# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 32. Wicomico County

### Subtitle 6. Beer Licenses

#### Section 32-601

(a) There is a Class A beer license.

(b)

  (1) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer at retail to consumers at the place described in the license.

  (2) A license may not be issued for a premises having a direct or indirect connection with a drug or pharmaceutical business or other business establishment of a type commonly known as a drugstore.

  (3) The license holder shall sell the beer in a sealed package or container.

  (4) The package or container may not be opened and its contents may not be consumed on the premises where the beer was sold.

(c) The annual license fees are:

  (1) $175 for a 6-day license; and

  (2) $275 for a 7-day license.

#### Section 32-602

(a) There is a Class B beer license.

(b)

  (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license authorizes the license holder to sell beer at retail at a hotel or restaurant at the place described in the license for on- and off-premises consumption.

  (2)

    (i) A license may be issued only for a hotel or restaurant whose average daily receipts from the sale of food for each month exceed the average daily receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages.

    (ii) In calculating average daily receipts from the sale of food, an allocation of foodstuff contained in a mixed drink may not be included in average daily receipts from the sale of food.

(c) The annual license fee is $275.

#### Section 32-603

(a) There is a Class C beer license.

(b) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer at retail to members of a club and their guests at the place described in the license for on-premises consumption.

(c) The annual license fee is $75.

#### Section 32-604

(a) There is a Class D beer license.

(b)

  (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license authorizes the license holder to sell beer at retail at the place described in the license for on- and off-premises consumption.

  (2) A license may not be issued for a drugstore.

(c) The annual license fee is $275.

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Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)