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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="25-1201" title_number="25" title_name="Montgomery County" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Caterer's Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>There is a local caterer’s license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The license is a separate alcoholic beverages license.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board may issue the license to a person that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>does not already hold a license issued by the Board;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>has facilities to prepare and deliver food to the site of a catered event; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>meets all other requirements of this article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Before the Board issues or renews the license, the county health department shall approve the food preparation facilities for a catered event.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>An applicant for or holder of the license is not required to have a banquet hall.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The license authorizes a holder to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>provide alcoholic beverages at an event that is held off the premises of the food preparation facilities; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>exercise the privileges of the license only during the hours and on the days authorized for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The license holder may not:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>hold an event that the license holder sponsors; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>provide only alcoholic beverages at an event.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The license holder shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>contract for and provide food for consumption at a catered event;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>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</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>purchase all alcoholic beverages from the Alcohol Beverage Services.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The annual license fee is $1,250.</text>
  </level>
</section>
