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<subtitle article="gab" title_number="19" subtitle_number="12" title_name="Dorchester County" subtitle_name="Caterer's Licenses">
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="19-1201" title_number="19" title_name="Dorchester County" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Caterer's Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is a Class B caterer’s license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The Board may issue the license to a person to contract with a sponsor of a public or private event to provide food and alcoholic beverages if the person holds:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>a Class B restaurant or hotel (on–sale) beer and wine license or beer, wine, and liquor license; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>a caterer’s license issued by the county health department.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The Board is not required to publish an application before issuing the license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>The license authorizes a holder to:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <level label="i">
          <text>provide beer and wine at an event that is held off the premises for which the holder’s Class B beer and wine license is issued; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>provide beer, wine, and liquor at an event that is held off the premises for which the holder’s Class B beer, wine, and liquor license is issued; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>exercise the privileges of the license only during the hours and on the days authorized for the holder’s Class B license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>The license holder shall notify the Board in writing at least 7 days before an event for which the license is to be used.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <text>The license holder:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>shall provide food for consumption at the catered event; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>when catering a public event:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>shall distribute a wristband to each individual at the catered event who is at least 21 years old; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>may not serve an alcoholic beverage to an individual who is not wearing the wristband.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="f">
      <text>The annual license fee is $200.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="g">
      <text>This section does not require a holder of a Class B restaurant or hotel (on–sale) beer and wine license or beer, wine, and liquor license to obtain a Class B caterer’s license for catering on the premises for which the Class B restaurant or hotel license is issued.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
</subtitle>