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Title 32. Wicomico County — Subtitle 10. Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues

Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.

Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 32-1001 (2026)
Title 32. Wicomico County
Subtitle 10. Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues

§ 32–1001Copy Citation

(a)
There is a Class B–BB (bed and breakfast) beer and wine license.
(b)
The Board may issue the license to a license holder who is approved by the appropriate local governmental unit to operate a bed and breakfast that:
(1)
provides services ordinarily provided by a bed and breakfast;
(2)
has at least one room but not more than 10 rooms, each with sleeping accommodations, excluding resident management quarters, that the public for consideration may use for a specified time; and
(3)
has a kitchen facility that has been approved by the appropriate local governmental unit.
(c)
The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine to a guest if:
(1)
the name and address of the guest appears on the registry that the bed and breakfast maintains; and
(2)
the guest is an occupant of a sleeping room in the bed and breakfast.
(d)
(1)
The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine for on–premises consumption to a guest of a catered event at the bed and breakfast if:
(i)
(1)
the license holder is under contract to cater the event;
(2)
the license holder caters the event; and
(3)
food is served at the catered event; or
(ii)
the license holder hosts an event for which tickets are sold in advance.
(2)
The license authorizes the license holder to allow a guest of the bed and breakfast, whose name and address appear on the registry of the establishment, to bring personal alcoholic beverages onto the premises for on–premises consumption during the hours and days as set out under subsection (e) of this section.
(e)
The license holder may sell beer and wine for on–premises consumption on Monday through Sunday, from 7 a.m. to midnight.
(f)
Except during catered events that meet the requirements under subsection (d) of this section or ticketed events hosted by the license holder, the license does not authorize the sale of beer and wine to an individual who:
(1)
is not a guest of the bed and breakfast; or
(2)
is registered as a guest at the bed and breakfast only to obtain beer and wine.
(g)
(1)
A bed and breakfast may not be operated only to sell or provide beer and wine.
(2)
If the bed and breakfast ends operations as a bed and breakfast:
(i)
the license is void; and
(ii)
the license holder shall return the license to the Board.
(h)
This section may not be construed to apply to a permanent resident on the premises or to guests of the permanent resident.
(i)
The license holder shall:
(1)
maintain records of all catered events where alcoholic beverages are served; and
(2)
make the records required under item (1) of this subsection available on request to the Board, the Executive Director, or the Comptroller.
(j)
The annual license fee is $300.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 32-1001.1 (2026)
Title 32. Wicomico County
Subtitle 10. Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues

§ 32–1001.1Copy Citation

(a)
There is a Class B–BF (banquet facility) beer, wine, and liquor license.
(b)
The Board may issue the license for use by a banquet facility that:
(1)
accommodates the public for banquets, parties, meetings, and similar functions;
(2)
contains a dining room with adequate facilities for serving full–course meals for at least 100 individuals who are inside the facility or outside on the premises at one seating; and
(3)
has adequate public bathroom facilities.
(c)
The license authorizes the license holder to sell at retail beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption if:
(1)
the beer and wine are sold by the drink or by the bottle;
(2)
the liquor is sold only by the drink;
(3)
the beer, wine, and liquor are sold only during the function;
(4)
the license holder does not sell beer, wine, and liquor for off–premises consumption;
(5)
the license holder does not allow beer, wine, and liquor to be carried off the premises; and
(6)
food is provided at the function where the beer, wine, and liquor are provided.
(d)
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 license under § 32–2004 of this title.
(e)
The annual license fee is $1,500.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 32-1001.2 (2026)
Title 32. Wicomico County
Subtitle 10. Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues

§ 32–1001.2Copy Citation

(a)
There is a Class B–Conference Center license.
(b)
The Board may issue a license for use by a conference center that has:
(1)
a minimum capacity of 500 individuals;
(2)
a kitchen;
(3)
dining space; and
(4)
meeting space.
(c)
The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption to individuals attending a conference center event.
(d)
An existing Class B license may be amended to one for conference center use.
(e)
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 license under § 32–2005 of this title.
(f)
The annual license fee is $1,500.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 32-1001.3 (2026)
Title 32. Wicomico County
Subtitle 10. Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues

§ 32–1001.3Copy Citation

(a)
There is a Class B–DT (dinner theater) beer, wine, and liquor license.
(b)
The Board may issue the license for the use of a dinner theater that:
(1)
provides live music, entertainment, Broadway–style musicals, comedy, dance performances, or drama to the dinner theater’s customers;
(2)
is open to the public by reservation only; and
(3)
contains a dining room with facilities for serving full–course meals for at least 80 individuals at one seating.
(c)
(1)
The license authorizes the license holder to sell at retail for on–premises consumption:
(i)
beer and wine by the drink or bottle; and
(ii)
liquor by the drink.
(2)
A license holder may not sell alcoholic beverages:
(i)
for off–premises consumption; or
(ii)
at any time except in conjunction with the dinner theater.
(d)
A license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor beginning 2 hours before a live performance until the end of the performance and during the hours and days as set out under § 32–2004 of this title.
(e)
Food shall be available at a function where beer, wine, and liquor are served.
(f)
The annual license fee is $1,500.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 32-1002 (2026)
Title 32. Wicomico County
Subtitle 10. Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues

§ 32–1002Copy Citation

(a)
There is a Class D beer, wine, and liquor entertainment and amusement license.
(b)
(1)
The Board may issue the license for an entertainment amusement center that:
(i)
is a business establishment that accommodates the public;
(ii)
has a minimum seating capacity of 140 individuals, not including the bar area or dancing floor area;
(iii)
meets the minimum requirements of the fire code applicable for the jurisdiction in which the premises is located;
(iv)
is equipped with an adequate dining room with facilities for preparing and serving regular meals;
(v)
has an initial capital investment of at least $300,000, excluding the cost of the land and building; and
(vi)
subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, has more than 50% of its floor space dedicated to or occupied by equipment for foosball, billiards, darts, virtual reality simulation games, and other games that the Board approves that require the active physical participation of one or more players.
(2)
Under paragraph (1)(vi) of this subsection:
(i)
floor space may not be dedicated to or occupied by equipment for keno, a card game, a pinball machine, or a bar game; and
(ii)
the floor space requirement may not be met by floor space occupied by:
(1)
a jukebox or similar passive entertainment device; or
(2)
the kitchen.
(c)
The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor 7 days a week for on–premises consumption.
(d)
An individual who is:
(1)
under the age of 21 years may not enter or remain on the licensed premises after 9 p.m.; and
(2)
under the age of 17 years may not enter the licensed premises without a parent or guardian.
(e)
The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license under § 32–2005 of this title.
(f)
The annual license fee is $4,000.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 32-1003 (2026)
Title 32. Wicomico County
Subtitle 10. Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues

§ 32–1003Copy Citation

(a)
There is a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (golf course) license.
(b)
The Board of License Commissioners may issue the license for the use of a golf course or organization that:
(1)
is open to the public;
(2)
is operated for profit;
(3)
owns real estate in the county; and
(4)
has a golf course with a minimum of 18 holes.
(c)
(1)
The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor for consumption on the land and in the buildings, including the clubhouse, used for golfing purposes.
(2)
A patron need not be seated to be served.
(d)
A holder of the license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:
(1)
on Monday through Saturday, from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and
(2)
on Sunday, from 7 a.m. to midnight.
(e)
The annual license fee is $2,200.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 32-1004 (2026)
Title 32. Wicomico County
Subtitle 10. Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues

§ 32–1004Copy Citation

(a)
There is a Class B (stadium) beer and wine license.
(b)
(1)
The Board may issue the license:
(i)
to the owner of a professional baseball team franchise, regardless of whether the franchise is a partnership or corporation; and
(ii)
subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, only for a stadium that has the average daily receipts from the sale of food for each month exceed the average daily receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages.
(2)
An allocation of foodstuff contained in a mixed drink may not be included in average daily receipts from the sale of food.
(c)
The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine:
(1)
for on–premises consumption;
(2)
in plastic, Styrofoam, paper, or aluminum containers on the stadium premises, except that glass containers may be used in an enclosed dining premises in which the patrons are seated; and
(3)
to an individual present at any event held at the stadium.
(d)
The license holder may not allow an individual to carry alcoholic beverages onto or from the licensed premises.
(e)
(1)
Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license holder may sell beer and wine:
(i)
on Monday through Saturday, from noon to 9 p.m.; and
(ii)
on Sunday, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
(2)
During a baseball game, a holder of a stadium beer and wine license may not sell beer or wine:
(i)
after the beginning of the eighth inning; or
(ii)
during a doubleheader, after the beginning of the sixth inning of the second game.
(f)
The annual license fee is $2,000.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 32-1005 (2026)
Title 32. Wicomico County
Subtitle 10. Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues

§ 32–1005Copy Citation

(a)
There is a Class B Youth and Civic Center license.
(b)
(1)
The Board may issue a license to a designee of the County Executive for use at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center.
(2)
During the term of the license, the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center shall maintain:
(i)
a kitchen;
(ii)
dining space; and
(iii)
meeting space.
(c)
The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption to individuals attending a youth and civic center event.
(d)
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 license under § 32–2005 of this title.
(e)
The license holder may:
(1)
authorize a vendor to sell alcoholic beverages for on–premises consumption under the license that the manager of the youth and civic center is issued; and
(2)
contract to receive part of the revenue derived from the vendor’s sale of alcoholic beverages.
(f)
The annual license fee is $1,500.