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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="31-1007" title_number="31" title_name="Washington County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>“Hospitality and tourism management degree program” means a degree program at an institution of higher education that offers classes that provide a comprehensive study of alcoholic beverages with an emphasis on the origin, production, classification, and service of beer, wine, and liquor.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Hospitality and tourism management degree program” includes classes that study bartending, alcohol awareness, liability, and the responsible serving of alcoholic beverages.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Institution of higher education” has the meaning stated in § 10–101 of the Education Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>There is a university and college hospitality beer, wine, and liquor license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board may issue the license to an institution of higher education that offers a hospitality and tourism management degree program.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>As part of the license application, an applicant shall provide to the Board:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a drawing and description of the designated area where the preparing, serving, or consuming of alcoholic beverages during the hospitality and tourism management class will take place; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the location of the locked storage facility where the alcoholic beverages will be stored when not in use.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A license shall expire on the June 30 immediately following the issuance of the license.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A license holder must submit to the Board a form documenting the dates and hours of a hospitality and tourism management class at least 14 days before the hospitality and tourism management class begins.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The license authorizes the license holder to allow the preparation, serving, and consumption of beer, wine, and liquor by individuals who are:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>at least 21 years old; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>registered in a hospitality and tourism management class offered by the license holder.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>A license holder may conduct the activities specified in subsection (e) of this section only:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>on the licensed premises; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>during the hospitality and tourism management class dates and hours specified in subsection (d) of this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>A license holder shall ensure that at least one instructor of a hospitality and tourism management class is:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>certified by an alcohol awareness program; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>present during the dates and hours of the hospitality and tourism management class.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>A license holder shall allow the Executive Director or the Executive Director’s designee, the Board or the Board’s designee, or a peace officer of the county, to inspect and search the licensed premises at any time.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>A license holder shall comply with:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>municipal ordinances; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>fire and health department regulations.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <text>A license holder may purchase beer, wine, and liquor from a holder of a retail or wholesaler’s license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The annual license fee is $750.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The annual fee for a Sunday permit is $250.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
