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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="22-1311" title_number="22" title_name="Harford County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Board may issue to a fire department a multiple event beer and wine license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The license holder may sell or provide beer and wine for on–premises consumption:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>at an entertainment event held by the fire department; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>by a person who has rented or leased an area of the licensed premises for an event and guests who attend the event.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The license holder shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>contract to provide food for consumption at the event described in paragraph(1)(ii) of this subsection; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>ensure that food will be available for consumption at the event described in paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>This section does not prohibit a fire department from obtaining a Class C per diem license.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The license shall be in the form that the Board requires.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The applicant shall sign the license.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board may not:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>issue for a fire department a multiple event beer and wine license more than one time in any year; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>authorize a multiple event beer and wine license for more than 40 days in a calendar year.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A license holder shall notify the Board in writing at least 7 days before each event for which the license is to be used.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The annual license fees are:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>$150 for not more than 10 events per year;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>$300 for not more than 20 events per year;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>$450 for not more than 30 events per year; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>$600 for not more than 40 events per year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
