# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 25. Montgomery County

### Subtitle 10. Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues

#### Section 25-1013

(a)

  (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

  (2) "Movie theater" means a building designed or used primarily to exhibit motion pictures to the public.

  (3)

    (i) "Performing arts theater" means an area, a building, or a structure designed and used for plays, acts, dramas, or histrionics by actors or actresses performing on a stage.

    (ii) "Performing arts theater" does not include:

      (1) a place where motion pictures are exhibited or shown; or

      (2) a building or amphitheater that is part of a sports complex regularly used by minors.

(b) There is a theater license.

(c) The Board may issue the license for use on the premises of:

  (1) a performing arts theater; or

  (2) a movie theater operated by a nonprofit organization.

(d) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine at retail for on-premises consumption when snacks are served.

(e) The license holder may sell beer and wine:

  (1) 1 hour before and after a performance;

  (2) during an intermission; and

  (3) during a cast party and reception before and after a performance.

(f) The license may not be transferred to another location.

(g) The annual license fee is $100.

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