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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="20-1201" title_number="20" title_name="Frederick County" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Caterer's Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a local caterer’s license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board may issue the license to the holder of a Class B restaurant or hotel (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Before the Board issues or renews the license, the county health department shall approve the food preparation facilities for a catered event.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The license authorizes a holder to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>provide beer, wine, and liquor at a publicly or privately sponsored event that is held off the premises for which the holder’s Class B restaurant or hotel (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor license is issued; and</text>
    </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:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>prepare, deliver, and provide food for consumption at the catered event;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>provide the service employees to serve alcoholic beverages at the catered event;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>ensure that at least one service employee is certified by an alcohol awareness program under § 4–505 of this article and is on the premises at all times during the event; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>ensure after the event that all of the alcoholic beverages:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>remain in the possession of the license holder; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>are returned to the premises for which the Class B restaurant or hotel (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor license is issued.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The annual license fee is $1,500.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>This section does not require a holder of a Class B restaurant or hotel (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor license to obtain a local caterer’s license for catering on the premises for which the Class B license is issued.</text>
  </level>
</section>
