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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="2-504" title_number="2" title_name="State-Issued Permits and Licenses" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="State Caterer's Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <text>At each catered event at which alcoholic beverages are served, the holder of a general statewide or limited statewide caterer’s license shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>supply service personnel, including bartenders and waiters;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>ensure that the service personnel are present at all times during the catered event;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>have at least one individual at the catered event who has been certified by an alcohol awareness program under § 4–505 of this article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>ensure that the sale of food represents at least 70% of the total cost of the catered event; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>return all unopened containers of alcoholic beverages to the holder’s principal place of business at the end of the catered event.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The holder of a general statewide or limited statewide caterer’s license may not:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>deliver alcoholic beverages to a catered event without service personnel present on the premises of the catered event; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>except when operating under an on–premises retail license that may be annually renewed issued by a local licensing board, serve alcoholic beverages at:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>the holder’s principal place of business; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>an event for which the holder is a sponsor or promoter.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>To ensure product integrity, a partially used keg of a malt beverage may not be used at another catered event.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
