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<subtitle article="gab" title_number="31" subtitle_number="9" title_name="Washington County" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses">
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="31-901" title_number="31" title_name="Washington 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">
      <level label="1">
        <text>A license under this section 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 sell 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="c">
      <text>A license under this section may not be issued for a drugstore unless the applicant:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>has been doing business at the location applied for in the license for at least 1 year before the date of the application for the license;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>is the assignee of a business established for at least 1 year before the date of the application for the license at the location applied for; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>has been engaged in the retail drug business for at least 3 years.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The annual license fee is $600.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The fee for a Sunday permit is $250.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="31-902" title_number="31" title_name="Washington County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) restaurant license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The Board may issue the license for use by a restaurant that:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>is located in a permanent building with ample space and accommodations;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>commonly offers hot and cold meals that are prepared, sold, and served to the public during regular business hours;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>excluding seats at bars or counters, has a dining area with regular seating capacity at tables, chairs, and booths, that can accommodate at least 50 customers;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>has sufficient kitchen and dining facilities for regularly preparing and serving meals to the public;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="5">
        <text>maintains a menu that advertises a variety of food that the establishment serves;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="6">
        <text>serves food at all times whenever alcoholic beverages are being served or consumed; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="7">
        <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="c">
      <text>The license:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>is not subject to the population ratio quota requirements under § 31–1601 of this title.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>The term of the license is 1 year and begins on May 1.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <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>The applicant or the applicant’s accountant shall complete, sign, and provide for the notarization of the Food Alcohol Ratio Report.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>When submitting a Food Alcohol Ratio Report, the applicant 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>
    <level label="f">
      <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="g">
      <text>The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale only) license under § 31–2004(c) of this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="h">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The annual license fee is $750.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The fee for a Sunday permit is $250.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="31-903" title_number="31" title_name="Washington County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is a Class B beer, wine, and liquor hotel and restaurant license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The Board may issue the license to the owner of a hotel or motel that:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>is in a building at least three stories tall that was originally constructed for hotel or motel purposes;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>has a capital investment of at least $500,000; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>contains:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>at least one passenger elevator;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>at least 100 rooms to accommodate the public;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>a lobby with a registration and mail desk and seating facilities; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iv">
          <text>a ballroom, conference room, or banquet room.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at a hotel or restaurant at retail at the place described in the license:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>through room service or otherwise to registered guests; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>by the glass, bottle, or can to individuals attending an event in a ballroom, conference room, or banquet room.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>The privileges of the license may be exercised:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>for on– and off–premises consumption, if:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>the license was issued on or before June 30, 2016, with an off–sale privilege; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>the license holder has operated a retail store on the licensed premises since at least June 30, 2016; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>for on–premises consumption only, for all other licenses.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <text>The license holder shall notify the Board before constructing or altering an area on the premises where beer, wine, and liquor are sold.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="f">
      <text>Except as provided in regulations adopted by the Board under subsection (h) of this section, the license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) license under § 31–2004(c) of this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="g">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The annual license fee is $1,000.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The fee for a Sunday permit is $250.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="h">
      <text>The Board may adopt regulations to carry out this section, including regulations that:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>provide for the manner of dispensing beer, wine, and liquor under the license;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>provide for the hours and days of sale; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>limit the quantity of alcoholic beverages that may be sold to an individual as a single serving or during a 24–hour period.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="31-904" title_number="31" title_name="Washington 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">
      <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at a club, at the place described in the license, for on–premises consumption.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The annual license fee is:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>$500 for a club with fewer than 600 members, including social members; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>$1,000 for a club with at least 600 members, including social members.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The fee for a Sunday permit is $250.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="31-905" title_number="31" title_name="Washington County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at the place described in the license, for on– and off–premises consumption.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>The license may not be issued for use by a drugstore.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The annual license fee is $750.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The fee for a Sunday permit is $250.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
</subtitle>