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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="21-804.1" title_number="21" title_name="Garrett County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Wine Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Class BDR–DC (deluxe complex restaurant) beer and wine license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The license may be issued to a holder of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>any Class B alcoholic beverages license issued by the Board; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>an equivalent license that the local licensing board of a different jurisdiction issues only for use by a restaurant.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board may issue the license for use by a deluxe complex restaurant, as defined in the regulations of the Board, that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>has seating for at least 20 individuals; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>has a minimum capital investment of $25,000 for the restaurant facilities, not including the cost of land or buildings.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the applicant purchases or leases an existing building, the capital investment attributable to the cost of the land and improvements shall be based on the assessed value of the land and improvements in accordance with the records of the State Department of Assessments and Taxation at the time of purchase.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell, at retail, at the place described in the license:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>beer and wine for on–premises consumption; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>beer for off–premises consumption.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board may issue the license with a catering option.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In addition to exercising the privileges stated in subsection (c)(3) of this section, a holder of a license with a catering option may sell beer and wine for consumption at events that the license holder caters off the licensed premises anywhere in the county to a person of legal drinking age on premises that either do not have a license or have a temporary license issued by the Board.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>To exercise the catering option, the license holder shall provide food at the catered event.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The license holder may exercise the catering option only during the hours and days that the Board allows.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>At each catered event where alcoholic beverages are served, the holder of the catering option shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>supply service personnel, including bartenders and wait staff;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>ensure that the service personnel are present at all times during the catered event; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>have at least one person at the catered event who is certified by an alcohol awareness program under § 4–505 of this article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The annual license fees are:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>$500 for a 6–day license without a catering option;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>$625 for a 6–day license with a catering option;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>$585 for a 7–day license without a catering option; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>$710 for a 7–day license with a catering option.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The Board shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>charge a one–time issuing fee for a new license in an amount equal to the annual license fee; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
