# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 23. Howard County

### Subtitle 6. Beer Licenses

#### Section 23-603

(a) There is a Class C beer license.

(b)

  (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license authorizes the license holder to sell beer at retail to members of a club and their guests at the place described in the license for on-premises consumption.

  (2) A license may be issued only to a club:

    (i) that is composed exclusively of members who served in the armed forces of the United States;

    (ii) that is affiliated with a national organization;

    (iii) that has at least 75 members who paid dues as required by its national organization in the year immediately preceding the year for which the license is issued;

    (iv) with at least 75% of its membership consisting of individuals who have resided in the county for at least 2 years immediately preceding the date of the application for the license; and

    (v) that has maintained a post in the county for at least 3 years immediately preceding the date of the application.

(c) The annual license fee is $25.

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Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)