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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="33-906" title_number="33" title_name="Worcester County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Class I beer, wine, and liquor license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board may only issue the license for a premises within:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the corporate limits of Ocean City;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the boundary lines of the 10th election district;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the boundary lines of the 2nd precinct of the 3rd election district; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the area bounded by Maryland Route 589 to the north and east, U.S. Route 50 to the south, and U.S. Route 113 to the west, all of which lie within the 1st precinct of the 3rd election district.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at the place described in the license, for on–premises consumption.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A license holder may purchase:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>wine and liquor from:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>the Department of Liquor Control for the county; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>a licensed wholesaler; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>beer from a licensed wholesaler.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Department of Liquor Control for the county shall charge a license holder the lesser of the following prices set by the Department:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>85% of the retail price of the wine or liquor; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the special sale price or discount price.</text>
      </level>
    </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 I beer, wine, and liquor license under § 33–2005(e) of this title.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The license fees, set by the County Commissioners, may not be less than:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>$2,500 for a 6–day license; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>$3,000 for a 7–day license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, license fees shall be distributed to the general fund of the county.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>If the licensed premises are in a municipality, 75% of the fees shall be distributed to the municipality.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
