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<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>
