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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="21-903" title_number="21" title_name="Garrett County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Class BDR (deluxe restaurant) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board may issue the license 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 restaurant as defined by the Board with:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>seating at tables, not including seats at bars or counters, for at least 20 individuals; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a capital investment of at least $250,000 for the restaurant facilities, not including the cost of land or buildings.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If an 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 or lease.</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, wine, and liquor 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>A license holder of a Class BDR license may acquire a catering option that authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for consumption at events catered by the license holder 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="2">
      <text>A license holder providing alcoholic beverages at a catered event off the licensed premises shall also provide food.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The license holder may exercise catering privileges only during hours and days that are authorized under the Class B license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <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>$2,250 for a 6–day license without a catering option;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>$2,750 for a 6–day license with a catering option;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>$2,625 for a 7–day license without a catering option; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>$3,125 for a 7–day license with a catering option.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The Board shall charge a one–time issuing fee for a new license in an amount equal to the annual license fee.</text>
  </level>
</section>
