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<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>
