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<subtitle article="gab" title_number="23" subtitle_number="9" title_name="Howard County" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses">
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="23-901" title_number="23" title_name="Howard County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There are:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>a Class A–1 beer, wine, and liquor 7–day license; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>a Class A–2 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 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.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <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="d">
      <text>The annual license fees are:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>$900 for a Class A–1, 7–day license; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>$700 for a Class A–2, 6–day license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="23-902" title_number="23" title_name="Howard County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The Board may issue the license to the owner of a hotel that:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>is in a building at least three stories tall that was originally constructed for hotel purposes;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>has a capital investment of at least $500,000; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>contains:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>at least one passenger elevator;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>at least 100 rooms to accommodate the public; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>a dining room with facilities for preparing and serving regular meals for at least 125 individuals at one seating.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell at a hotel or restaurant at the place described in the license:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>beer, wine, and liquor at retail for on–premises consumption; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>beer, wine, and liquor in sealed containers for off–premises consumption only to a person who has purchased prepared food from the licensed premises.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The license holder may not display or provide shelving for beer, wine, or liquor for off–premises sales in areas of the establishment that are accessible to the public.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>Off–sale alcoholic beverages receipts collected under the license shall be included in the calculation of average daily receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages in a restaurant under § 1–101 of this article.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor for off–premises consumption only when the licensed premises is open for business as a hotel or restaurant.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <text>The Board may limit the quantity of alcoholic beverages sold in a single transaction for off–premises consumption under the license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="f">
      <text>The Executive Director may issue one Class 8 farm brewery license and one Class 7 micro–brewery license to a license holder that holds not more than five Class B and six Class BLX beer, wine, and liquor licenses.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="g">
      <text>The annual license fee is $1,000.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="23-903" title_number="23" title_name="Howard County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is a Class BLX beer, wine, and liquor license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The Board may issue the license to:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>a holder of:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>a Class B (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor license; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>a Class BLX beer, wine, and liquor license; or</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>an applicant that does not hold another alcoholic beverages license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The Board may issue the license only for use in a restaurant:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>that has a minimum capital investment of $750,000 for restaurant facilities, not including the cost of land or buildings;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>for which construction began on or after July 1, 1992; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>that has seating for at least 125 individuals.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out under § 23–2004(c) of this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <text>The annual license fee is $2,000.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="23-904" title_number="23" title_name="Howard County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is a 7–day Class C beer, wine, and liquor license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail for on–premises consumption at the place described in the license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>The Board shall determine the annual license fee.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="23-905" title_number="23" title_name="Howard 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) 6–day license;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>a Class D beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) 7–day license;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>a Class D beer, wine, and liquor (on– and off–sale) 6–day license; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <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>An on–sale license under this section authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at the place described in the license for on–premises consumption.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>An on– and off–sale license under this section authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at the place described in the license for on– and off–premises consumption.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>The license may not be issued for use by a drugstore.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <level label="1">
        <text>Before the initial issuance of a license under subsection (a)(4) of this section, the owner shall attest in a sworn statement that gross receipts from food sales will be at least equal to 20% of the gross receipts from the sale of food and alcoholic beverages.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>Before each renewal of a license issued under subsection (a)(4) of this section, the owner shall attest in a sworn statement that the gross receipts from food sales for the 12–month period immediately preceding the application for renewal were at least equal to 20% of the gross receipts from the sale of food and alcoholic beverages.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <text>The annual license fees are:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>$600 for a 6–day (on–sale) license;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>$1,000 for a 7–day (on–sale) license;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>$800 for a 6–day (on– and off–sale) license; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>$1,000 for a 7–day (on– and off–sale) license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
</subtitle>