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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="23-1007" title_number="23" title_name="Howard County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Class C (veterans’ club) license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board may issue the license for use by a club that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is composed exclusively of members who served in the armed forces of the United States;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>is affiliated with a national organization; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>has at least 75 members who have paid the dues required by its national organization in the year immediately preceding the year for which the license is sought.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>For the license to be issued:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>at least 75% of the members of the club shall have resided in the county for at least 2 years immediately preceding the date of application for the license; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the club shall have maintained a post in the county for at least 3 years preceding the date of the application.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell at retail at the place described in the license beer, wine, and liquor to members of the club and guests accompanied by members for on–premises consumption.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license under § 23–2004 of this title.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The annual license fee is $250.</text>
  </level>
</section>
