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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-907" title_number="18" title_name="Charles 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">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board may issue the license for use by:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a nonprofit organization; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a club composed only of members who served in the armed forces of the United States in a war in which the United States has been engaged.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The nonprofit organization or club for which the license is issued shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>operate only for the use of its members and guests when accompanied by members; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>meet in a clubhouse that is used exclusively for its members and guests.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>in the clubhouse; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>on property directly contiguous to the clubhouse that is:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>owned by the nonprofit organization or club; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>used exclusively by members and guests for social functions or business of the organization or club.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The annual license fee is $350.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In addition to the annual license fee, a license holder shall annually pay:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>$200, if the license holder provides live entertainment; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>$200, if the license holder provides outdoor table service.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
