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<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>
