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<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>
