<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-101" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this title:</text> <level label="1"> <text>except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the definitions in § 1–101 of this article apply without exception or variation; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Board” means the Board of License Commissioners for Allegany County.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board shall determine whether an establishment meets the definition of a “club” under § 1–101 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“County” means Allegany County.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Light wine” means wine that contains not more than 15.5% of alcohol by volume.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-102" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>This title applies only in Allegany County.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-103" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>A copy of any legislation concerning alcoholic beverages enacted by the County Commissioners under this title shall be sent to the Department of Legislative Services, 90 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland 21401.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-201" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <text>There is a Board of License Commissioners for Allegany County.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-202" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Governor shall appoint three members to the Board.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The appointments shall be made:</text> <level label="i"> <text>if the Senate is in session, with the advice and consent of the Senate; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if the Senate is not in session, by the Governor alone.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Each member of the Board shall be:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a resident and voter of the county; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>an individual of high character and integrity and of recognized business capacity.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Two members of the Board of License Commissioners shall be members of the political party that at the last preceding general election polled the highest number of votes in the aggregate for seats on the Board of County Commissioners.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>One member of the Board of License Commissioners shall be a member of the political party that at the last preceding general election polled the second highest number of votes in the aggregate for seats on the Board of County Commissioners.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The term of a member is 6 years.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The terms of the members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on July 1, 2016.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The Governor shall appoint an eligible individual to fill a vacancy during the remainder of the term of office of the individual originally appointed in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The Governor may remove a member for misconduct in office, incompetence, or willful neglect of duty.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Governor shall give a member who is charged a copy of the charges against the member and, with at least 10 days’ notice, an opportunity to be heard publicly in person or by counsel.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If a member is removed, the Governor shall file with the Office of the Secretary of State a statement of charges against the member and the findings of the Governor on the charges.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-203" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <text>In making the appointments, the Governor shall designate a chair from among the members of the Board.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-204" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <level label="a"> <text>In accordance with Title 28, Subtitle 1 of the Local Government Article, the County Commissioners shall set the annual salary of the members of the Board.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>employ:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a secretary;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>inspectors; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>clerical and other assistants as are necessary; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>set the compensation of the employees, subject to subsection (c)(3) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The chair of the Board shall submit to the Director of Finance of the county the total amount of the Board’s budget, including:</text> <level label="i"> <text>salaries for members and employees of the Board; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>all other necessary expenses.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>From the receipts collected by the Board, the County Commissioners shall pay:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the salaries of the members and employees of the Board once every 2 weeks; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the expenses of the Board on written approval of the chair of the Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The salaries and expenses of the employees of the Board are subject to the approval of the County Commissioners.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-205" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <level label="a"> <text>An inspector has all the powers of a peace officer or sheriff in the State arising out of or relating to the enforcement of this article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An inspector shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>An inspector shall provide a penalty bond of $2,000 to the Board and the County Commissioners jointly on the condition that the inspector faithfully perform the duties of office.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The county shall pay the cost of the bond.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-206" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <text>The Board may adopt regulations to carry out this article.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-301" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Liquor Control"> <text>There is no liquor control board or department of liquor control in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-401" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Manufacturer's Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 2, Subtitle 2 (“Manufacturer’s Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 2–201 (“Issuance by Comptroller”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 2–202 (“Class 1 distillery license”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 2–203 (“Class 9 limited distillery license”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 2–204 (“Class 2 rectifying license”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 2–205 (“Class 3 winery license”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 2–206 (“Class 4 limited winery license”);</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§ 2–207 (“Class 5 brewery license”);</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>§ 2–210 (“Class 8 farm brewery license”);</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>§ 2–211 (“Residency requirement”);</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>§ 2–212 (“Additional licenses”);</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>§ 2–213 (“Additional fees”);</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>§ 2–214 (“Sale or delivery restricted”);</text> </level> <level label="13"> <text>§ 2–215 (“Beer sale on credit to retail dealer prohibited”);</text> </level> <level label="14"> <text>§ 2–216 (“Interaction between manufacturing entities and retailers”);</text> </level> <level label="15"> <text>§ 2–217 (“Distribution of alcoholic beverages — Prohibited practices”); and</text> </level> <level label="16"> <text>§ 2–218 (“Restrictive agreements between producers and retailers — Prohibited”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 2–208 (“Class 6 pub–brewery license”) does not apply in the county.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Section 2–209 (“Class 7 micro–brewery license”) of Division I of this article applies in the county, subject to § 9–403 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-402" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Manufacturer's Licenses"> <text>A holder of a manufacturer’s license may sell or deliver alcoholic beverages to a holder of a retail license from 6 a.m. to midnight on every day except Sunday.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-403" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Manufacturer's Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies to a Class 7 micro–brewery license in the county.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A holder of the license:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may brew a malt beverage in one location and contract for the bottling of the malt beverage in another location; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>shall meet the requirements for a restaurant for which a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license is sought; but</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>need not meet the requirements for a hotel or motel for which a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license is sought; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>is not subject to the manufacturing and licensing prohibitions under § 2–209(e) of this article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-501" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Wholesaler's Licenses"> <text>Title 2, Subtitle 3 (“Wholesaler’s Licenses”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-502" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Wholesaler's Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and § 9–503 of this subtitle, a holder of a wholesaler’s license may sell or deliver alcoholic beverages to a holder of a retail license from 6 a.m. to midnight on every day except Sunday.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A holder of a beer wholesaler’s license may deliver draft beer to a holder of a retail license on Sunday.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-503" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Wholesaler's Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>A holder of a wholesaler’s license may enter into an agreement with a holder of a per diem license issued under Subtitle 13 of this title to deliver beer on the effective date of the per diem license and accept returns on the same day.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The agreement entered into under subsection (a) of this section shall include the type of equipment, services, personnel, and supplies required to dispense draft beer.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-504" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Wholesaler's Licenses"> <text>A holder of a beer wholesaler’s license may not provide equipment to dispense draft beer at a rental price that is less than the fair market cost for the rental.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-505" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Wholesaler's Licenses"> <text>The holder of a Class 1 or Class 2 wholesaler’s license may not sell liquor in a container smaller than 23 ounces or 680 milliliters to a holder of a per diem license issued under § 9–1307 of this title.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-601" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Beer Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class A beer license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer at retail to consumers at the place described in the license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder shall sell the beer in a sealed package or container.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The package or container may not be opened and its contents may not be consumed on:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the premises where the beer was sold; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>any premises in which the license holder has a direct or indirect interest.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The annual license fee is $125.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-602" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Beer Licenses"> <text>A Class B beer license may not be issued in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-603" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Beer Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class C beer license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>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– and off–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The annual license fee is $150.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-604" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Beer Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class D beer license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>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.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A license may not be issued for a drugstore.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The annual license fee is $200.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-701" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Light Wine Licenses"> <text>A light wine license may not be issued in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-801" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Light Wine Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class A beer and light wine license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and light wine, at retail, at the place described in the license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder shall sell the beer and light wine in a sealed package or container.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The package or container may not be opened and its contents may not be consumed on:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the premises where the beer or light wine is sold; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a premises in which the license holder has a direct or indirect interest.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The annual license fee is $150.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-802" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Light Wine Licenses"> <text>A Class B beer and light wine license may not be issued in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-803" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Light Wine Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B–MB (micro–brewery/restaurant) license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license to a holder of a Class 7 micro–brewery license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell at retail:</text> <level label="1"> <text>beer and light wine by the drink or bottle and liquor by the drink for on–premises consumption, including:</text> <level label="i"> <text>in a banquet room or banquet facility that is on the licensed premises; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on a patio that is part of the licensed premises as evidenced by lease documents or by agreement of the owner of the licensed premises; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>beer and light wine by the bottle for off–premises consumption.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The hours and days of sale are:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for on–premises consumption:</text> <level label="i"> <text>from Monday through Saturday, from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on Sunday, from 1 p.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for off–premises consumption, from Monday through Saturday, from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The annual license fee is $900.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-804" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Light Wine Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class C beer and light wine license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and light wine to a member of a club and a guest of the member, at retail, at the place described in the license, for on– and off–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The annual license fee is $150.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-805" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Light Wine Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class D beer and light wine license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and light wine, at retail, at the place described in the license, for on– and off–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license may not be issued for use by a drugstore.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The annual license fee is $210.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-901" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at the place described in the license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder shall deliver the beer, wine, or liquor in a sealed package or container that may not be opened or its contents consumed on the licensed premises or on a premises in which the license holder has a direct or indirect interest.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A license may not be issued for a drugstore unless the applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>has been doing business at the location applied for in the license for at least 1 year before the date of the application for the license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is the assignee of a business established for at least 1 year before the date of the application for the license at the location applied for; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>has been engaged in the retail drug business for at least 3 years.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The annual license fee is $650.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-902" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license to the owner of a hotel that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is in a building at least three stories tall that was originally constructed for hotel purposes;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has a capital investment of at least $500,000; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>contains:</text> <level label="i"> <text>at least one passenger elevator;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>at least 100 rooms for the accommodation of the public; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a dining room with facilities for preparing and serving regular meals for at least 125 individuals at one seating.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor by the drink for on–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Board may issue the license for use by a restaurant:</text> <level label="i"> <text>in a hotel or motel with at least 100 bedrooms for public accommodation; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>operated in conjunction with a Class 7 micro–brewery.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>To be licensed, a restaurant:</text> <level label="i"> <text>shall be in a permanent building with ample space and accommodations for preparing, serving, and selling meals to the public during business hours;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>shall derive at least 60% of its gross monthly revenue from the sale of food;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>shall provide waiters to serve customers who are seated at tables for dining; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>may not be a fast–food style facility.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The license is exempt from any license population quota limitation.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The license may not be transferred to another location.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The annual license fee is $800.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-902.1" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B–D beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license for use by a restaurant that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is located in a permanent building with ample space and accommodations;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>commonly offers hot and cold meals that are prepared, sold, and served to the public during regular business hours;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>maintains a menu that advertises a variety of food that the establishment serves;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>serves food at all times whenever alcoholic beverages are being served or consumed; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>has, on an annual basis, gross sales of food and nonalcoholic beverages that exceed its gross sales of alcoholic beverages.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>Once every licensing cycle, the license holder shall comply with a request from the Board to submit a Food Alcohol Ratio Report covering 2 preceding quarters that the Board selects to demonstrate compliance with the annual gross sales requirement under subsection (b)(5) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>To enforce this paragraph, the Board may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>request a license holder to provide supporting data or additional information;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>impose a fine on a license holder; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>suspend a license.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A license holder or the license holder’s accountant shall complete, sign, and provide for the notarization of the Food Alcohol Ratio Report.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>When submitting a Food Alcohol Ratio Report, the license holder shall include a current menu, information on hours of operation, and sales amounts and percentages for food, nonalcoholic beverages, and alcoholic beverages for the time period requested.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>As a prerequisite for the renewal of the license, the license holder shall demonstrate compliance with the annual gross sales requirement under subsection (b)(5) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days set out for a Class B–D beer, wine, and liquor license under § 9–2004 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The annual license fee is $700.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-903" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at a club, at the place described in the license, for on– or off–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The annual license fee is $500.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-904" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at the place described in the license, for on– and off–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license may not be issued for use by a drugstore.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The annual license fee is $700.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-905" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class L beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license to the holder of a manufacturer’s license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder, for on–premises consumption, to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>sell beer, wine, and liquor produced by the holder or another holder of a manufacturer’s license; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>provide a sample of the beer, wine, or liquor that is authorized under item (1) of this subsection at no cost.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The hours of sale for a Class L beer, wine, and liquor license are the same as those for the underlying manufacturer’s license.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The annual license fee is $250.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1001" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B–BT (buffet theater) beer, light wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license for the use of an establishment that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is operated as a nonprofit professional theater;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>provides to the customers of the establishment live Broadway–style musicals, comedy, drama, live acoustic–style music, or feature films; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>is open to the public by reservation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Class B–BT license authorizes the license holder to sell at retail beer and light wine by the drink or by the bottle and liquor by the drink only for on–premises consumption and in conjunction with the buffet theater.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The license holder may sell beer and light wine for on–premises consumption beginning 2 hours before the performance, during the performance, and for 2 hours after the end of the performance on:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Monday through Saturday; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Sunday no earlier than 1 p.m.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder may not sell beer, wine, or liquor:</text> <level label="i"> <text>for off–premises consumption by the drink or by the bottle; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>at any time except in conjunction with the buffet theater.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The annual fee for the license is $350.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1001.1" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B–TM (theater/museum) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license for the use of a theater/museum that has a ballroom with seating for a maximum of 300 individuals per event.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell at retail beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption and in conjunction with:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a regular exhibit opening; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a fund–raising event for the benefit of the theater/museum.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption on Sunday through Saturday beginning 2 hours before the exhibit opening or event, during the exhibit opening or event, and for 2 hours after the end of the exhibit opening or event.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>A license on behalf of the theater/museum shall be applied for and issued to the president and two other officers of the theater/museum.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>At least two of the applicants shall be residents of the county.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The annual fee for the license is $350.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1001.2" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a gift basket permit.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may issue the permit to a person:</text> <level label="i"> <text>whose primary business is the sale and delivery of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>flowers; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>gift baskets of flowers, food, or other items; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>who does not hold any other alcoholic beverages license or permit under this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may not issue the permit for use in conjunction with or on the premises of a chain store, supermarket, or discount house.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A holder of the permit:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may sell and deliver, to consumers of a legal drinking age located in the county, gift baskets containing:</text> <level label="i"> <text>not more than 72 ounces of beer;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>not more than 2.25 liters of wine; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>not more than 2.25 liters of liquor; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>shall maintain records and submit reports as required by the Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the permit holder or an employee of the permit holder shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>deliver the gift basket containing alcoholic beverages; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>require the person receiving a delivery of a gift basket containing alcoholic beverages to display proof that the person is at least 21 years old.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An individual who delivers a gift basket containing alcoholic beverages shall be at least 21 years old.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The holder’s annual sales from alcoholic beverages may not exceed 10% of the holder’s annual gross sales.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The alcoholic beverages contained in a gift basket shall be purchased from a retail license holder.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The fee for a gift basket permit is $100.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1002" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Concessionaire” means a lessee, a sublessee, or any other operator of an establishment that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>engages in the sale of beer, wine, and liquor by the drink or by the bottle on its premises for consumption anywhere in a video lottery facility; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is operated as a concession independent of a Class BWL–VLF license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Video lottery facility” means a facility that holds a license under Title 9, Subtitle 1A of the State Government Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>There is a Class BWL–VLC (video lottery concessionaire) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board may issue the license to one or more concessionaires operating in a video lottery facility.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor on the premises of the concessionaire for consumption:</text> <level label="1"> <text>anywhere in the video lottery facility; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on grounds controlled by the Class BWL–VLF license holder, as defined in the Class BWL–VLF license;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the playing of music and dancing; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the sale and providing of beer, wine, and liquor throughout the video lottery facility and grounds controlled by the Class BWL–VLF license holder during those days and hours that the video lottery facility is open for business.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Beer, wine, and liquor purchased under a Class BWL–VLC license may be taken anywhere in the video lottery facility or on grounds controlled by the Class BWL–VLF license holder, as defined in the Class BWL–VLF license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The hours for the sale of alcoholic beverages under the license are the same as the hours of operation of a video lottery facility.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual license fee is $5,000.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The fee shall be paid to the Board on or before May 1.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>A penalty or other sanction that is imposed for a violation of a regulation of the Board on the licensed premises of a holder of a Class BWL–VLC license shall apply to the concessionaire that the Board determines to be responsible for the violation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1003" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “video lottery facility” means a facility that holds a license under Title 9, Subtitle 1A of the State Government Article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>There is a Class BWL–VLF (video lottery facility) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may issue the license to an individual or entity that owns a video lottery facility that contains at least one food service facility, bar, or lounge.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may not require an applicant for the license to meet any location, voting, or residency requirement.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor by the drink and by the bottle on the premises of the video lottery facility for consumption:</text> <level label="1"> <text>anywhere in the video lottery facility; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on grounds controlled by the license holder, as defined in the license;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the playing of music and dancing; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the sale and providing of beer, wine, and liquor throughout the video lottery facility and grounds controlled by the license holder during the days and hours that the video lottery facility is open for business.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Beer, wine, and liquor purchased under the license may be taken anywhere in the video lottery facility or on grounds controlled by the license holder, as defined in the license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The hours for the sale of alcoholic beverages under the license are the same as the hours of operation of a video lottery facility.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual license fee is $15,000.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The fee shall be paid to the Board on or before May 1.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1004" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class C (volunteer company) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license for use by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a volunteer fire company;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a volunteer ambulance company; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a combined volunteer fire and ambulance company.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises or off–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A customer need not be a member of the company for which the license is issued or a member’s guest.</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 C beer, wine, and liquor license under § 9–2004 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The annual license fee is $500.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1101" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Additional License Privileges"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 11 (“Additional License Privileges”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–1102 (“Corkage – Consuming wine not purchased from license holder on licensed premises”); and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–1103 (“Removal of partially consumed bottle of wine from licensed premises”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 11 (“Additional License Privileges”) of Division I of this article do not apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–1104 (“Refillable container permit – Draft beer”); and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–1105 (“Refillable container permit – Wine”).</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1102" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Additional License Privileges"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Board may issue to a holder of a Class D beer or Class D beer and light wine license a permit that allows the sale of beer, wine, and liquor by the drink for on–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The permit holder:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may continue to sell beer or beer and light wine for on– or off–premises consumption; but</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may not:</text> <level label="i"> <text>sell liquor for off–premises consumption; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>purchase or possess liquor on the premises in a container smaller than 23 ounces or 680 milliliters.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Application for the permit may be made not less than 30 days before the day on which the permit is to take effect.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Not more than 50 permits may be in existence at any one time.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A license holder who is issued a permit shall receive a pro rata credit for the unexpired part of the license held when the license holder is issued the permit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The annual permit fee is $500.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1301" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 12 (“Temporary Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–1206 (“License to dispose of stock”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–1207 (“Temporary move of licensed premises”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–1208 (“Hours and days of sale”); and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–1209 (“Wine permit for fund–raising event”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 12 (“Temporary Licenses”) of Division I of this article do not apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–1202 (“Per diem licenses”), which is superseded by § 9–1307 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–1203 (“Class C per diem beer and Class C per diem beer and wine licenses”), which is superseded by § 9–1309 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–1204 (“Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license”), which is superseded by § 9–1309 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–1205 (“License fees”), which is superseded by § 9–1308 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1304" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class D (on–sale) beer and wine Arts and Entertainment District license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license to a for–profit festival promoter.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the holder to exercise any of the privileges conferred by the license at an entertainment event that is held in an arts and entertainment district in the county.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>During the event for which the license is issued, an individual, within the approved event area in the arts and entertainment district and with a designated container unique to the event, may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>purchase beer or wine from the license holder, or purchase beer or wine from, and consume on the premises of, any other license holder with on–sale privileges within the approved event area;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>transport the beer or wine in the designated container to the premises of another license holder with on–sale privileges within the approved event area; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>consume the beer or wine within the approved event area, including the premises of any license holder with on–sale privileges.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>An applicant for the license shall submit an application under oath on the form that the Board provides.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Subtitles 14 and 15 of this title do not apply to an applicant for the license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The license holder:</text> <level label="i"> <text>at the entertainment event for which the license is issued shall distribute a wristband to each individual who is at least 21 years old; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may not serve beer or wine to an individual who does not wear a wristband.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person who violates this subsection is subject to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>for a first offense, a fine of $250; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>for a second offense, a fine not exceeding $1,000 and denial of further applications for a Class D (on–sale) beer and wine Arts and Entertainment District license.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The license:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may be used for a maximum of 3 consecutive days; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may not be issued to an individual for–profit festival promoter more than once in a calendar year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The license fee is $500 per day.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1304.1" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>There is a beer and wine festival license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may issue one festival license each year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license, Class 3 winery license, or Class 4 limited winery license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the holder to display and sell:</text> <level label="1"> <text>wine that is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>manufactured and processed in any state; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>distributed in the State when the license application is filed; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>beer that is brewed by a brewer:</text> <level label="i"> <text>that brews less than 60,000 barrels of beer annually; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>whose product is distributed in the State when the license application is filed.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A license holder shall display and sell beer and wine:</text> <level label="1"> <text>at retail for on– and off–premises consumption; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>during the hours and days designated for the festival.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Board:</text> <level label="1"> <text>each year may choose 1 weekend, Friday through Sunday inclusive, for the festival;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may not choose the weekend selected for the Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>shall choose a location that is not already licensed; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>shall ensure that the primary focus of the festival is the promotion of Maryland beer and wine.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>Beer and wine displayed and sold shall be:</text> <level label="1"> <text>invoiced to the license holder by a wholesaler, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>delivered to the festival from the licensed premises of the wholesaler, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>A holder of a wholesale, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery license may enter into an agreement with the license holder to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>deliver beer and wine not earlier than 2 days before the effective date of the license; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>accept returns not later than 2 days after the expiration date of the license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>The Board may set the license fee.</text> </level> <level label="j"> <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1305" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class BWLT beer, wine, and liquor tasting permit.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the permit to a holder of a beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The permit authorizes the holder to allow the on–premises consumption, for tasting, of beer, wine, and liquor.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The permit holder shall notify the Board at least 7 days before a tasting event is to be held.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual fee for a Class BWLT beer, wine, and liquor tasting permit is $150.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The annual fee is in addition to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a one–time issuing fee of $150 for a new Class BWLT beer, wine, and liquor tasting permit; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the annual fee for the underlying beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1307" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may grant a per diem license of any retail class.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A per diem license authorizes the holder to exercise any of the privileges conferred by the class of the license:</text> <level label="1"> <text>at an entertainment event held by a club;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>at the place described in the license; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>for a period not exceeding:</text> <level label="i"> <text>7 consecutive days for a beer or a beer and light wine license; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>14 consecutive days for a beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1308" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <text>The fee for a per diem license is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>$20 per day for any beer or beer and light wine license; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>$50 per day for any beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1309" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may issue a per diem entertainment license of any class.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the holder to exercise a privilege conferred by that class of license at an entertainment event only on property that the county owns.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>To qualify for the license, a person shall submit an application not less than 30 days before the day on which the license is to take effect.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The license is valid for a period not exceeding 5 consecutive days.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The fee for the license shall be set by the Board of County Commissioners on the recommendation of the Board of License Commissioners.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board of County Commissioners shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>distribute $100 of the license fee to the Board of License Commissioners; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>donate the balance of the license fee to a charitable organization that is tax exempt under § 501(c)(3) or (4) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The license holder, with the approval of the Board of County Commissioners, shall designate the charitable organization to be the recipient of the donation under paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1401" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 1 (“Applications for Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–102 (“Applications to be filed with local licensing board”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–103 (“Application on behalf of partnership”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–104 (“Application on behalf of corporation or club”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–105 (“Application on behalf of limited liability company”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 4–106 (“Payment of notice expenses”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 4–108 (“Application form required by Comptroller”);</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§ 4–111 (“Payment of license fees”);</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>§ 4–113 (“Refund of license fees”); and</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>§ 4–114 (“Fees for licenses issued for less than 1 year”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 4–107 (“Criminal history records check”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the county.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 1 (“Applications for Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–109 (“Required information on application — In general”), in addition to § 9–1403 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–110 (“Required information on application — Petition of support”), in addition to § 9–1404 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–112 (“Disposition of license fees”), in addition to § 9–1405 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1402" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Only a United States citizen may have an interest of any kind in a business for which a license is issued.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may not issue a license to an individual who is not a resident of the county.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1403" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <text>An application shall include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a statement that the applicant is at least 21 years old;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a statement that the applicant, for the issuance or renewal of a license, will produce on request all records that an applicant under this article is required to keep:</text> <level label="i"> <text>to the Comptroller, a deputy Comptroller, the county sheriff, the Executive Director, or the police of a municipality in the county; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>in a proceeding before the Board or the circuit court for the county relating to the license or business;</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the names of two persons or the name of a bonding company authorized under this article who will act as a surety on the bond required by the county;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a statement of all persons interested in the license, including the name of a business entity on whose behalf the license application is made; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>certificates of receipt from the County Tax and Utility Office and the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, showing that, for the calendar year immediately before the year for which the license is to be issued, there are no unpaid taxes on the merchandise, fixtures, or inventory for the business due to the State, county, or municipality in which the licensed activity is to be carried on.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1404" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>With the license application, the applicant shall submit a petition signed by at least 10 residents, voters, or property owners who:</text> <level label="i"> <text>have not signed any other petition for a license; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>live or own property in the vicinity of the place for which the license application is made.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The petition shall state the full name, residence, or property owned of each person who signs the petition.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Each person who signs the petition shall certify that the person:</text> <level label="i"> <text>has been acquainted with the applicant for more than 1 year before the date that license application is made;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>has good reason to believe that all the statements in the petition are true; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>requests that the petition be approved and that the license be issued.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The applicant shall verify the petition by affidavit made before a notary or the clerk of the circuit court.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1405" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board shall process and the Director of Finance shall collect the fees.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>From the fees collected from licenses issued to a business in a municipality, the Director of Finance shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>credit 5% to the general fund of the county to cover administrative costs; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>pay 50% of the remaining fees to the municipality where the business is located.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1501" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 2 (“Issuance or Denial of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§�4–205�(“Chain store, supermarket, or discount house”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§�4–206�(“Limitations on retail sales floor space”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§�4–207�(“Licenses issued to minors”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§�4–211�(“License forms; effective date; expiration”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§�4–212�(“License not property”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§�4–213�(“Replacement licenses”); and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§�4–214�(“Waiting periods after denial of license applications”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 2 (“Issuance or Denial of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article do not apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§�4–208�(“Notice of license application required”) and is superseded by § 9–1504 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§�4–210�(“Approval or denial of license application”) and is superseded by §�9–1506 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 2 (“Issuance or Denial of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§�4–202�(“Authority of local licensing boards”), subject to § 9–1502 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§�4–203�(“Prohibition against issuing multiple licenses to individual or for use of entity”), subject to § 9–1503 of this subtitle and Subtitle 13, Part III of this title;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§�4–204�(“Prohibition against issuing multiple licenses for same premises”), subject to § 9–1503 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§�4–209�(“Hearing”), in addition to § 9–1505 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1502" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <text>The Board may not issue a Class A or Class D beer license, beer and light wine license, or beer, wine, and liquor license to a person that holds an out–of–state alcoholic beverages license.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1503" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <text>Multiple licenses may be issued for the same premises or to an individual for the use of that individual, a partnership, a corporation, an unincorporated association, or a limited liability company if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the licenses are Class D beer or Class D beer and light wine licenses; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>each premises is a bowling establishment that has at least 30 lanes with automatic pinsetters.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1504" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board shall publish a notice of the license application once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the municipality nearest to the location described in the application, as determined by the applicant.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The notice shall state:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the residence of the applicant; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the location described in the application and the owner of the location.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The first publication under this subsection shall be at least 15 days before the application hearing.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>In addition to the newspaper notice required under § 4–208 of this article, the Board shall post a suitable notice in a conspicuous place at the location described in the application for at least 10 days before the application hearing.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A notice under this subsection shall state the class of license for which application is made and the date, time, and location set by the Board for an application hearing.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1505" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <text>In a hearing on an application or protest, the general reputation of the following is admissible:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the applicant or license holder;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the location described in the application; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the persons who congregate at the location described in the application.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1506" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may deny a license application if it decides that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the applicant is unfit to be issued the license; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the location described in the application is not a proper one with reference to ensuring the public peace, general welfare, or character of the neighborhood.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Due regard shall be given to the number of licenses issued for a neighborhood.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1601" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>restrict the number of licenses in a neighborhood to the number of licenses that the Board considers sufficient;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>regulate the use of mechanical music boxes and other sound–making devices; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>specify areas in which licenses will not be issued.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An applicant or license holder who is aggrieved by any limitation, restriction, or prohibition imposed by the Board under subsection (a) of this section may petition for judicial review.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1602" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Board may not issue:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Class A and Class D beer, wine, and liquor licenses so that the number of licenses issued in each of these classes exceeds one for every 1,300 residents in the county, as determined by the latest federal census; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Class A and Class D beer licenses or Class A and Class D beer and light wine licenses so that the aggregate number in these classes exceeds one for every 1,300 residents in the county, as determined by the latest federal census.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may approve the transfer of a license.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1603" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Class A beer licenses, beer and light wine licenses, and beer, wine, and liquor licenses;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Class B beer licenses, beer and light wine licenses, and beer, wine, and liquor licenses; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Class D beer, wine, and liquor licenses.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Board may not issue a license specified in subsection (a) of this section to a person whose establishment is outside:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a municipality; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a community with at least 500 residents in a 1–mile radius.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Subject to subsection (d) of this section, the prohibition against issuing a license in subsection (b) of this section does not apply to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a restaurant that derives more than 50% of its average monthly gross receipts from sales other than alcoholic beverages; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a hotel or motel that has at least 20 rooms regularly for hire and that offers meals for sale as a regular and substantial part of its business.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A license issued under subsection (c) of this section may not be reissued, renewed, or transferred if the license holder fails to continue to comply with the requirements of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1604" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans"> <text>Not more than 60 Class C licenses may be in existence at any one time. </text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1605" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans"> <text>A Class A, Class B, or Class D beer, wine, and liquor license may not be issued for, transferred to, used in conjunction with, used at a location having a direct or indirect connection with, or used at the location of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a chain store;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a supermarket; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a discount house.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1606" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans"> <level label="a"> <text>Except for a club, hotel, or motel, the Board may not issue a license for an establishment that does not front on a public street.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A blind or an obstruction may not prevent an individual passing along the street from having a full view of the licensed premises.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1607" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans"> <text>Not more than two Class B–D licenses may be issued in a single year.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1701" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 3 (“Transfer of Local Licenses; Substitution of Names on License”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–303 (“Chain store, supermarket, or discount house”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–304 (“Compliance with Bulk Transfers Act required”); and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–306 (“Substitution of names of officers on license”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 3 (“Transfer of Local Licenses; Substitution of Names on License”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–302 (“Transfer of place of business; transfer of license and inventory”), subject to § 9–1702 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–305 (“Filing fee and endorsement”), subject to § 9–1703 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1702" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <text>The Board may not allow the transfer of a license unless the Board is presented with a receipt or certificate from the Director of Finance showing that all personal property taxes due the county or the State are paid.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1703" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <text>The fee for a transfer of a license is $200.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1704" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <text>The Board may not transfer a license that is issued under § 9–1603 of this title unless the license holder continues to comply with the requirements of § 9–1602 of this title.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1801" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <text>Title 4, Subtitle 4 (“Renewal of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1802" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <text>Notwithstanding § 9–1502 of this title, the Board may renew a Class A or Class D beer license, beer and light wine license, or beer, wine, and liquor license originally issued to a holder of an out–of–state alcoholic beverages license.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1901" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany 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>§ 4–505 (“Alcohol awareness program”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–506 (“Evidence of purchaser’s age”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 4–507 (“Retail delivery of alcoholic beverages”); and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 4–508 (“Display of license”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 4–504 (“Employment of underage individuals”) of Division I of this article applies in the county, subject to § 9–1902 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1902" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a license holder may employ an individual between the ages of 18 and 21 years.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A license holder that derives more than half of its revenues from the sale of food may employ an individual between the ages of 16 and 21 years.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>To be allowed to sell or serve beer, light wine, and liquor, an individual shall be at least 18 years old.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1903" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a Class C or Class D license holder may allow individuals under the age of 21 years on the premises to hold or attend a dance or other function at which individuals under the age of 21 years may be present.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Alcoholic beverages may not be sold at the function or be present in the room where the function is held.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The sponsor of the function shall provide adult supervision.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1904" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders"> <level label="a"> <text>A retail dealer may not extend credit to a customer.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A suit may not be maintained by a retail dealer against a person for alcoholic beverages that have been sold on credit.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-1905" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders"> <level label="a"> <text>An establishment licensed for the sale of beer or of beer and wine shall post at least four conspicuous notices on the licensed premises, including a building, a parking lot, a terrace, or grounds that are an integral part of the licensed premises, stating “Unlawful to drink or display liquor on these 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 2 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2001" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Unless otherwise provided under this title, from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. on Monday through Saturday and after 1 a.m. on Sunday, an individual may not consume alcoholic beverages in a premises licensed under this title.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An owner, operator, or manager of a premises licensed under this title may not allow the consumption of alcoholic beverages that is prohibited under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 for each offense.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2002" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in § 9–2005 of this subtitle for December 31 and January 1, a holder of a Class A beer license may sell beer:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day if the holder:</text> <level label="1"> <text>pays an additional fee of $250; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is issued a 2–day Sunday sales permit in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The Board may issue a 2–day Sunday sales permit to a holder of a Class A beer license.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>An applicant for a 2–day Sunday sales permit need not have kitchen facilities on the licensed premises.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A 2–day Sunday sales permit authorizes the holder to sell beer for off–premises consumption on not more than two Sundays in a year from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>The permit fee is $50 for each time the permit is used.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in § 9–2005 of this subtitle for December 31 and January 1, a holder of a Class C beer license may sell beer:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, for on–premises and off–premises consumption, from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on Sunday, for on–premises and off–premises consumption, from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day if the holder:</text> <level label="1"> <text>pays an additional fee of $250; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is issued a 2–day Sunday sales permit in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The Board may issue a 2–day Sunday sales permit to a holder of a Class C beer license.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>An applicant for a 2–day Sunday sales permit need not have kitchen facilities on the licensed premises.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A 2–day Sunday sales permit authorizes the holder to sell beer for on–premises and off–premises consumption on not more than two Sundays in a year from 11 a.m. Sunday to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>The permit fee is $50 for each time the permit is used.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in § 9–2005 of this subtitle for December 31 and January 1, a holder of a Class D beer license may sell beer:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, for on–premises and off–premises consumption, from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on Sunday, for on–premises and off–premises consumption, from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day if the holder pays an additional fee of $250; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>in accordance with a 2–day Sunday sales permit issued under paragraph (2) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The Board may issue a 2–day Sunday sales permit to a holder of a Class D beer license.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>An applicant for a 2–day Sunday sales permit need not have kitchen facilities on the licensed premises.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A 2–day Sunday sales permit authorizes the holder to sell beer for on–premises and off–premises consumption on not more than two Sundays in a year from 11 a.m. Sunday to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>The permit fee is $50 for each time the permit is used.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2003" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in § 9–2005 of this subtitle for December 31 and January 1, a holder of a Class A beer and light wine license may sell beer and light wine:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day if the holder:</text> <level label="1"> <text>pays an additional fee of $250; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is issued a 2–day Sunday sales permit in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The Board may issue a 2–day Sunday sales permit to a holder of a Class A beer and light wine license.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>An applicant for a 2–day Sunday sales permit need not have kitchen facilities on the licensed premises.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A 2–day Sunday sales permit authorizes the holder to sell beer and light wine for off–premises consumption on not more than two Sundays in a year from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>The permit fee is $50 for each time the permit is used.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in § 9–2005 of this subtitle for December 31 and January 1, a holder of a Class C beer and light wine license may sell beer and light wine:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, for on–premises and off–premises consumption, from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on Sunday, for on–premises and off–premises consumption, from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day if the holder:</text> <level label="1"> <text>pays an additional fee of $250; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is issued a 2–day Sunday sales permit in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The Board may issue a 2–day Sunday sales permit to a holder of a Class C beer and light wine license.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>An applicant for a 2–day Sunday sales permit need not have kitchen facilities on the licensed premises.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A 2–day Sunday sales permit authorizes the holder to sell beer and light wine for on–premises consumption and off–premises consumption on not more than two Sundays in a year from 11 a.m. Sunday to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>The permit fee is $50 for each time the permit is used.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in § 9–2005 of this subtitle for December 31 and January 1, a holder of a Class D beer and light wine license may sell beer and light wine:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, for on–premises and off–premises consumption, from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on Sunday, for on–premises and off–premises consumption, from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day if the holder pays an additional fee of $250; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>in accordance with a 2–day Sunday sales permit issued under paragraph (2) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The Board may issue a 2–day Sunday sales permit to a holder of a Class D beer and light wine license.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>An applicant for a 2–day Sunday sales permit need not have kitchen facilities on the licensed premises.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A 2–day Sunday sales permit authorizes the holder to sell beer and light wine for on–premises and off–premises consumption on not more than two Sundays in a year from 11 a.m. Sunday to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>The permit fee is $50 for each time the permit is used.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2004" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in § 9–2005 of this subtitle for December 31 and January 1, a holder of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor for off–premises consumption:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day if the holder:</text> <level label="1"> <text>pays an additional fee of $250; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is issued a 2–day Sunday sales permit in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The Board may issue a 2–day Sunday sales permit to a holder of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>An applicant for a 2–day Sunday sales permit need not have kitchen facilities on the licensed premises.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A 2–day Sunday sales permit authorizes the holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for off–premises consumption on not more than two Sundays in a year from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>The permit fee is $50 for each time the permit is used.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in § 9–2005 of this subtitle for December 31 and January 1, a holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, for on–premises and off–premises consumption, from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on Sunday, for on–premises and off–premises consumption, from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day if the holder:</text> <level label="1"> <text>pays an additional fee of $250;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is issued the license for use in a restaurant in a permanent building with ample space and accommodations where meals are usually prepared, sold, or served to the public when the restaurant is regularly open for business; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>is issued a 2–day Sunday sales permit in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The Board may issue a 2–day Sunday sales permit to a holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license, including a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license issued for use in a restaurant or banquet room in a hotel or motel.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>An applicant for a 2–day Sunday sales permit need not have kitchen facilities on the licensed premises.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A 2–day Sunday sales permit authorizes the holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises and off–premises consumption on not more than two Sundays in a year from 11 a.m. Sunday to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>The permit fee is $50 for each time the permit is used.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in § 9–2005 of this subtitle for December 31 and January 1, a holder of a Class B–D beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, for on–premises consumption, from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on Sunday:</text> <level label="1"> <text>from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day if the holder pays an additional fee of $250; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>in accordance with a 2–day Sunday sales permit issued under paragraph (2) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The Board may issue a 2–day Sunday sales permit to a holder of a Class B–D beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A 2–day Sunday sales permit authorizes the holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption on not more than two Sundays in a year from 11 a.m. Sunday to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The permit fee is $50 for each time the permit is used.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in § 9–2005 of this subtitle for December 31 and January 1, a holder of a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, for on–premises and off–premises consumption, from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on Sunday, for on–premises and off–premises consumption, from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day if the holder:</text> <level label="1"> <text>pays an additional fee of $250; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is issued a 2–day Sunday sales permit in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The Board may issue a 2–day Sunday sales permit to a holder of a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>An applicant for a 2–day Sunday sales permit need not have kitchen facilities on the licensed premises.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A 2–day Sunday sales permit authorizes the holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises and off–premises consumption on not more than two Sundays in a year from 11 a.m. Sunday to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>The permit fee is $50 for each time the permit is used.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in § 9–2005 of this subtitle for December 31 and January 1, a holder of a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, for on–premises and off–premises consumption, from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on Sunday:</text> <level label="1"> <text>from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day if the holder pays an additional fee of $250; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>in accordance with a 2–day Sunday sales permit issued under paragraph (2) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The Board may issue a 2–day Sunday sales permit to a holder of a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>An applicant for a 2–day Sunday sales permit need not have kitchen facilities on the licensed premises.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A 2–day Sunday sales permit authorizes the holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises and off–premises consumption on not more than two Sundays in a year from 11 a.m. Sunday to 2 a.m. the following day.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>The permit fee is $50 for each time the permit is used.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2005" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <text>The Board shall determine the hours of sale for December 31 and January 1, regardless of the days of the week on which those dates fall.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2006" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <text>A license holder whose premises are also used as a polling place may not exercise any privilege conferred by that license on the day of an election when the polls are open.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2101" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 6 (“Revocation and Suspension of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–602 (“Power of local licensing board”); and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–605 (“Nudity and sexual displays”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 4–606 (“Effects of revocation”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the county and is superseded by § 9–2105 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 6 (“Revocation and Suspension of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–603 (“Revocation and suspension procedures”), subject to §§ 9–2102 and 9–2103 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–604 (“Grounds for revocation or suspension”), subject to § 9–2104 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2102" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of Licenses"> <text>In addition to the revocation and suspension procedures provided under § 4–603(a) of this article, a complaint may be made by at least 10 persons in the vicinity of the licensed premises.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2103" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of Licenses"> <text>In a hearing on a complaint for revocation or suspension of a license, admissible evidence includes the general reputation of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the applicant or license holder;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the establishment; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the individuals who congregate at the establishment.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2104" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of Licenses"> <text>In addition to the grounds for revocation or suspension provided under § 4–604 of this article, the Board shall revoke or suspend a license for conviction of the license holder’s agent or employee for a violation of this article.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2105" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of Licenses"> <text>If a license is revoked because the license holder was convicted of violating this article or a provision of the Tax – General Article that relates to the alcoholic beverage tax, the Board may not issue a license to the former license holder or for the premises within 1 year after the conviction.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2201" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="22" subtitle_name="Expiration of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Section 4–702(a) (“On death of license holder”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 7 (“Expiration of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article do not apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–702(b) (“After vacation of or eviction from premises”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–703 (“Pending or approved transfers or continuation of business”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–704 (“License for premises acquired for public use”); and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–705 (“Postponement to avoid hardship”).</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2202" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="22" subtitle_name="Expiration of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>A license expires 180 days after the license holder has closed the business or stopped active alcoholic beverages business operations at the premises for which the license is held unless:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an application for approval of a transfer to another location or another person under Subtitle 17 of this title has been approved or is pending;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an application for a certificate of permission or a renewal license for continuation of business under Subtitle 23 of this title has been approved or is pending; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a written request for a hardship extension under subsection (b) of this section is filed within the 180–day period.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The license holder or another appropriate interested party may make a written request to the Board to extend the life of the license due to hardship.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may grant the extension if the Board finds after a hearing that existing hardship caused the closing or stopping of business operations.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An extension may not prolong the life of the license beyond 360 days after the date of closing or stopping of alcoholic beverages business operations at the premises for which the license is held.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The period for which a license may be considered unexpired:</text> <level label="i"> <text>begins at the earlier of the closing of the business or stopping of alcoholic beverages business operations; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may be suspended only by filing an application or request under subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The expiration period resumes on the last to occur of the following events:</text> <level label="i"> <text>final action of the Board granting or denying a request for a hardship extension under subsection (b) of this section;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>final action of the Board denying an application described in subsection (a)(1) or (2) of this section;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>final judgment of the reviewing court if judicial review of the Board’s action on an application or request authorized by subsection (a) or (b) of this section has been granted; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>dismissal of a petition for judicial review of the Board’s action.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If an application or request described in subsection (a) or (b) of this section is withdrawn:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the period for automatic expiration of the license may not be suspended; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the application or request shall be considered as if it had not been filed.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2301" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="23" subtitle_name="Death of License Holder"> <text>Title 4, Subtitle 8 (“Death of License Holder”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2401" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Judicial Review"> <text>Title 4, Subtitle 9 (“Judicial Review”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2501" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="25" subtitle_name="Unlicensed Establishments"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>An individual may not possess or consume an alcoholic beverage during the hours stated in paragraph (2) of this subsection in an establishment that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is not licensed by the Board; but</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a restaurant, tavern, hotel, club, dance studio, or disco;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a place of public entertainment;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a place open to the public;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a place that is licensed by the State or the county; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a place at which setups or other component parts of mixed alcoholic drinks are sold.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The prohibition under paragraph (1) of this subsection is in effect:</text> <level label="i"> <text>from Monday to Saturday, from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m.; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on Sunday, after 1 a.m.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An owner or a manager of an establishment under subsection (a) of this section may not allow consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages that is prohibited under this section.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 for each offense.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2601" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 2 (“Enforcement”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 6–202 (“Inspections”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 6–203 (“Use of equipment to measure quantity and quality of alcoholic beverages”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 6–204 (“Power to summon witnesses”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 6–205 (“Peace officers”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 6–206 (“Charging document for unlawful sale of alcoholic beverage”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 6–207 (“Display of alcoholic beverages as prima facie evidence of sale”);</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§ 6–208 (“Regulating possession or consumption of alcohol in public places”); and</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>§ 6–210 (“State preemption of local disorderly intoxication laws”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 2 (“Enforcement”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 6–209 (“Adoption of standards for authorization of consumption”), subject to § 9–2602 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 6–211 (“Fines and forfeitures”), subject to § 9–2603 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2602" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <text>A municipality in the county may pass an ordinance consistent with this article to regulate license holders located within the limits and up to 1 mile beyond the limits of the municipality to assist in the enforcement of this article.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2603" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <text>Fines imposed in the county shall be distributed as follows: </text> <level label="1"> <text>one–half of each fine as provided under § 7–507 of the Courts Article; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>if the offense is committed in a municipality, one–quarter to the municipality and one–quarter to the county; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if the offense is committed outside of a municipality, one–half to the county.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2701" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 (“Prohibited Acts”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 6–305 (“Proof of age for sale of alcoholic beverages”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 6–306 (“Defense to prosecution for sale to underage individual”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 6–308 (“Allowing on–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 6–309 (“Allowing on–premises consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages by individual under the age of 21 years”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 6–310 (“Providing free food”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 6–311 (“Restrictions on purchases and sales by retail dealer”);</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§ 6–312 (“Beverage misrepresentation”);</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>§ 6–313 (“Tampering with alcoholic beverage container”);</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>§ 6–314 (“Sale of alcoholic beverage container with detachable metal tab”);</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>§ 6–315 (“Alcoholic beverage in container without regular label presumed illicit”);</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>§ 6–316 (“Maximum alcohol content”);</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>§ 6–317 (“Multiple serving purchase required”);</text> </level> <level label="13"> <text>§ 6–319 (“On–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”);</text> </level> <level label="14"> <text>§ 6–320 (“Disorderly intoxication”);</text> </level> <level label="15"> <text>§ 6–321 (“Consumption of alcoholic beverages in public”);</text> </level> <level label="16"> <text>§ 6–322 (“Possession of open container”);</text> </level> <level label="17"> <text>§ 6–323 (“Possession or use of Alcohol Without Liquid machine”);</text> </level> <level label="18"> <text>§ 6–326 (“Sale of alcoholic beverages in powder or crystalline form prohibited”);</text> </level> <level label="19"> <text>§ 6–327 (“Unlicensed out–of–state sale of alcoholic beverages”);</text> </level> <level label="20"> <text>§ 6–328 (“Tax evasion”);</text> </level> <level label="21"> <text>§ 6–329 (“Destruction of evidence”); and</text> </level> <level label="22"> <text>§ 6–330 (“Perjury”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 (“Prohibited Acts”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 6–304 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to individual under the age of 21 years”), subject to § 9–2702 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 6–307 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to intoxicated individual”), subject to § 9–2703 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2702" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>A license holder or an employee of a license holder who is charged with a violation of § 6–304 of this article:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall receive a summons to appear in court on a certain day to answer the charges placed against the license holder or employee; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may not be required to post bail pending trial in any court of the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A license holder or an employee of a license holder may not be found guilty of a violation of § 6–304 of this article if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the license holder or employee establishes to the satisfaction of the finder of fact that the license holder or employee used due caution to establish that the individual was not under the age of 21 years; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the individual was not a resident of the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A license holder or an employee of the license holder who violates § 6–304 of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Board may not proceed against a license holder for a violation of § 6–304 of this article if the license holder or an employee of the license holder is found not guilty of, or granted probation before judgment for, the violation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2703" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>A license holder or an employee of a license holder who is charged with a violation of § 6–307 of this article:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall receive a summons to appear in court on a certain day to answer the charges placed against the license holder or employee; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may not be required to post bail pending trial in any court of the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A license holder or an employee of the license holder who violates § 6–307 of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board may not proceed against a license holder for a violation of § 6–307 of this article if the license holder or an employee of the license holder is found not guilty of, or granted probation before judgment for, the violation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2704" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “knowingly” means the knowledge a reasonable individual would have under ordinary circumstances based on the habits, appearance, or personal reputation of an individual.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A license holder or an employee of a license holder may not knowingly sell or provide an alcoholic beverage to a habitual drunkard.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A license holder who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2705" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>A license holder may not allow gambling that is prohibited by law on 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 2 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2706" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>A license holder whose license has the privilege that allows the sale of alcoholic beverages by clubs may not lease the privilege to a person who, by an agreement with the license holder, may make a profit from the license.</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 2 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2707" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>A license holder may not allow disorderly or disreputable individuals to congregate on 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 2 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2708" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>A license holder may not allow an individual who is not a consumer to loiter about the place of business for which the license is issued.</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 2 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2709" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not display or consume in a licensed establishment any alcoholic beverage other than those that the license holder of the licensed establishment may sell.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2801" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="28" subtitle_name="Penalties"> <level label="a"> <text>Section 6–402(b) (“General penalty — Imposition of penalty”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 6–402(a) (“General penalty — In general”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the county and is superseded by § 9–2802 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2802" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="28" subtitle_name="Penalties"> <text>A person who violates a provision of this article for which no other penalty is provided is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2803" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="28" subtitle_name="Penalties"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may revoke or suspend a license or impose a fine on a license holder who violates this article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>In lieu of suspension, the Board may impose a fine not exceeding $2,500, which shall be paid into the general fund of the county.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In deciding whether to fine a license holder or suspend the license, the Board shall consider whether:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the public welfare and morals would be impaired by allowing the license holder to operate during the suspension period; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the payment of the fine will achieve the desired disciplinary purposes.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2804" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="28" subtitle_name="Penalties"> <level label="a"> <text>A municipality may impose a penalty for the violation of an ordinance passed for the regulation and control of a license holder under this title.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>In lieu of suspension, the municipality may impose a fine not exceeding $2,500, which shall be paid into the general fund of the county.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In deciding whether to fine a license holder or suspend the license, the municipality shall consider whether:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the public welfare and morals would be impaired by allowing the license holder to operate during the suspension period; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the payment of the fine will achieve the desired disciplinary purposes.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section>