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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="26-1007" title_number="26" title_name="Prince George's County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “drafthouse” means a theater where:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a motion picture is shown to the public; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>patrons can purchase food, beer, and wine to consume on the premises while watching the motion picture.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This section applies only in the City of Greenbelt.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>There is a Class B–DH (drafthouse) license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board may issue the license for use in a drafthouse that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>has a minimum auditorium size of 3,500 square feet;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>has a minimum investment of at least $150,000 in tangible property, including kitchen equipment, furniture, and interior improvements;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>presents a family matinee every Saturday and holiday that the drafthouse is open for business;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>intends to provide beer and wine at tables and seats in the drafthouse;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>does not have a bar other than a service bar; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>except as provided in subsection (f)(2) of this section, intends to make beer and wine available for purchase only before and during a motion picture and ends service at the end of the motion picture.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Before the Board may issue the license, the applicant shall obtain the Board’s written approval of the menu the drafthouse intends to offer, which shall include both hot and cold food.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine at retail in the drafthouse described in the license for on–premises consumption.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The license holder may not make alcoholic beverages available for purchase when showing a family matinee.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license holder may sell beer and wine:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>on Mondays through Fridays that are not holidays, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. the following day; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, from 5 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. the following day.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If a family matinee continues after 5 p.m., the license holder may not sell beer or wine until 15 minutes following the end of the matinee.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>The Board shall determine the number of licenses to be issued.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The annual license fee is $245.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The license fee established under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>paid before the license is issued; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>distributed as provided under this article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
