# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 20. Frederick County

### Subtitle 10. Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues

#### Section 20-1003.1

(a) There is a Class CT (cinema/theater) (on-sale) beer, wine, and liquor license.

(b) The Board may issue the license for use in a for-profit cinema or theater that has one or more screening rooms or performance halls.

(c)

  (1) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on-premises consumption by the can, bottle, or drink:

    (i) in the lobby or a screening room or performance hall; and

    (ii) to an individual who has a ticket to a movie or a theater performance and proper identification.

  (2) A license holder shall offer for sale food other than candy and popcorn.

(d) A customer may consume beer, wine, or liquor anywhere on the licensed premises.

(e) A license holder may exercise the privileges of the license Monday through Sunday.

(f) An individual serving beer, wine, or liquor:

  (1) may not mix the contents of one bottle with the contents of another bottle; and

  (2) shall remove or destroy all empty bottles and cans.

(g) The annual license fee is $1,500.

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Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)