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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="28-1004" title_number="28" title_name="St. Mary's County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “nonprofit performing arts theater” means an area, a building, or a structure designed and used for plays, acts, dramas, concerts, or similar events by individuals performing on a stage.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>There is a nonprofit performing arts theater beer and wine license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board may issue the license for use on the premises of a performing arts theater that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>has seating; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>is operated by a nonprofit organization.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The president and two other officers of the nonprofit performing arts theater shall sign the application for the license.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The license authorizes the holder to sell or serve beer and wine at retail for on–premises consumption.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The license holder may sell or serve beer and wine from 1 hour before to 1 hour after:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a regular performance; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a fund–raiser performance that benefits the nonprofit performing arts theater.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The license holder may purchase beer and wine from a licensed wholesaler.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>The annual license fee is $300.</text>
  </level>
</section>
