There is a local caterer’s license. The license is a separate alcoholic beverages license. Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board may issue the license to a person that: does not already hold a license issued by the Board; has facilities to prepare and deliver food to the site of a catered event; and meets all other requirements of this article. Before the Board issues or renews the license, the county health department shall approve the food preparation facilities for a catered event. An applicant for or holder of the license is not required to have a banquet hall. The license authorizes a holder to: provide alcoholic beverages at an event that is held off the premises of the food preparation facilities; and exercise the privileges of the license only during the hours and on the days authorized for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license. The license holder may not: hold an event that the license holder sponsors; or provide only alcoholic beverages at an event. The license holder shall: contract for and provide food for consumption at a catered event; meet the same ratio of gross receipts between food and alcoholic beverage sales as a holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license; and purchase all alcoholic beverages from the Alcohol Beverage Services. The annual license fee is $1,250.

There is a catering extension. The Board may grant a catering extension to the holder of: a Class B restaurant or hotel (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor license; a Class BD–BWL license; a Class B–K beer, wine, and liquor license; and a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license. The catering extension authorizes a holder to: provide alcoholic beverages 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; or the holder’s Class D beer, wine, and liquor license is issued; and exercise the privileges of the catering extension only during the hours and on the days authorized for: a Class B restaurant or hotel (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor license; a Class BD–BWL license; a Class B–K beer, wine, and liquor license; or a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license. The holder of a catering extension shall provide food for consumption at the catered event. This section does not require a holder of the following licenses to obtain a catering extension for catering on the premises for which the license is issued: a Class B restaurant or hotel (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor license; a Class BD–BWL license; a Class B–K beer, wine, and liquor license; and a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license.