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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="21-405.1" title_number="21" title_name="Garrett County" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Manufacturer's Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Special Event Permit.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board may issue the permit to a holder of a Class 3 winery license or a Class 4 limited winery license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The permit authorizes the holder to sell for on–premises consumption beer, wine produced by the holder, sparkling wine that is naturally or artificially carbonated, and liquor at a private event for which the entire licensed premises has been rented.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The permit shall be used for private parties that are scheduled and reserved at least 7 days in advance of the actual event.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The permit holder may provide the following services for a private event:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>food and beverage service, including the use of a licensed kitchen and bar facility for preparing and serving meals and beverages on the premises;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>seating accommodations, including tables for on–premises meal service; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>an assembly area that complies with the State’s fire code.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The permit holder may not:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>have a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the licensed caterer or other contracted party; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>allow the general public to enter any part of the licensed premises while the private event is being held.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The permit holder shall purchase beer, sparkling wine that is naturally or artificially carbonated, or liquor intended for sale under the permit from a licensed alcoholic beverages retailer located in the county.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The permit holder shall keep all receipts from purchases of alcoholic beverages for 1 year after the date of purchase.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The receipts shall be made available for inspection by the Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>A permit holder that intends to use the permit shall notify the Board at least 7 days before the event is to occur on a form provided by the Board.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>The permit holder shall ensure that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>service personnel, including bartenders and wait staff, are present at all times during the private event when food or alcoholic beverages are available; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>at least one permit holder or one employee who is certified by an approved alcohol awareness program under § 4–505 of this article is on the premises while alcoholic beverages are available.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The permit holder may use the permit not more than 32 times in a calendar year.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A private event may extend up to 7 days if the event is for the same client.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A private event may be held Mondays through Saturdays from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Sunday sales are allowed from 6 a.m. to midnight in:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>county election districts 11 and 15; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>any other county election district or precinct of a county election district in which the voters in a referendum authorized by law approve Sunday sales as specified in this paragraph.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="l">
    <text>The permit holder may not store alcoholic beverages that are not produced by the permit holder on the manufacturer’s licensed premises in between events.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="m">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The annual permit fee is $1,750.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Board shall charge a one–time issuing fee for a new permit in an amount equal to the annual permit fee.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
