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<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>
