<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-101" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this title:</text> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>the definitions in § 1–101(b) through (y) and (aa) through (hh) of this article apply without exception or variation; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the definition of “restaurant” in § 1–101(z) of this article applies, subject to § 24–104 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Board” means the Board of License Commissioners for Kent County.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“County” means Kent County.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-102" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>This title applies only in Kent County.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-103" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>A copy of any legislation concerning alcoholic beverages enacted by the County Commissioners under this title shall be sent to the Department of Legislative Services, 90 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland 21401.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-104" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>To qualify as a restaurant under this title, an establishment shall have average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 25% of the total average daily receipts of the establishment.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-201" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <text>There is a Board of License Commissioners for Kent County.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-202" future_version_removed="true" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <level label="a"> <text>The County Commissioners sit as the Board.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each member of the Board shall receive, in addition to a County Commissioner’s salary, $300 annually for services in acting as a member of the Board.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-203" future_version_removed="true" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <text>The Board may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>employ:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a secretary;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>inspectors, subject to § 24–204 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>clerical and other assistants as are necessary; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>set the compensation of the employees.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-204" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall employ one full–time inspector; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may employ one additional part–time or full–time inspector.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An individual may not qualify or continue service as an inspector if the inspector or any member of the inspector’s immediate family has a personal or financial interest, directly or indirectly, in a license, license holder, or premises licensed under this article.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An inspector shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>investigate all applicants for a license or transfer of license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>inspect at unannounced times every licensed premises in the county at least once every 90 days;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>enforce all alcoholic beverages laws with the same power as a law enforcement officer of the State;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>investigate all violations of the alcoholic beverages laws and report them to the Board; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>submit monthly reports in writing to the Board of the inspector’s activities, setting forth complaints and listing violations that the inspector observed or were reported to the inspector.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>An inspector shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>Each inspector is entitled to compensation and reimbursement for travel expenses.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board shall set the rate for reimbursement of travel expenses.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Board of County Commissioners shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>set the compensation; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>pay for the compensation and travel expenses.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>An inspector may be removed only for cause involving dishonesty, incompetence, or immoral conduct while in the performance of duty.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Before an inspector may be removed, the Board, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, shall give the inspector:</text> <level label="i"> <text>written notice of all pending charges; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>an opportunity to reply in a public hearing before the Board in person or by counsel.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-205" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <text>Sections 24–201 through 24–203 of this subtitle apply in the county until the Board of County Commissioners passes the resolution for which provision is made by Chapter 236 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1991.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-206" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <text>The Board may adopt regulations to carry out this article.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-301" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Liquor Control"> <text>There is no liquor control board or department of liquor control in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-401" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Manufacturer's Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 2, Subtitle 2 (“Manufacturer’s Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 2–201 (“Issuance by Comptroller”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 2–202 (“Class 1 distillery license”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 2–203 (“Class 9 limited distillery license”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 2–204 (“Class 2 rectifying license”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 2–205 (“Class 3 winery license”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 2–206 (“Class 4 limited winery license”);</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§ 2–207 (“Class 5 brewery license”);</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>§ 2–210 (“Class 8 farm brewery license”);</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>§ 2–211 (“Residency requirement”);</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>§ 2–212 (“Additional licenses”);</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>§ 2–213 (“Additional fees”);</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>§ 2–214 (“Sale or delivery restricted”);</text> </level> <level label="13"> <text>§ 2–215 (“Beer sale on credit to retail dealer prohibited”);</text> </level> <level label="14"> <text>§ 2–216 (“Interaction between manufacturing entities and retailers”);</text> </level> <level label="15"> <text>§ 2–217 (“Distribution of alcoholic beverages — Prohibited practices”); and</text> </level> <level label="16"> <text>§ 2–218 (“Restrictive agreements between producers and retailers — Prohibited”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following sections of Title 2, Subtitle 2 (“Manufacturer’s Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 2–208 (“Class 6 pub–brewery license”), subject to § 24–403 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 2–209 (“Class 7 micro–brewery license”), subject to § 24–404 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-402" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Manufacturer's Licenses"> <text>A holder of a manufacturer’s license may sell or deliver alcoholic beverages to a holder of a retail license from 6 a.m. to midnight on every day except Sunday.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-403" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Manufacturer's Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies to a Class 6 pub–brewery license in the county.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 2–208(d) of this article does not apply in the county.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-404" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Manufacturer's Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The license may be issued to a holder of a Class D license as well as a holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) license that is issued for use on the premises of a restaurant.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The hours and days of sale under a Class 7 micro–brewery license are the same as those for a Class D license.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-501" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Wholesaler's Licenses"> <text>Title 2, Subtitle 3 (“Wholesaler’s Licenses”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-502" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Wholesaler's Licenses"> <text>Except as provided in § 24–503 of this subtitle, a holder of a wholesaler’s license may sell or deliver alcoholic beverages to a holder of a retail license from 6 a.m. to midnight on every day except Sunday.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-503" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Wholesaler's Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>A holder of a wholesaler’s license may enter into an agreement with a holder of a per diem license issued under Subtitle 13 of this title to deliver beer on the effective date of the per diem license and accept returns on the same day.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The agreement entered into under subsection (a) of this section shall include the type of equipment, services, personnel, and supplies required to dispense draft beer.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-601" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Beer Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class A beer license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer at retail to consumers at the place described in the license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder shall sell the beer in a sealed package or container.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The package or container may not be opened and its contents may not be consumed on the premises where the beer was sold.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The annual license fee is $150.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-602" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Beer Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B beer license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer at retail at a hotel or restaurant at the place described in the license for on– and off–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The annual license fee is $300.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-603" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Beer Licenses"> <text>A Class C beer license may not be issued in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-604" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Beer Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class D beer license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license authorizes the license holder to sell beer at retail at the place described in the license for on– and off–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A license may not be issued for a drugstore.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The annual license fee is $300.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-701" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Wine Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class A wine license in the county.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license may be issued to a holder of a Class 3 winery license or a Class 4 limited winery license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell at retail at the place described in the license wine produced at the winery.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Wine shall be sold in a sealed package or container that may not be opened or its contents consumed on the licensed premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The annual license fee is $150.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-801" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Wine Licenses"> <text>The wine that may be sold under a beer and wine license may not contain more than 22% of alcohol by volume.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-802" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Wine Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class A beer and wine license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine, at retail, at the place described in the license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder shall sell the beer and wine in a sealed package or container.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The package or container may not be opened and its contents may not be consumed on the premises where the beer or wine is sold.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The annual license fee is $350.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-803" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Wine Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B beer and wine license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may issue the license for use in a restaurant approved by the Board that is equipped with:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an indoor, outdoor, or combination indoor and outdoor dining area; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>facilities for preparing and serving meals to the public.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine at a hotel or restaurant, at retail, at the place described in the license, for on– and off–premises consumption.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The annual license fee is $1,000.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-804" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Wine Licenses"> <text>A Class C beer and wine license may not be issued in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-805" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Wine Licenses"> <text>A Class D beer and wine license may not be issued in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-901" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The license 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 container that may not be opened or its contents consumed on the licensed premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A license 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 fee is $1,750.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-902" title_number="24" title_name="Kent 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 for use in a restaurant approved by the Board that is equipped with:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an indoor, outdoor, or combination indoor and outdoor dining area; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>facilities for preparing and serving meals to the public.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The annual license fee is $2,000.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-903" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class C (organization or club) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license for use by a nonprofit organization or club that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>operates only for the use of its members and their guests when accompanied by members;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>meets in a clubhouse that is used exclusively for its members and guests; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>except as provided in item (ii) of this item, has at least 100 members paying dues as required in the year immediately before the year for which the license is issued; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if the club is composed exclusively of members who served in the armed forces of the United States and is affiliated with a national organization, has at least 50 members paying the dues that were required by the national organization in the full year immediately before the year for which the license is issued.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at a club at the place described in the license, for on– or off–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The annual license fee is $500.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-904" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class D 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 at the place described in the license for on– and off–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license may not be issued for use by a drugstore.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The annual license fee is $1,500.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1001" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B (bed and breakfast) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the Class B (bed and breakfast) license for the use of a bed and breakfast that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is licensed by the county to operate as a bed and breakfast; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>excluding the resident management quarters, has not more than three rooms that the public for consideration may use for sleeping accommodations for a specified time.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor to a guest for on–premises consumption if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the name and address of the guest appears on the registry that the bed and breakfast maintains; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the guest is an occupant of a sleeping room in the bed and breakfast.</text> </level> </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 B beer, wine, and liquor license under § 24–2004 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The license does not authorize the sale of beer, wine, and liquor to an individual who is registered as a guest at the bed and breakfast only to obtain beer, wine, and liquor.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>If the bed and breakfast ends operations as a bed and breakfast, the license is void.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The annual license fee is $350.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1002" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B (country inn) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the Class B (country inn) beer, wine, and liquor license for the use of a country inn that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is licensed by the county to operate as a country inn;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>excluding the resident management quarters, has not more than 15 rooms that the public for consideration may use for sleeping accommodations for a specified time; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>has a kitchen facility for the guests that is separate from the kitchen facility for the resident management quarters.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption to a guest if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the name and address of the guest appear on the registry that the country inn maintains; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the guest is an occupant of a sleeping room in the country inn.</text> </level> </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 B beer, wine, and liquor license under § 24–2004 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The license does not authorize the sale of beer, wine, and liquor to an individual who is registered as a guest at the country inn only to obtain beer, wine, and liquor.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>If the country inn ceases to be operated as a country inn, the license is void.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The annual license fee is $550.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1003" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B wine shop and lounge license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the holder to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>sell wine for on–premises and off–premises consumption; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>sell or serve:</text> <level label="i"> <text>bread and other baked goods;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>chili;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>chocolate;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>crackers;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>cured meat;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>fruits (whole and cut);</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>salads and vegetables (whole and cut);</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>hard and soft cheese (whole and cut);</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>ice cream;</text> </level> <level label="x"> <text>jam;</text> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>vinegar;</text> </level> <level label="xii"> <text>pizza;</text> </level> <level label="xiii"> <text>prepackaged sandwiches and other prepackaged foods ready to be eaten;</text> </level> <level label="xiv"> <text>soup; and</text> </level> <level label="xv"> <text>condiments.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license holder may sell wine from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The license holder is not subject to any requirement regarding the percentage of average daily receipts derived from the sale of food.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>An individual under the legal drinking age may enter the licensed premises.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The annual license fee is $300.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1004" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a theater beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license to an applicant for the use of a theater that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is housed in a building;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has a capacity to hold at least 100 permanently installed seats; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>regularly presents live or cinematic entertainment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail for on–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Except from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m., the license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor when the theater is open to the public.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The license may not be transferred to another location.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The annual license fee is $500.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1101" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Additional License Privileges"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 11 (“Additional License Privileges”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–1102 (“Corkage — Consuming wine not purchased from license holder on licensed premises”); and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–1103 (“Removal of partially consumed bottle of wine from licensed premises”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 4–1105 (“Refillable container permit — Wine”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the county.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Section 4–1104 (“Refillable container permit –– Draft beer”) of Division I of this article applies in the county, subject to § 24–1102 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1102" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Additional License Privileges"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may issue a refillable container permit for draft beer to a holder of a Class A license, a Class B license, or a Class D license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An applicant for the permit shall complete the form that the Board provides.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The hours of sale for the permit:</text> <level label="1"> <text>begin at the same time as those for the underlying license; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>end at midnight.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Board may charge annual permit fees of up to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>$50 for an applicant who holds an underlying license with an off–sale privilege; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>$500 for an applicant who holds an underlying license without an off–sale privilege.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1103" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Additional License Privileges"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may issue a wine license privilege.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>To qualify for the privilege, an applicant shall be a holder of a Class B (on–sale) beer and wine license or Class B beer, wine, and liquor license for use on a premises that qualifies as a restaurant under § 24–902 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The privilege authorizes the holder to sell wine by the bottle for off–premises consumption without the cost of the wine counting as a part of the average daily receipts of the business required to meet the minimum 60% food sales requirement under § 24–902 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The privilege is not a separate class of license but is part of the existing Class B (on–sale) beer and wine license or Class B beer, wine, and liquor license of the holder of the privilege.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The annual fee is $100.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1201" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Caterer's Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a local caterer’s license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license to the holder of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a Class B restaurant or hotel (on–sale) beer and wine license; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a Class B restaurant or hotel (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes a holder to:</text> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>provide beer and wine at an event that is held off the premises for which the holder’s Class B restaurant or hotel (on–sale) beer and wine license is issued; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>provide beer, wine, and liquor at an event that is held off the premises for which the holder’s Class B restaurant or hotel (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor license is issued; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>exercise the privileges of the license only during the hours and on the days authorized for the holder’s Class B license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The license holder shall provide food for consumption at the catered event.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The annual license fee is $100.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>This section does not require a holder of a Class B restaurant or hotel (on–sale) beer and wine license or beer, wine, and liquor license to obtain a local caterer’s license for catering on the premises for which the Class B license is issued.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1301" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 12 (“Temporary Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–1202 (“Per diem licenses”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–1206 (“License to dispose of stock”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–1207 (“Temporary move of licensed premises”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–1208 (“Hours and days of sale”); and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 4–1209 (“Wine permit for fund–raising event”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 12 (“Temporary Licenses”) of Division I of this article do not apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–1203 (“Class C per diem beer and Class C per diem beer and wine licenses”), which is superseded by § 24–1307 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–1204 (“Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license”), which is superseded by § 24–1307 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–1205 (“License fees”), which is superseded by § 24–1308 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1304" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a beer, wine, and liquor tasting (BWLT) license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license to a holder of a Class A license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the holder to allow the on–premises consumption for tasting of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>beer, if the underlying license of the holder is a Class A beer license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>wine, if the underlying license of the holder is a Class A wine license;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>beer and wine, if the underlying license of the holder is a Class A beer and wine license; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>beer, wine, and liquor, if the underlying license of the holder is a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The license authorizes the holder to allow an individual to taste in 1 day not more than:</text> <level label="1"> <text>2 ounces of beer from each offering and 6 ounces from all offerings of beer;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>2 ounces of wine from each offering and 4 ounces from all offerings of wine; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>one–half ounce of liquor from each offering and 1.5 ounces from all offerings of liquor.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>In addition to a fee for any other license held by the license holder, the annual fee for a BWLT license is $200.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1307" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <text>A Class C per diem beer license, a Class C per diem beer and wine license, and a Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license may be issued, for a period not exceeding 3 days, to a:</text> <level label="1"> <text>religious, fraternal, civic, veterans’, or charitable organization, association, club, or society; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>hospital supporting organization.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1308" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <text>The license fees are:</text> <level label="1"> <text>$5 per day for a Class C per diem beer license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>$15 per day for a Class C per diem beer and wine license; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>$25 per day for a Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1309" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may issue a Class C multiple event beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license entitles the license holder to exercise any privilege conferred by the license at an event held by a volunteer fire company.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The number of days for which a multiple event license may be used by a single applicant may not exceed 24 per calendar year.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The license application shall be in the form that the Board provides.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The applicant shall sign the form.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>A multiple event license shall be issued:</text> <level label="i"> <text>for one premises only; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, to the same applicant for all events for which the license is issued.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>approve in writing a substitute applicant; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>before approving a substitute applicant, hold a hearing.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A server who is certified by an approved alcohol awareness program shall be on the premises for which a multiple event license is issued when alcoholic beverages are served.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual fee for a license is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>$200 for not more than 12 events per year; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$400 for at least 13 but not more than 24 events per year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may not issue a refund if a license holder holds fewer events during the calendar year than the license holder is entitled to hold.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1310" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies only to volunteer fire companies.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Alcoholic beverages may be stored on the licensed premises between individual licensed events if the alcoholic beverages:</text> <level label="1"> <text>are in a specially identified locked and secured location; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>are not sold or consumed except during licensed event hours for licensed event purposes.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A license holder shall keep complete and accurate records of all alcoholic beverages purchased and sold on the licensed premises.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The records shall be:</text> <level label="i"> <text>maintained on the licensed premises for 2 years; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>available for inspection by authorized personnel of the Comptroller, the Executive Director, and the Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The records shall include a completed pre– and post–inventory of all alcoholic beverages for each individual event.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Authorized personnel of the Comptroller, the Executive Director, and the Board may inspect the premises of a license holder as provided under § 6–202 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A license holder who violates this section is subject to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for the first offense, a fine of $100; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for a subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $500 and denial of future requests for a license for an individual event or a special multiple event license.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1401" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 1 (“Applications for Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–102 (“Applications to be filed with local licensing board”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–103 (“Application on behalf of partnership”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–104 (“Application on behalf of corporation or club”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–105 (“Application on behalf of limited liability company”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 4–106 (“Payment of notice expenses”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 4–108 (“Application form required by Comptroller”);</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§ 4–109 (“Required information on application — In general”);</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>§ 4–110 (“Required information on application — Petition of support”);</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>§ 4–111 (“Payment of license fees”); and</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>§ 4–112 (“Disposition of license fees”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 1 (“Applications for Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article do not apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–113 (“Refund of license fees”), which is superseded by § 24–1408 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–114 (“Fees for licenses issued for less than 1 year”), which is superseded by § 24–1409 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Section 4–107 (“Criminal history records check”) of Division I of this article applies in the county, subject to §§ 24–1402 through 24–1406 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1402" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <text>The Board shall obtain criminal history record information of each applicant for a license from the Central Repository.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1403" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <text>The Board shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>keep all criminal history record information in a sealed envelope available only to the members of the Board and their designees; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>adopt regulations to further preserve the confidentiality of criminal history records obtained.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1404" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <text>The hearing for a new applicant and the issuance of a license may not be delayed due to the failure of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide the requested criminal history records check by the date of the scheduled hearing.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1405" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <text>The Board shall destroy the criminal history record information obtained under § 4–107 of this article on completion of the application process.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1406" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <text>The Board may set and charge a fee to cover the cost of obtaining the applicant’s fingerprints and the results of the State and national criminal history records check.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1407" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A license shall be issued for 6 or 12 months.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The term of a license begins on May 1.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If a license is not claimed by the applicant within 30 days after issue or renewal, the license is void.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>When a 6–month license is issued, only one–half of the annual fee shall be charged.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1408" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>If a license holder voluntarily surrenders the license before its expiration date, the Board shall grant a refund:</text> <level label="1"> <text>based on the number of whole months remaining before the license expiration date; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>calculated as 1/12 of 95% of the license fee paid for each whole month remaining before the license expiration date.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A refund shall be paid not later than 3 weeks after the license is surrendered to the Board.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1409" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <text>If a license is issued for less than the full renewal period, the fee shall be prorated based on the number of whole months remaining in that renewal period.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1501" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 2 (“Issuance or Denial of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–202 (“Authority of local licensing boards”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–205 (“Chain store, supermarket, or discount house”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–206 (“Limitations on retail sales floor space”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–207 (“Licenses issued to minors”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 4–208 (“Notice of license application required”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 4–209 (“Hearing”);</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§ 4–210 (“Approval or denial of license application”);</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>§ 4–211 (“License forms; effective date; expiration”);</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>§ 4–212 (“License not property”); and</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>§ 4–213 (“Replacement licenses”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 4–214 (“Waiting periods after denial of license applications”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the county and is superseded by § 24–1503 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 2 (“Issuance or Denial of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–203 (“Prohibition against issuing multiple licenses to individual or for use of entity”), subject to § 24–1502 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–204 (“Prohibition against issuing multiple licenses for same premises”), subject to § 24–1502 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1502" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <text>Multiple licenses may be issued for the same premises or to an individual for the use of that individual, a partnership, a corporation, an unincorporated association, or a limited liability company if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the licenses are Class D beer or Class D beer and wine licenses; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>each premises is a bowling establishment that has at least 30 lanes with automatic pinsetters.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1503" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>if a license application is denied, the Board may not issue a license for the same location for 1 year after the denial; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if a subsequent application for the same location is denied, the Board may not issue a license for that location for 2 years after the second denial.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section does not apply to a license application that is denied:</text> <level label="1"> <text>because of a legal defect or omission;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>solely because the Board determined expressly that the applicant is not a proper person to whom the licensed applied for should be issued; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>for license transfers.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1504" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may authorize a license holder to install an additional bar or serving counter within a reasonable distance of the main building of the premises served by the license held by the license holder.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board shall determine what is a reasonable distance for an additional bar or serving counter.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An additional license is not required for an additional bar or serving counter.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1701" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <text>Title 4, Subtitle 3 (“Transfer of Local Licenses; Substitution of Names on License”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1801" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <text>Title 4, Subtitle 4 (“Renewal of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1802" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <text>The requirement for a criminal history records check under § 4–107 of this article does not apply to applicants for license renewal.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1901" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 5 (“Conduct of Local License Holders”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–502 (“Storage of alcoholic beverages”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–503 (“Solicitations and sales outside of licensed premises”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–506 (“Evidence of purchaser’s age”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–507 (“Retail delivery of alcoholic beverages”); and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 4–508 (“Display of license”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 5 (“Conduct of Local License Holders”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–504 (“Employment of underage individuals”), subject to § 24–1902 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–505 (“Alcohol awareness program”), subject to § 24–1903 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1902" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies to the holder of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a Class A (off–sale) license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a Class B (on–sale) license; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a Class C (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an individual under the age of 21 years may not be employed to sell, deliver, or otherwise deal with alcoholic beverages.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An individual at least 18 years old may be employed to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>stock alcoholic beverages in a premises for which a Class A license is issued;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>serve alcoholic beverages while acting as a server on the licensed premises other than a premises for which a Class A license is issued; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>operate a lottery ticket terminal in a premises for which a Class A license is issued.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-1903" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The license holder or an individual designated by the license holder who is employed in a supervisory capacity shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>be certified by an approved alcohol awareness program; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, be present on the licensed premises during the hours in which alcoholic beverages may be sold.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder or individual specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection may be absent from the licensed premises for a personal or business reason or an emergency if the absence lasts for not more than 2 hours.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Board shall require the license holder to keep a log book on the licensed premises that documents each temporary absence, the length of time of the absence, and the reason for the absence, in the form that the Board requires.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A license holder who violates this section is subject to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for a first offense, a $100 fine; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for each subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $500 or a suspension or revocation of the license or both.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2001" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Unless otherwise provided in this title, from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any day, an individual may not consume alcoholic beverages in a premises licensed under this title.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An owner, an operator, or a manager of a premises licensed under this title may not knowingly allow consumption prohibited under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2002" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <text>A holder of a Class A beer license may sell beer from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A holder of a Class B beer license may sell beer from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Reserved.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A holder of a Class D beer license may sell beer from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2003" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <text>A holder of a Class A beer and wine license may sell beer and wine from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A holder of a Class B beer and wine license may sell beer and wine from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Reserved.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Reserved.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2004" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <text>A holder of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A holder of a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A holder of a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2005" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <text>A license holder may sell alcoholic beverages from midnight to 4 a.m. on January 1.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2006" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <text>An individual may consume alcoholic beverages on any licensed premises from midnight to 4 a.m. on January 1.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2101" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of Licenses"> <text>Title 4, Subtitle 6 (“Revocation and Suspension of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2102" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may suspend a license for a violation of this article for not less than 15 or more than 90 days.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A petition for judicial review does not stay the order of the Board suspending a license.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2201" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="22" subtitle_name="Expiration of Licenses"> <text>Title 4, Subtitle 7 (“Expiration of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2301" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="23" subtitle_name="Death of License Holder"> <text>Title 4, Subtitle 8 (“Death of License Holder”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2401" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Judicial Review"> <text>Title 4, Subtitle 9 (“Judicial Review”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2501" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="25" subtitle_name="Unlicensed Establishments"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not serve setups, including drinking containers and ice, or serve, keep, or allow to be consumed alcoholic beverages or other component parts of mixed alcoholic drinks in a place of adult entertainment that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>does not hold a license under this article; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>allows at its location a form of sexual display or attire prohibited under § 4–605 of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who operates an establishment for profit that is not licensed under this article may not knowingly allow a customer to bring alcoholic beverages for consumption into the establishment.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2502" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="25" subtitle_name="Unlicensed Establishments"> <level label="a"> <text>From 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any day, an individual may not consume alcoholic beverages in:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an establishment open to the public;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a place of public entertainment; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a place at which setups or other component parts of mixed alcoholic beverages are sold under a license issued under the Business Regulation Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An owner or a manager of an establishment or a place specified in subsection (a) of this section may not knowingly allow consumption of alcoholic beverages between the hours specified in subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2601" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 2 (“Enforcement”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 6–202 (“Inspections”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 6–203 (“Use of equipment to measure quantity and quality of alcoholic beverages”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 6–205 (“Peace officers”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 6–206 (“Charging document for unlawful sale of alcoholic beverage”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 6–207 (“Display of alcoholic beverages as prima facie evidence of sale”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 6–208 (“Regulating possession or consumption of alcohol in public places”); and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§ 6–209 (“Adoption of standards for authorization of consumption”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 6–210 (“State preemption of local disorderly intoxication laws”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the county.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 2 (“Enforcement”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 6–204 (“Power to summon witnesses”), in addition to § 24–2602 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 6–211 (“Fines and forfeitures”), subject to § 24–2603 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2602" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <text>In addition to the sheriff who may serve a summons under § 6–204 of this article, an inspector that the Board employs may serve a summons.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2603" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <text>One–half of each fine imposed in the county shall be distributed as provided in § 7–507 of the Courts Article. </text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2701" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 (“Prohibited Acts”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 6–305 (“Proof of age for sale of alcoholic beverages”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 6–306 (“Defense to prosecution for sale to underage individual”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 6–308 (“Allowing on–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 6–309 (“Allowing on–premises consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages by individual under the age of 21 years”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 6–310 (“Providing free food”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 6–311 (“Restrictions on purchases and sales by retail dealer”);</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§ 6–312 (“Beverage misrepresentation”);</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>§ 6–313 (“Tampering with alcoholic beverage container”);</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>§ 6–314 (“Sale of alcoholic beverage container with detachable metal tab”);</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>§ 6–315 (“Alcoholic beverage in container without regular label presumed illicit”);</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>§ 6–316 (“Maximum alcohol content”);</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>§ 6–317 (“Multiple serving purchase required”);</text> </level> <level label="13"> <text>§ 6–319 (“On–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”);</text> </level> <level label="14"> <text>§ 6–320 (“Disorderly intoxication”);</text> </level> <level label="15"> <text>§ 6–323 (“Possession or use of Alcohol Without Liquid machine”);</text> </level> <level label="16"> <text>§ 6–326 (“Sale of alcoholic beverages in powder or crystalline form prohibited”);</text> </level> <level label="17"> <text>§ 6–327 (“Unlicensed out–of–state sale of alcoholic beverages”);</text> </level> <level label="18"> <text>§ 6–328 (“Tax evasion”);</text> </level> <level label="19"> <text>§ 6–329 (“Destruction of evidence”); and</text> </level> <level label="20"> <text>§ 6–330 (“Perjury”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 (“Prohibited Acts”) of Division I of this article do not apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 6–321 (“Consumption of alcoholic beverages in public”); and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 6–322 (“Possession of open container”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 (“Prohibited Acts”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 6–304 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to individual under the age of 21 years”), subject to § 24–2702 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 6–307 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to intoxicated individual”), subject to § 24–2703 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2702" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>A license holder or an employee of a license holder who is charged with a violation of § 6–304 of this article:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall receive a summons to appear in court on a certain day to answer the charges placed against the license holder or employee; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may not be required to post bail pending trial in any court in the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A license holder or an employee of a license holder may not be found guilty of a violation of § 6–304 of this article if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the license holder or employee establishes to the satisfaction of the finder of fact that the license holder or employee used due caution to establish that the individual was not under the age of 21 years; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the individual was not a resident of the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The granting of probation before judgment to a license holder or employee of the license holder for a violation of § 6–304 of this article does not bar the Board from proceeding administratively against the license holder for the violation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2703" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>A license holder or an employee of a license holder who is charged with a violation of § 6–307 of this article:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall receive a summons to appear in court on a certain day to answer the charges placed against the license holder or employee; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may not be required to post bail pending trial in any court in the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The granting of probation before judgment to a license holder or employee of the license holder for a violation of § 6–307 of this article does not bar the Board from proceeding administratively against the license holder for the violation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2704" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “knowingly” means the knowledge a reasonable individual would have under ordinary circumstances based on the habits, appearance, or personal reputation of an individual.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A license holder or an employee of a license holder may not knowingly sell or provide an alcoholic beverage to a habitual drunkard.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A license holder who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for a first offense, a fine not exceeding $50; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for each subsequent offense, imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or a fine not exceeding $100 or both.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2705" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>An individual under the age of 21 years may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>enter the licensed premises; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>knowingly make a false statement concerning the individual’s age to gain entrance to the establishment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An individual who violates subsection (a)(2) of this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall be issued a citation under § 10–119 of the Criminal Law Article by a police officer or alcoholic beverages inspector; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is subject to the penalties provided in § 10–119 of the Criminal Law Article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2706" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A license holder or an agent or an employee of the license holder may not allow an individual under the age of 21 years to loiter about the premises for which a Class B or Class D beer license is issued.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An individual under the age of 21 years may not loiter or be a nuisance on the premises for which a Class B or Class D beer license is issued.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $200 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2801" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="28" subtitle_name="Penalties"> <text>Section 6–402 (“General penalty”) of Division I of this article applies in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2802" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="28" subtitle_name="Penalties"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board shall hear a case within 30 days after the violation is reported by an inspector or law enforcement officer.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board shall make a determination of the case within 15 days after the conclusion of the hearing.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Unless another penalty is provided, for a violation of this article, the Board may impose:</text> <level label="i"> <text>for the first offense:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a fine not exceeding $1,000;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>suspension of the license; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>closure of the place of business not exceeding 15 days;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>for the second offense:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a fine not exceeding $2,000;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>suspension of the license; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>closure of the place of business not exceeding 30 days;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>for a third or subsequent offense that is different from either of the two previous offenses:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a fine not exceeding $2,500;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>suspension of the license; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>closure of the place of business not exceeding 90 days; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>for a third offense that is the same as either of the two previous offenses:</text> <level label="1"> <text>revocation of the license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>prohibition of licensure of the violator; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>prohibition of licensure of the premises for a period not exceeding 1 year after the revocation.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The penalties provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection:</text> <level label="i"> <text>do not limit, but are in addition to, other specific or general penalties for the same violation under this article; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>are independent of any related court action based on the same violation.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A petition seeking judicial review may not stay an order of the Board to suspend a license or close a place of business.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="24-2803" title_number="24" title_name="Kent County" subtitle_number="28" subtitle_name="Penalties"> <text>The Board shall expunge the record of a violation of this article or a regulation adopted under this article 7 years after the date the violation occurred. </text> </section>