in the daily sale of beer, wine, and liquor on its premises for consumption anywhere in an entertainment facility; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>is operated as a concession adjacent to but independent of the entertainment facility.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>“Entertainment facility” means a facility that holds a license under Title 9, Subtitle 1A of the State Government Article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>There is an entertainment concessionaire license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>The Board may issue the license to a concessionaire operating in conjunction with an entertainment facility.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The license authorizes:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor on the premises of the concessionaire for consumption in any part of the licensed premises; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>the playing of music and dancing on the licensed premises.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>Beer, wine, and liquor purchased under the license may be taken into and consumed anywhere in any part of the licensed premises.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <text>The hours for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages under the license are the same as the hours of operation for a video lottery facility established under § 9–1A–23 of the State Government Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="f">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The annual fee for the license is $5,000.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The fee shall be paid on or before May 1 of each year to the Board.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="g">
      <text>Any penalty or other sanction that is imposed for a violation of a regulation of the Board on the licensed premises of the holder of an entertainment concessionaire license shall apply to the holder of a concessionaire’s license who the Board determines to be responsible for the violation.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1002.2" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues">
    <level label="a">
      <text>“Entertainment facility” means a facility that holds a license under Title 9, Subtitle 1A of the State Government Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>There is an entertainment facility license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The Board may issue the license for the use of an entertainment facility that contains one or more food service facilities, bars, or lounges that are part of the operation of the entertainment facility.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <level label="i">
          <text>The license shall be issued to an individual or entity that owns an entertainment facility and holds a license under Title 9, Subtitle 1A of the State Government Article.</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>An applicant for the license need not meet any location, voting, or residency requirements.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The license authorizes:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor in any location of the entertainment facility that is not covered by an entertainment concessionaire license for consumption anywhere on the licensed premises; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>the playing of music and dancing on the licensed premises.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>Beer, wine, and liquor purchased under the license may be taken and consumed anywhere on the licensed premises.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <text>The hours for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages under the license are the same as the hours of operation for a video lottery facility established under § 9–1A–23 of the State Government Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="f">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The annual fee for the license is $15,000.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The fee shall be paid on or before May 1 of each year to the Board.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1004" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues">
    <level label="a">
      <text>In this section, “resort complex” means a parcel or contiguous parcels of land:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>of at least 20 acres;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>under common ownership; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>with facilities that:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>include a venue for golf, waterfront beach activities, or a marina;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>serve the public; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>resulted in a capital investment of at least $550,000 exclusive of the cost of the land.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>There is a resort complex license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>The Board may issue one resort complex license to the person owning or operating a resort complex.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor from:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>one or more outlets in the resort complex that may be consumed in conjunction with the playing of music and dancing at designated locations in the resort complex; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>one designated outlet in the resort complex for off–premises consumption.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <text>A license holder may serve alcoholic beverages:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>at one or more outside outlets in the resort complex on Monday through Sunday, from 6 a.m. to midnight;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>at one or more inside outlets in the resort complex:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>on Sunday, from 6 a.m. to midnight; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>at one designated outlet for off–premises consumption:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>on Sunday, from 6 a.m. to midnight.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="f">
      <text>A resort complex license is exempt from any quota or restriction on off–sale licenses issued for the election district in which the resort complex is located.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="g">
      <level label="1">
        <text>Certain areas in a resort complex may be excluded from the portion of the property that is considered to be the licensed premises.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>A person other than the resort complex license holder may obtain a different class of license for an area excluded under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="h">
      <text>The annual license fees are:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>$3,500 for two outlet locations; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>$1,750 for each additional outlet location.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
</subtitle>