# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 28. St. Mary's County

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

#### Section 28-1001

(a) There is an art establishment license.

(b) The Board may issue the license for use by a for-profit retail business that is engaged in:

  (1) the display, sale, or demonstration of original art by an individual artist or a group of artists; or

  (2) the instruction of participating clients in creating art.

(c)

  (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a holder of the license may sell or serve beer and wine at retail for on-premises consumption.

  (2) Beer or wine may not be sold or served after 10 p.m.

(d) The license authorizes the license holder to sell or serve to a participating client or customer not more than two 12-ounce offerings of beer or two 5-ounce offerings of wine.

(e) The license may not be transferred from the location for which the license was originally issued to another location.

(f) A business for which the license is issued is subject to the alcohol awareness training requirements under Sec. 4-505 of this article.

(g) The annual license fee is $300.

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