# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 24. Kent County

### Subtitle 11. Additional License Privileges

#### Section 24-1101

(a) 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:

  (1) Sec. 4-1102 ("Corkage -- Consuming wine not purchased from license holder on licensed premises"); and

  (2) Sec. 4-1103 ("Removal of partially consumed bottle of wine from licensed premises").

(b) Section 4-1105 ("Refillable container permit -- Wine") of Division I of this article does not apply in the county.

(c) Section 4-1104 ("Refillable container permit -- Draft beer") of Division I of this article applies in the county, subject to Sec. 24-1102 of this subtitle.

#### Section 24-1102

(a) 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.

(b) An applicant for the permit shall complete the form that the Board provides.

(c) The hours of sale for the permit:

  (1) begin at the same time as those for the underlying license; and

  (2) end at midnight.

(d) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.

(e) The Board may charge annual permit fees of up to:

  (1) $50 for an applicant who holds an underlying license with an off-sale privilege; or

  (2) $500 for an applicant who holds an underlying license without an off-sale privilege.

#### Section 24-1103

(a) The Board may issue a wine license privilege.

(b) 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 Sec. 24-902 of this title.

(c)

  (1) 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 Sec. 24-902 of this title.

  (2) 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.

(d) The annual fee is $100.

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