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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="27-905" title_number="27" title_name="Queen Anne's County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board may issue the license for use by:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a nonprofit organization or club that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is composed only of members who served in the armed forces of the United States in a war in which the United States has been engaged; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>operates only for the use of its members and guests when accompanied by members; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a yacht club, golf club, fraternal club or order, country club, or social or recreational club that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>has at least 50 adult members paying dues of at least $20 per year per member for the year immediately before the year for which the license is issued; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>owns or operates a clubhouse or meeting room that has facilities for preparing and serving food on the premises, which are principally used for members and guests when accompanied by members.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at a club, at the place described in the license, for on– or off–premises consumption.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The annual license fee is $500.</text>
  </level>
</section>
