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<subtitle article="gab" title_number="22" subtitle_number="9" title_name="Harford County" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses">
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="22-901" title_number="22" title_name="Harford County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>a Class A–1 off–sale beer, wine, and liquor 7–day license; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>a Class A–2 off–sale beer, wine, and liquor 6–day license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <level label="1">
        <text>A license under this section authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at the place described in the license.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The license holder:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>shall sell the beer, wine, or liquor in a sealed package or container that may not be opened or its contents consumed on the licensed premises; but</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>may sell wine in split bottles and beer in individual bottles and cans.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>If the majority of the retail sales on the licensed premises are for items other than beer, wine, and liquor, the license holder shall provide a separate outside entrance for the use of beer, wine, and liquor customers.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>If the business of the licensed premises consists predominantly of selling other types of retail items, such as drugs or groceries:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>the beer, wine, and liquor shall be displayed and purchased in an area separate and distinct from that for the other retail items; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>the Board may require a partition to separate the beer, wine, and liquor from the other types of retail items.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>A license holder shall continually maintain a minimum stock of $8,000 wholesale value in beer, wine, and liquor.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>A license under this section may not be issued for a drugstore unless the applicant:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>has been doing business at the location applied for in the license for at least 1 year before the date of the application for the license;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>is the assignee of a business established for at least 1 year before the date of the application for the license at the location applied for; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>has been engaged in the retail drug business for at least 3 years.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <text>The annual license fees are:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>$1,470 for a 7–day Class A–1 license; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>$980 for a 6–day Class A–2 license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="22-902" title_number="22" title_name="Harford County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>a Class B beer, wine, and liquor 6–day license; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>a Class B beer, wine, and liquor 7–day license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The Board may issue the license to a license holder for use by:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>a hotel that:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>accommodates the public and provides service ordinarily found in hotels; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>has:</text>
          <level label="1">
            <text>at least 25 rooms;</text>
          </level>
          <level label="2">
            <text>a lobby with a registration and mail desk; and</text>
          </level>
          <level label="3">
            <text>a dining room that serves full–course meals at least twice daily; or</text>
          </level>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>a restaurant that:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>serves full–course meals at least twice daily on each day it is open;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>has regular seating at tables, not including seats at bars or counters, for at least 60 individuals; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>has had a greater daily average in receipts from food sales than from beer, wine, and liquor sales during the 6 months immediately before the application for the license was made.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor, including at a bar or counter in a hotel, at retail at the place described in the license, for on–premises consumption.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>A holder of a license issued before July 1, 1984, also may sell:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>beer and wine for off–premises consumption, including:</text>
          <level label="1">
            <text>subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, beer in individual bottles and cans; and</text>
          </level>
          <level label="2">
            <text>wine in split bottles; and</text>
          </level>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>liquor, if the license holder was granted an off–sale liquor option.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>Beer may be sold for off–premises consumption in:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>bottles or cans exceeding 12 ounces in weight or size, if the beer is sold in a quantity of less than six; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>a containerized package, if the package holds at least six bottles or containers.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <level label="1">
        <text>A license holder with an option authorizing the sale of liquor for off–premises consumption may exercise that option in an area that:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>is described in the license application;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>may not exceed 20% of the area normally used in the operation of the restaurant, not including additions or extensions; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>unless sales are conducted only from behind a bar, is separate and distinct from the restaurant seating area.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>If the license application indicates that sales of beer, wine, and liquor for off–premises consumption will be more extensive than from behind a bar, the applicant shall provide a separate outside entrance for purchasers of alcoholic beverages for off–premises consumption.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>To meet food sale requirements, receipts for sales of liquor for off–premises consumption may not be included in the calculation of sales.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <level label="1">
        <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, if a restaurant holding a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license is located within a freestanding establishment containing bowling lanes associated with the restaurant, the license holder may sell and allow customers to carry or consume alcoholic beverages within any place in the bowling alley or restaurant.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The additional privilege under this subsection is available between 6 p.m. and the normal closing time for the license.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>This subsection:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>only confers additional privileges on licenses for restaurants that are associated with bowling alleys; but</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>does not create a separate class of license for bowling alleys.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="f">
      <text>A license holder with an off–sale option shall continually maintain a minimum stock of $8,000 wholesale value in beer, wine, and liquor.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="g">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The annual license fees for a 6–day license are:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>$2,260 for a hotel; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>$1,720 for a restaurant.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The annual license fees for a 7–day license are:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>$2,685 for a hotel; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>$2,145 for a restaurant.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>The annual license fees for an option to sell liquor for off–premises consumption are:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>$350 for a 6–day restaurant; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>$450 for a 7–day restaurant.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="22-903" title_number="22" title_name="Harford County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is a Class B cafe beer, wine, and liquor license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The license authorizes the holder to sell:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>beer and wine for on– and off–premises consumption; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>liquor for on–premises consumption.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The license is a 7–day license with an on–premises wine tasting privilege for every day of the year.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>The license may be used for off–premises catering.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>The Board shall set:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>the maximum number of cafe licenses that it may issue under this section; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>the maximum and minimum seating capacity for each cafe license it issues.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>The license may be used only if:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>the Board determines that the establishment has adequate tables, chairs, food, and facilities for preparing and serving meals;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>the average gross monthly receipts from the sale of cooked or prepared food served at the establishment and other items approved by the Board exceed 50% of the average monthly receipts from the sale of beer, wine, and liquor sold for on–premises consumption; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>not more than 10% of the total square footage of the establishment is dedicated to the public display of beer and wine that is offered for sale.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <text>The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license under § 22–2004(b) of this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="f">
      <text>The annual license fee is $3,000.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="22-904" title_number="22" title_name="Harford County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>a Class B–3 restaurant/hotel 6–day license; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>a Class B–3 restaurant/hotel 7–day license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The Board may issue a Class B–3 license to a person who:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>has been operating a restaurant or hotel under a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license for 1 year before the application for the Class B–3 license;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>accounts for at least 25% of the business at the restaurant or hotel from the sale of food; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>in the judgment of the Board, has equipped and stocked the restaurant or hotel for the continued regular sale of food to customers and guests.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The Board may issue a license under this subsection for use in a restaurant or hotel at retail at the place described in the license.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at the place described in the license, including at a restaurant and a bar or counter in a hotel, for on–premises consumption.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>A holder of a license issued before July 1, 1984, may sell:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>beer and wine for off–premises consumption, including:</text>
          <level label="1">
            <text>subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, beer in individual bottles and cans; and</text>
          </level>
          <level label="2">
            <text>wine in split bottles; and</text>
          </level>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>liquor, if the license holder has been granted a liquor option.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>Beer may be sold for off–premises consumption in:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>bottles or cans exceeding 12 ounces in weight or size, if the beer is sold in a quantity of less than six; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>a containerized package, if the package holds at least six bottles or containers.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <level label="1">
        <text>A license holder with an option authorizing the sale of liquor for off–premises consumption may exercise that option in an area that:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>is described in the license application;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>may not exceed 20% of the area normally used in the operation of the restaurant, not including additions or extensions; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>unless sales are conducted only from behind a bar, is separate and distinct from the restaurant seating area.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>If the license application indicates that sales of beer, wine, and liquor for off–premises consumption will be more extensive than from behind a bar, the applicant shall provide a separate outside entrance for purchasers of alcoholic beverages for off–premises consumption.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>To meet food sale requirements, receipts for sales of liquor for off–premises consumption may not be included in the calculation of sales.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <text>A license holder with an off–sale liquor option shall continually maintain a minimum stock of $8,000 wholesale value in beer, wine, and liquor.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="f">
      <text>The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out under § 22–2004(c) of this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="g">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The annual license fees for a 6–day license are:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>$2,620 for a hotel; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>$2,050 for a restaurant.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The annual license fees for a 7–day license are:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>$3,045 for a hotel; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>$2,435 for a restaurant.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>The annual license fees for an option to sell liquor for off–premises consumption are:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>$350 for a 6–day restaurant; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>$450 for a 7–day restaurant.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="22-905" title_number="22" title_name="Harford County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>a Class BFD (fine dining) beer, wine, and liquor 6–day license; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>a Class BFD (fine dining) beer, wine, and liquor 7–day license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>A license holder shall:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>serve only full–course dinners at least 5 days a week;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>open the restaurant for business not later than 5 p.m.; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>comply with the requirements of § 22–103 of this title.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out under § 22–2004(d) of this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <text>The annual license fees are:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>$2,500 for a 6–day license; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>$2,900 for a 7–day license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="22-906" title_number="22" title_name="Harford County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is a Class BNR (newly opened restaurant) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The Board may decide:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>the number of licenses to be issued; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>to whom the licenses shall be issued.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>The Board may issue the license for use by a newly opened restaurant that:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>has a minimum capital investment of $250,000 for new dining room facilities and newly installed kitchen equipment, not including the cost of land, buildings, or a lease;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>serves full–course meals at least twice daily;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>has regular seating at tables, not including seats at bars or counters, for at least 60 individuals; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>meets other standards set out in the regulations of the Board.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption from Monday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <text>The annual license fee is $3,000.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="22-907" title_number="22" title_name="Harford County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>a 6–day Class C–1 (organization or club) beer, wine, and liquor license; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>a 7–day Class C–1 (organization or club) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The Board may issue the 6–day license or the 7–day license for use by a war veterans’ organization that:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>is a nationally chartered nonprofit organization or club;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>has been incorporated for at least 5 years immediately preceding filing of the application for the license;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>is composed only of members who served in the armed forces of the United States in a war in which the United States has been engaged;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>operates only for the use of members of the war veterans’ organization and guests accompanied by members; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="5">
        <text>meets in a clubhouse that is principally used for club purposes.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The 6–day license authorizes the license holder to sell or provide beer, wine, and liquor from Monday through Saturday at a club at the place described in the license, for on–premises consumption by members and guests.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The 7–day license authorizes the license holder to sell or provide beer, wine, and liquor from Monday through Sunday at a club at the place described in the license, for on–premises consumption by members and guests.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <level label="i">
          <text>The 6–day license and the 7–day license authorize the license holder to sell or provide beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption by:</text>
          <level label="1">
            <text>nonmembers of the club that have rented or leased an area of the licensed premises for entertainment, a conference, or a social event; and</text>
          </level>
          <level label="2">
            <text>guests who attend the event.</text>
          </level>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>The license holder shall:</text>
          <level label="1">
            <text>contract to provide food for consumption at the event described in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph; or</text>
          </level>
          <level label="2">
            <text>ensure that food will be available for consumption at the event described in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.</text>
          </level>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>This paragraph does not prohibit a club from obtaining a Class C per diem license.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out under § 22–2004(f) of this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The annual fees for the 6–day license, depending on the size of the membership of the war veterans’ organization, are:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>$350, for a membership of 50 to 99;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>$600, for a membership of 100 to 250;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>$850, for a membership of 251 to 450; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iv">
          <text>$1,000, for a membership of at least 451.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The annual fees for the 7–day license, depending on the size of the membership of the war veterans’ organization, are:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>$450, for a membership of 50 to 99;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>$700, for a membership of 100 to 250;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>$950, for a membership of 251 to 450; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iv">
          <text>$1,100, for a membership of at least 451.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="22-908" title_number="22" title_name="Harford County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>a 6–day Class C–2 (organization or club) beer, wine, and liquor license; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>a 7–day Class C–2 (organization or club) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The Board may issue the 6–day license or the 7–day license for use by a fraternal organization that:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>is a lodge or chapter of a nationally chartered fraternal organization;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>is composed of inducted members;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>operates a clubhouse or building:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>for the use of its members; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>that has facilities for preparing and serving food on the premises to members and guests; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>has at least 100 members paying the dues that were required by its national organization in the year immediately preceding the year for which the license was applied for or issued, as determined by the Board.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The 6–day license authorizes the license holder to sell or provide beer, wine, and liquor from Monday through Saturday at a club at the place described in the license, for on–premises consumption by members and guests.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The 7–day license authorizes the license holder to sell or provide beer, wine, and liquor from Monday through Sunday at a club at the place described in the license, for on–premises consumption by members and guests.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <level label="i">
          <text>The 6–day license and the 7–day license authorize the license holder to sell or provide beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption by:</text>
          <level label="1">
            <text>nonmembers of the club that have rented or leased an area of the licensed premises for entertainment, a conference, or a social event; and</text>
          </level>
          <level label="2">
            <text>guests who attend the event.</text>
          </level>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>The license holder shall:</text>
          <level label="1">
            <text>contract to provide food for consumption at the event described in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph; or</text>
          </level>
          <level label="2">
            <text>ensure that food will be available for consumption at the event described in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.</text>
          </level>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>This paragraph does not prohibit a club from obtaining a Class C per diem license.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out under § 22–2005(f) of this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The annual fees for the 6–day license, depending on the size of the membership of the fraternal organization, are:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>$800, for a membership of 100 to 250;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>$1,050, for a membership of 251 to 450; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>$1,200, for a membership of at least 451.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The annual fees for the 7–day license, depending on the size of the membership of the fraternal organization, are:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>$900, for a membership of 100 to 250;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>$1,150, for a membership of 251 to 450; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>$1,300, for a membership of at least 451.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="22-909" title_number="22" title_name="Harford County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>a 6–day Class C–3 (country club, social organization, topiary garden, or yacht or boat club) beer, wine, and liquor license; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>a 7–day Class C–3 (country club, social organization, topiary garden, or yacht or boat club) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The Board may issue the 6–day license or the 7–day license for use by:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>a country club that:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>may be operated for profit or not for profit;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>has at least 75 members paying dues of at least $50 per year per member; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>maintains a regular or championship golf course of at least nine holes or a swimming pool that is at least 20 by 40 feet;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>a social organization that:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>may be operated for profit or not for profit;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>has at least 100 members paying dues of at least $200 per year per member;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>has at least 51% of its membership consisting of:</text>
          <level label="1">
            <text>active members of the armed forces of the United States;</text>
          </level>
          <level label="2">
            <text>veterans of the armed forces of the United States;</text>
          </level>
          <level label="3">
            <text>active or retired first responders; and</text>
          </level>
          <level label="4">
            <text>the spouses and children of the eligible members under items 1 through 3 of this item;</text>
          </level>
        </level>
        <level label="iv">
          <text>is secured by electronic means and is accessible only to members and their guests over the age of 21;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="v">
          <text>requires each server of alcoholic beverages at the social organization to hold a certificate of completion from an approved alcohol awareness program as described in § 4–505 of this article;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="vi">
          <text>has parking facilities to accommodate the vehicles of members and their guests;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="vii">
          <text>is zoned for business or commercial use; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="viii">
          <text>maintains a list of all active members available for review by the Board of License Commissioners;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>a topiary garden that:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>operates a public museum and garden for the members of the topiary garden and the public as guests of the members;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>is open to the public for at least 6 days a week for at least 6 hours a day during at least 5 months each year; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>has food preparation facilities on the premises for the convenience of guests; or</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>a yacht or boat club that:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>may be operated for profit or not for profit;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>owns real property in the county; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>has at least 150 dues–paying members, of whom at least 50 own a yacht, boat, or other vessel.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The 6–day license authorizes the license holder to sell or provide beer, wine, and liquor from Monday through Saturday at a club at the place described in the license, for on–premises consumption by members and guests.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The 7–day license authorizes the license holder to sell or provide beer, wine, and liquor from Monday through Sunday at a club at the place described in the license, for on–premises consumption by members and guests.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <level label="i">
          <text>The 6–day license and the 7–day license authorize the license holder to sell or provide beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption by:</text>
          <level label="1">
            <text>nonmembers of the club that have rented or leased an area of the licensed premises for entertainment, a conference, or a social event; and</text>
          </level>
          <level label="2">
            <text>guests who attend the event.</text>
          </level>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>The license holder shall:</text>
          <level label="1">
            <text>contract to provide food for consumption at the event described in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph; or</text>
          </level>
          <level label="2">
            <text>ensure that food will be available for consumption at the event described in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.</text>
          </level>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>This paragraph does not prohibit a club from obtaining a Class C per diem license.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <level label="1">
        <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out under § 22–2004(f) of this title.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>A social organization granted a license under this section may sell beer, wine, and liquor on Monday through Sunday, from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The annual fee for the 6–day license is $1,300.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The annual fee for the 7–day license is $1,400.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="22-910" title_number="22" title_name="Harford County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>a Class D beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) 7–day license; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>a Class D beer, wine, and liquor (on– and off–sale) 7–day license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The Board may issue a Class D license to a current Class B license holder that applies for the license.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The applicant shall surrender to the Board the applicant’s Class B license on the issuance of the Class D license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at the place described in the license for:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>on–premises consumption, if an on–sale license; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>on– and off–premises consumption, if an on–sale and off–sale license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>The Board may determine the number of licenses to be issued.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <text>The license may not be issued for use by a drugstore.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="f">
      <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="g">
      <text>The annual license fees are:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>$3,000 for an on–sale license; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>$4,000 for an on– and off–sale license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
</subtitle>