# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 30. Talbot County

### Subtitle 9. Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses

#### Section 30-901

(a) There is a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license.

(b) 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.

(c)

  (1) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at the place described in the license.

  (2) 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.

(d) The annual license fee is $1,000.

#### Section 30-902

(a) There is a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license.

(b)

  (1) The Board may issue the license for use in:

    (i) a hotel that:

      (1) has 25 or more bedrooms located under one roof; and

      (2) regularly serves meals; or

    (ii) a restaurant:

      (1) that seats at least 50 individuals; and

      (2) for which at least 60% of the gross income is derived from the sale of food.

  (2) The license holder may not make a liquor sale that:

    (i) exceeds 1 quart; or

    (ii) is made at a bar or counter.

(c) 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.

(d) The annual license fee is $1,000.

#### Section 30-903

(a) There is a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license.

(b)

  (1) The Board may issue the license for use by a club that:

    (i) 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

    (ii) 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.

  (2) 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.

(c) The annual license fee is $250.

#### Section 30-904

A Class D beer, wine, and liquor license may not be issued in the county.

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