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<subtitle article="gab" title_number="32" subtitle_number="10" title_name="Wicomico County" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues">
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="32-1001" title_number="32" title_name="Wicomico County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is a Class B–BB (bed and breakfast) beer and wine license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>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:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>provides services ordinarily provided by a bed and breakfast;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>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</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>has a kitchen facility that has been approved by the appropriate local governmental unit.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine to a guest if:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>the name and address of the guest appears on the registry that the bed and breakfast maintains; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>the guest is an occupant of a sleeping room in the bed and breakfast.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <level label="1">
        <text>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:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <level label="1">
            <text>the license holder is under contract to cater the event;</text>
          </level>
          <level label="2">
            <text>the license holder caters the event; and</text>
          </level>
          <level label="3">
            <text>food is served at the catered event; or</text>
          </level>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>the license holder hosts an event for which tickets are sold in advance.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>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.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <text>The license holder may sell beer and wine for on–premises consumption on Monday through Sunday, from 7 a.m. to midnight.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="f">
      <text>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:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>is not a guest of the bed and breakfast; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>is registered as a guest at the bed and breakfast only to obtain beer and wine.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="g">
      <level label="1">
        <text>A bed and breakfast may not be operated only to sell or provide beer and wine.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>If the bed and breakfast ends operations as a bed and breakfast:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>the license is void; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>the license holder shall return the license to the Board.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="h">
      <text>This section may not be construed to apply to a permanent resident on the premises or to guests of the permanent resident.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="i">
      <text>The license holder shall:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>maintain records of all catered events where alcoholic beverages are served; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>make the records required under item (1) of this subsection available on request to the Board, the Executive Director, or the Comptroller.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="j">
      <text>The annual license fee is $300.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="32-1001.1" title_number="32" title_name="Wicomico County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is a Class B–BF (banquet facility) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The Board may issue the license for use by a banquet facility that:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>accommodates the public for banquets, parties, meetings, and similar functions;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>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</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>has adequate public bathroom facilities.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell at retail beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption if:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>the beer and wine are sold by the drink or by the bottle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>the liquor is sold only by the drink;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>the beer, wine, and liquor are sold only during the function;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>the license holder does not sell beer, wine, and liquor for off–premises consumption;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="5">
        <text>the license holder does not allow beer, wine, and liquor to be carried off the premises; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="6">
        <text>food is provided at the function where the beer, wine, and liquor are provided.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <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 license under § 32–2004 of this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <text>The annual license fee is $1,500.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="32-1001.2" title_number="32" title_name="Wicomico County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is a Class B–Conference Center license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The Board may issue a license for use by a conference center that has:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>a minimum capacity of 500 individuals;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>a kitchen;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>dining space; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>meeting space.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption to individuals attending a conference center event.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>An existing Class B license may be amended to one for conference center use.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <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 license under § 32–2005 of this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="f">
      <text>The annual license fee is $1,500.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="32-1001.3" title_number="32" title_name="Wicomico County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is a Class B–DT (dinner theater) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The Board may issue the license for the use of a dinner theater that:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>provides live music, entertainment, Broadway–style musicals, comedy, dance performances, or drama to the dinner theater’s customers;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>is open to the public by reservation only; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>contains a dining room with facilities for serving full–course meals for at least 80 individuals at one seating.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell at retail for on–premises consumption:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>beer and wine by the drink or bottle; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>liquor by the drink.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>A license holder may not sell alcoholic beverages:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>for off–premises consumption; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>at any time except in conjunction with the dinner theater.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>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.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <text>Food shall be available at a function where beer, wine, and liquor are served.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="f">
      <text>The annual license fee is $1,500.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="32-1002" title_number="32" title_name="Wicomico County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is a Class D beer, wine, and liquor entertainment and amusement license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The Board may issue the license for an entertainment amusement center that:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>is a business establishment that accommodates the public;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>has a minimum seating capacity of 140 individuals, not including the bar area or dancing floor area;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>meets the minimum requirements of the fire code applicable for the jurisdiction in which the premises is located;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iv">
          <text>is equipped with an adequate dining room with facilities for preparing and serving regular meals;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="v">
          <text>has an initial capital investment of at least $300,000, excluding the cost of the land and building; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="vi">
          <text>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.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>Under paragraph (1)(vi) of this subsection:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>floor space may not be dedicated to or occupied by equipment for keno, a card game, a pinball machine, or a bar game; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>the floor space requirement may not be met by floor space occupied by:</text>
          <level label="1">
            <text>a jukebox or similar passive entertainment device; or</text>
          </level>
          <level label="2">
            <text>the kitchen.</text>
          </level>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor 7 days a week for on–premises consumption.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>An individual who is:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>under the age of 21 years may not enter or remain on the licensed premises after 9 p.m.; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>under the age of 17 years may not enter the licensed premises without a parent or guardian.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <text>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.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="f">
      <text>The annual license fee is $4,000.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="32-1003" title_number="32" title_name="Wicomico County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (golf course) license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The Board of License Commissioners may issue the license for the use of a golf course or organization that:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>is open to the public;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>is operated for profit;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>owns real estate in the county; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>has a golf course with a minimum of 18 holes.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <level label="1">
        <text>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.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>A patron need not be seated to be served.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>A holder of the license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>on Monday through Saturday, from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>on Sunday, from 7 a.m. to midnight.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <text>The annual license fee is $2,200.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="32-1004" title_number="32" title_name="Wicomico County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is a Class B (stadium) beer and wine license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The Board may issue the license:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>to the owner of a professional baseball team franchise, regardless of whether the franchise is a partnership or corporation; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>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.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>An allocation of foodstuff contained in a mixed drink may not be included in average daily receipts from the sale of food.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>for on–premises consumption;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>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</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>to an individual present at any event held at the stadium.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>The license holder may not allow an individual to carry alcoholic beverages onto or from the licensed premises.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <level label="1">
        <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license holder may sell beer and wine:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>on Monday through Saturday, from noon to 9 p.m.; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>on Sunday, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>During a baseball game, a holder of a stadium beer and wine license may not sell beer or wine:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>after the beginning of the eighth inning; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>during a doubleheader, after the beginning of the sixth inning of the second game.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="f">
      <text>The annual license fee is $2,000.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="32-1005" title_number="32" title_name="Wicomico County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues">
    <level label="a">
      <text>There is a Class B Youth and Civic Center license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The Board may issue a license to a designee of the County Executive for use at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>During the term of the license, the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center shall maintain:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>a kitchen;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>dining space; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>meeting space.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>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.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <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 license under § 32–2005 of this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <text>The license holder may:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>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</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>contract to receive part of the revenue derived from the vendor’s sale of alcoholic beverages.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="f">
      <text>The annual license fee is $1,500.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
</subtitle>