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<subtitle article="gab" title_number="33" subtitle_number="19" title_name="Worcester County" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders">
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="33-1901" title_number="33" title_name="Worcester County" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders">
    <level label="a">
      <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 5 (“Conduct of Local License Holders”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>§ 4–502 (“Storage of alcoholic beverages”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>§ 4–503 (“Solicitations and sales outside of licensed premises”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>§ 4–506 (“Evidence of purchaser’s age”); and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>§ 4–508 (“Display of license”).</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 5 (“Conduct of Local License Holders”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>§ 4–504 (“Employment of underage individuals”), subject to § 33–1902 of this subtitle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>§ 4–505 (“Alcohol awareness program”), subject to § 33–1903 of this subtitle; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>§ 4–507 (“Retail delivery of alcoholic beverages”), subject to § 33–1904 of this subtitle.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="33-1902" title_number="33" title_name="Worcester County" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders">
    <level label="a">
      <text>A license holder may not employ an individual under the age of 18 years in the sale of alcoholic beverages, unless a permit is obtained from the Sheriff and State’s Attorney of the county.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $200 or both.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="33-1903" title_number="33" title_name="Worcester County" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders">
    <level label="a">
      <text>This section does not apply to a holder of a Class C license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The license holder or an individual designated by the license holder who is employed in a supervisory capacity shall:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>be certified by an approved alcohol awareness program; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, be present on the licensed premises during the hours in which alcoholic beverages may be sold.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The license holder or individual specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection may be absent from the licensed premises for a personal or business reason or an emergency if the absence lasts for not more than 2 hours.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>The Board shall require the license holder to keep a log book on the licensed premises that documents each temporary absence, the length of time of the absence, and the reason for the absence, in the form that the Board requires.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>A license holder who violates this section is subject to:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>for a first offense, a $100 fine; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>for each subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $500 or a suspension or revocation of the license or both.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="33-1904" title_number="33" title_name="Worcester County" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders">
    <level label="a">
      <text>Except for events catered by a holder of a caterer’s license, a holder of a retail license issued by the Board may not deliver alcoholic beverages outside of the licensed premises.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $200 or both.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="33-1905" title_number="33" title_name="Worcester County" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders">
    <level label="a">
      <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, to qualify for an “on–sale” Class B license, Class C license, or Class D license, the licensed premises shall be equipped with public restrooms with:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>a minimum of one restroom for each sex; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>a connection to a public or private water and waste system that is approved by the health department.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>If the Board finds that the requirements of this section will impose an undue hardship on the applicant, the Board may waive the requirements.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
</subtitle>