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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="2-502" title_number="2" title_name="State-Issued Permits and Licenses" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="State Caterer's Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Executive Director may issue a State caterer’s license to a person that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>is engaged in the business of catering;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>meets all State and local requirements for and holds all required licenses relating to the conduct of the catering business;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>holds any catering license that may be required under this article in the jurisdiction in which the person’s principal place of business is located;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <level label="i">
        <text>holds a retail license that may be annually renewed other than a Class C license; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>does not hold a license but has a permanent office and storage facility for alcoholic beverages in the State; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>meets all other requirements of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A licensed retail dealer that operates only in the jurisdiction under authority of the local licensing board need not acquire a State caterer’s license.</text>
  </level>
</section>
