<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-101" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this title:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the definitions in § 1–101 of this article apply without exception or variation; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Board” means the Board of License Commissioners for Talbot County.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“County” means Talbot County.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-102" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>This title applies only in Talbot County.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-103" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>The county governing body shall regulate the retail sale of alcoholic beverages in the county.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A law regulating the retail sale of alcoholic beverages that is enacted by the county governing body prevails over a provision in the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Unless the county governing body enacts a conflicting or inconsistent law regulating the retail sale of alcoholic beverages, the Code of Public General Laws remains in effect.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-104" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>A copy of any legislation concerning alcoholic beverages enacted by the county governing body under this title shall be sent to the Department of Legislative Services, 90 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland 21401.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-201" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <text>There is a Board of License Commissioners for Talbot County.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-202" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Governor shall appoint three regular members and one substitute member to the Board.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The appointments shall be made:</text> <level label="i"> <text>if the Senate is in session, with the advice and consent of the Senate; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if the Senate is not in session, by the Governor alone.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each member of the Board shall be:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a resident and voter of the county; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an individual of high character and integrity and of recognized business capacity.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The substitute member shall serve:</text> <level label="i"> <text>when a regular member is absent, recused, or incapacitated for any reason; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if a vacancy occurs.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A substitute member:</text> <level label="i"> <text>shall serve until the regular member’s absence, recusal, or incapacity ends or the vacancy is filled; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>has all the powers and duties of a regular member when serving on the Board.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The term of a member is 6 years.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The terms of the members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on July 1, 2016.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The Governor shall appoint an eligible individual to fill a vacancy during the remainder of the term of office of the individual originally appointed in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves for the remainder of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>The Governor may remove a member for misconduct in office, incompetence, or willful neglect of duty.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Governor shall give a member who is charged a copy of the charges against the member and, with at least 10 days’ notice, an opportunity to be heard publicly in person or by counsel.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If a member is removed, the Governor shall file with the Office of the Secretary of State a statement of charges against the member and the Governor’s findings on the charges.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-203" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <text>From among its members, the Board shall elect a chair.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-204" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The chair of the Board shall receive a salary of $750 annually.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each other member of the Board shall receive a salary of $500 annually.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>employ:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a secretary;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>inspectors; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>clerical and other assistants as are necessary; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>set the compensation of the employees.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-205" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the County Council shall pay the salaries and expenses of the Board from license fees.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may not spend more than $3,500 in any year for salaries and expenses.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-206" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <text>The Board may adopt regulations to carry out this article.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-301" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Liquor Control"> <text>There is no liquor control board or department of liquor control in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-401" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Manufacturer's Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 2, Subtitle 2 (“Manufacturer’s Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 2–201 (“Issuance by Comptroller”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 2–202 (“Class 1 distillery license”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 2–203 (“Class 9 limited distillery license”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 2–204 (“Class 2 rectifying license”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 2–205 (“Class 3 winery license”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 2–206 (“Class 4 limited winery license”);</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§ 2–207 (“Class 5 brewery license”);</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>§ 2–210 (“Class 8 farm brewery license”);</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>§ 2–211 (“Residency requirement”);</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>§ 2–212 (“Additional licenses”);</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>§ 2–213 (“Additional fees”);</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>§ 2–214 (“Sale or delivery restricted”);</text> </level> <level label="13"> <text>§ 2–215 (“Beer sale on credit to retail dealer prohibited”);</text> </level> <level label="14"> <text>§ 2–216 (“Interaction between manufacturing entities and retailers”);</text> </level> <level label="15"> <text>§ 2–217 (“Distribution of alcoholic beverages — Prohibited practices”); and</text> </level> <level label="16"> <text>§ 2–218 (“Restrictive agreements between producers and retailers — Prohibited”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following sections of Title 2, Subtitle 2 (“Manufacturer’s Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 2–208 (“Class 6 pub–brewery license”), subject to § 30–403 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 2–209 (“Class 7 micro–brewery license”), subject to § 30–404 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-402" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Manufacturer's Licenses"> <text>A holder of a manufacturer’s license may sell or deliver alcoholic beverages to a holder of a retail license from 6 a.m. to midnight on every day except Sunday or an election day.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-403" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Manufacturer's Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies to a Class 6 pub–brewery license in the county.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Executive Director shall specify which local license is the equivalent of the Class B beer, wine, and liquor license specified in § 2–208(b) of this article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-404" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Manufacturer's Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies to a Class 7 micro–brewery license in the county.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Executive Director shall specify which local license is the equivalent of the Class B beer, wine, and liquor license specified in § 2–209(b) of this article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-501" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Wholesaler's Licenses"> <text>Title 2, Subtitle 3 (“Wholesaler’s Licenses”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-502" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Wholesaler's Licenses"> <text>Except as provided in § 30–503 of this subtitle, a holder of a wholesaler’s license may sell or deliver alcoholic beverages to a holder of a retail license from 6 a.m. to midnight on every day except Sunday and election days.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-503" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Wholesaler's Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>A holder of a wholesaler’s license may enter into an agreement with a holder of a per diem license issued under Subtitle 13 of this title to deliver beer on the effective date of the per diem license and accept returns on the same day.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The agreement entered into under subsection (a) of this section shall include the type of equipment, services, personnel, and supplies required to dispense draft beer.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-601" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Beer Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class A beer license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer at retail to consumers at the place described in the license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder shall sell the beer in a sealed package or container.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The package or container may not be opened and its contents may not be consumed on the premises where the beer was sold.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The annual license fee is $25.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-602" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Beer Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B beer license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer at retail at a hotel or restaurant at the place described in the license for on– and off–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The annual license fee is $250.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-603" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Beer Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class C beer license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer at retail to members of a club and their guests at the place described in the license for on–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The annual license fee is $25.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-604" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Beer Licenses"> <text>A Class D beer license may not be issued in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-701" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Wine Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class A wine license in the county.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license may be issued to a holder of a Class 3 winery license or a Class 4 limited winery license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell at retail at the place described in the license wine produced at the winery.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Wine shall be sold in a sealed package or container that may not be opened or its contents consumed on the licensed premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The annual license fee is $50.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-801" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Wine Licenses"> <text>The wine that may be sold under a beer and wine license may not contain more than 22% of alcohol by volume.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-802" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Wine Licenses"> <text>A Class A beer and wine license may not be issued in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-803" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Wine Licenses"> <text>A Class B beer and wine license may not be issued in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-804" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Wine Licenses"> <text>A Class C beer and wine license may not be issued in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-805" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Wine Licenses"> <text>A Class D beer and wine license may not be issued in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-901" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license may be issued only to a grocery store, a drugstore, an incorporated club, a restaurant, or a hotel that has been doing business in the county for more than 1 year before the date of the application for the license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at the place described in the license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder shall deliver the beer, wine, or liquor in a sealed package or container that may not be opened or its contents consumed on the licensed premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The annual license fee is $1,000.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-902" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may issue the license for use in:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a hotel that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>has 25 or more bedrooms located under one roof; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>regularly serves meals; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a restaurant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>that seats at least 50 individuals; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for which at least 60% of the gross income is derived from the sale of food.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder may not make a liquor sale that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>exceeds 1 quart; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is made at a bar or counter.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail, at the place described in the license, for on–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The annual license fee is $1,000.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-903" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot 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"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may issue the license for use by a club that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>except as provided in item (ii) of this paragraph, has had at least 50 members paying dues of at least $10 per year per member for the 5 years immediately before the year for which the license is issued; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if the club is composed exclusively of members who served in the armed forces of the United States and is affiliated with a national organization, has at least 50 members paying the dues that were required by the national organization in the year immediately before the year for which the license is issued.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at a club at retail at the place described in the license, for on–premises consumption.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The annual license fee is $250.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-904" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <text>A Class D beer, wine, and liquor license may not be issued in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-1101" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Additional License Privileges"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 11 (“Additional License Privileges”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–1102 (“Corkage — Consuming wine not purchased from license holder on licensed premises”); and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–1103 (“Removal of partially consumed bottle of wine from licensed premises”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 11 (“Additional License Privileges”) of Division I of this article do not apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–1104 (“Refillable container permit — Draft beer”); and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–1105 (“Refillable container permit — Wine”).</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-1301" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <text>Title 4, Subtitle 12 (“Temporary Licenses”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-1401" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 1 (“Applications for Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–102 (“Applications to be filed with local licensing board”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–103 (“Application on behalf of partnership”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–104 (“Application on behalf of corporation or club”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–105 (“Application on behalf of limited liability company”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 4–106 (“Payment of notice expenses”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 4–108 (“Application form required by Comptroller”);</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§ 4–109 (“Required information on application — In general”);</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>§ 4–110 (“Required information on application — Petition of support”);</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>§ 4–111 (“Payment of license fees”);</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>§ 4–112 (“Disposition of license fees”);</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>§ 4–113 (“Refund of license fees”); and</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>§ 4–114 (“Fees for licenses issued for less than 1 year”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 4–107 (“Criminal history records check”) of Division I of this article applies in the county, subject to §§ 30–1402 through 30–1404 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-1402" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <text>The Board shall obtain criminal history record information of each applicant for a license from the Central Repository.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-1403" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <text>The Board may make criminal history record information available only to Board members and their designees.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-1404" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <text>The Board may set and charge a fee to cover the cost of obtaining the applicant’s fingerprints and the results of the State and national criminal history records check.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-1501" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 2 (“Issuance or Denial of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§�4–202�(“Authority of local licensing boards”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§�4–205�(“Chain store, supermarket, or discount house”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§�4–206�(“Limitations on retail sales floor space”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§�4–207�(“Licenses issued to minors”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§�4–208�(“Notice of license application required”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§�4–209�(“Hearing”);</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§�4–210�(“Approval or denial of license application”);</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>§�4–211�(“License forms; effective date; expiration”);</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>§�4–212�(“License not property”);</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>§�4–213�(“Replacement licenses”); and</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>§�4–214�(“Waiting periods after denial of license applications”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 2 (“Issuance or Denial of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§�4–203�(“Prohibition against issuing multiple licenses to individual or for use of entity”), subject to § 30–1502 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§�4–204�(“Prohibition against issuing multiple licenses for same premises”), subject to § 30–1502 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-1502" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <text>Multiple licenses may be issued for the same premises or to an individual for the use of that individual, a partnership, a corporation, an unincorporated association, or a limited liability company if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the licenses are Class D beer or Class D beer and wine licenses; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>each premises is a bowling establishment that has at least 30 lanes with automatic pinsetters.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-1701" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <text>Title 4, Subtitle 3 (“Transfer of Local Licenses; Substitution of Names on License”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-1702" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <text>An applicant for a transfer of a license is subject to a State and national criminal history records check under § 4–107 of this article. </text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-1801" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <text>Title 4, Subtitle 4 (“Renewal of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-1802" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <text>The Board may exempt applicants for license renewal from the requirement for a criminal history records check under § 4–107 of this article.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-1901" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders"> <text>Title 4, Subtitle 5 (“Conduct of Local License Holders”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-2001" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Unless otherwise provided in this title, from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any day, an individual may not consume alcoholic beverages in a premises licensed under this title.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An owner, an operator, or a manager of a premises licensed under this title may not knowingly allow consumption prohibited under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-2002" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <text>The holder of a Class A beer license may sell beer:</text> <level label="1"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to midnight; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on Sunday, from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a holder of a Class B beer license may sell beer for on–premises consumption:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to midnight; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on Sunday, from 12:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder may not sell beer at a bar or counter on Sunday.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a holder of a Class C beer license may sell beer for on–premises consumption:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to midnight; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on Sunday, from 12:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder may not sell beer at a bar or counter on Sunday.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Reserved.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-2003" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <text>A holder of a Class A beer and wine license may sell beer and wine on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to midnight.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a holder of a Class B beer and wine license may sell beer and wine from 6 a.m. to midnight.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder may not sell beer or wine at a bar or counter on Sunday.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a holder of a Class C beer and wine license may sell beer and wine from 6 a.m. to midnight.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder may not sell beer or wine at a bar or counter on Sunday.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Reserved.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-2004" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <text>A holder of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor on Monday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. to midnight.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on Sunday, for consumption on the premises, from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder may not sell beer, wine, or liquor at a bar or counter on Sunday.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a holder of a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on Sunday, for on–premises consumption, from 12:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder may not sell beer, wine, or liquor at a bar or counter on Sunday.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Reserved.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-2101" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 6 (“Revocation and Suspension of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–602 (“Power of local licensing board”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–603 (“Revocation and suspension procedures”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–604 (“Grounds for revocation or suspension”); and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–606 (“Effects of revocation”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 4–605 (“Nudity and sexual displays”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the county.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-2201" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="22" subtitle_name="Expiration of Licenses"> <text>Title 4, Subtitle 7 (“Expiration of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-2301" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="23" subtitle_name="Death of License Holder"> <text>Title 4, Subtitle 8 (“Death of License Holder”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-2401" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Judicial Review"> <text>Title 4, Subtitle 9 (“Judicial Review”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-2501" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="25" subtitle_name="Unlicensed Establishments"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not serve setups, including drinking containers and ice, or serve, keep, or allow to be consumed any alcoholic beverages or other component parts of mixed alcoholic drinks in a place of adult entertainment that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>does not hold a license under this article; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>allows at its location any form of attire or sexual display prohibited under § 4–605 of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who operates a business establishment for profit that is not licensed under this article may not knowingly allow a customer to bring alcoholic beverages for consumption into the establishment.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-2502" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="25" subtitle_name="Unlicensed Establishments"> <level label="a"> <text>From 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any day, an individual may not consume alcoholic beverages in:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an establishment open to the public;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a place of public entertainment; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a place at which setups or other component parts of mixed alcoholic beverages are sold under a license issued under the Business Regulation Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An owner or a manager of an establishment or a place specified in subsection (a) of this section may not knowingly allow consumption of alcoholic beverages between the hours specified in subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-2601" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 2 (“Enforcement”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 6–202 (“Inspections”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 6–203 (“Use of equipment to measure quantity and quality of alcoholic beverages”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 6–204 (“Power to summon witnesses”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 6–205 (“Peace officers”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 6–206 (“Charging document for unlawful sale of alcoholic beverage”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 6–207 (“Display of alcoholic beverages as prima facie evidence of sale”);</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§ 6–208 (“Regulating possession or consumption of alcohol in public places”);</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>§ 6–209 (“Adoption of standards for authorization of consumption”); and</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>§ 6–210 (“State preemption of local disorderly intoxication laws”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 6–211 (“Fines and forfeitures”) of Division I of this article applies in the county, subject to § 30–2602 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-2602" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <text>One–half of each fine imposed in the county shall be distributed as provided under § 7–507 of the Courts Article. </text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-2701" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 (“Prohibited Acts”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 6–304 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to individual under the age of 21 years”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 6–305 (“Proof of age for sale of alcoholic beverages”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 6–306 (“Defense to prosecution for sale to underage individual”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 6–307 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to intoxicated individual”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 6–308 (“Allowing on–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 6–309 (“Allowing on–premises consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages by individual under the age of 21 years”);</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§ 6–310 (“Providing free food”);</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>§ 6–311 (“Restrictions on purchases and sales by retail dealer”);</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>§ 6–312 (“Beverage misrepresentation”);</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>§ 6–313 (“Tampering with alcoholic beverage container”);</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>§ 6–314 (“Sale of alcoholic beverage container with detachable metal tab”);</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>§ 6–315 (“Alcoholic beverage in container without regular label presumed illicit”);</text> </level> <level label="13"> <text>§ 6–316 (“Maximum alcohol content”);</text> </level> <level label="14"> <text>§ 6–317 (“Multiple serving purchase required”);</text> </level> <level label="15"> <text>§ 6–319 (“On–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”);</text> </level> <level label="16"> <text>§ 6–320 (“Disorderly intoxication”);</text> </level> <level label="17"> <text>§ 6–321 (“Consumption of alcoholic beverages in public”);</text> </level> <level label="18"> <text>§ 6–323 (“Possession or use of Alcohol Without Liquid machine”);</text> </level> <level label="19"> <text>§ 6–326 (“Sale of alcoholic beverages in powder or crystalline form prohibited”);</text> </level> <level label="20"> <text>§ 6–327 (“Unlicensed out–of–state sale of alcoholic beverages”);</text> </level> <level label="21"> <text>§ 6–328 (“Tax evasion”);</text> </level> <level label="22"> <text>§ 6–329 (“Destruction of evidence”); and</text> </level> <level label="23"> <text>§ 6–330 (“Perjury”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 6–322 (“Possession of open container”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the county.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="30-2801" title_number="30" title_name="Talbot County" subtitle_number="28" subtitle_name="Penalties"> <text>Section 6–402 (“General penalty”) of Division I of this article applies in the county.</text> </section>