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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="31-803" title_number="31" title_name="Washington County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Wine Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Class B beer and wine (on–sale only) license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board may issue the license for use by a restaurant that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is in a permanent building with ample space and accommodations;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>commonly offers hot and cold meals that are prepared, sold, and served to the public during regular business hours;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>has a dining area with regular seating capacity at tables, chairs, and booths, that, excluding seats at bars or counters, can accommodate at least 50 customers;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>is equipped with sufficient kitchen and dining facilities for regularly preparing and serving meals to the public;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>maintains a menu that advertises a variety of food that the establishment serves;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>serves food at all times whenever beer and wine are being served or consumed; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>has, on an annual basis, gross sales of food and nonalcoholic beverages that exceed its gross sales of alcoholic beverages.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine at retail at the place described in the license for on–premises consumption.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The license:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>may be issued countywide by the Board; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>is not subject to the population ratio quota requirements under § 31–1601 of this title.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The term of the license is 1 year and begins on May 1.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Once every licensing cycle, the license holder shall comply with a request from the Board to submit a Food Alcohol Ratio Report covering 2 preceding quarters that the Board selects to demonstrate compliance with the annual gross sales requirement under subsection (b)(1)(vii) of this section.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>To enforce this paragraph, the Board may:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>request that a license holder provide supporting data or additional information;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>fine a license holder; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>suspend a license.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>When submitting a Food Alcohol Ratio Report, the license holder shall include a current menu and information on hours of operation and sales amounts and percentages for the specified quarters for food, nonalcoholic beverages, and alcoholic beverages.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The license holder or the license holder’s accountant shall complete, sign, and provide for the notarization of the Food Alcohol Ratio Report.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>As a prerequisite for the renewal of the license, the applicant shall have demonstrated compliance with the annual gross sales requirement under subsection (b)(1)(vii) of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The annual license fee is $200.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The fee for a Sunday permit is $250.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
