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<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>
