MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  23-1004.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 23 - Howard County|Subtitle 10 - Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues|Section 23-1004.1 - Marketplace License

    (a)    In this section, “marketplace” means a premises that:        (1)    accommodates the public; and        (2)    is equipped with five or more outlets for preparing and serving regular meals that may be consumed by patrons in a common seating area or anywhere else on the premises.    (b)    There is a marketplace license.    (c)    The Board may issue a marketplace license only to individuals on behalf of the person, firm, or corporation that owns, manages, or leases the marketplace.    (d)    (1)    The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor through vendors or agents from one or more outlets within the marketplace by the drink or by the bottle for on–premises consumption.        (2)    A license holder may obtain:            (i)    a refillable container permit under § 23–1102 of this title to sell draft beer for off–premises consumption; and            (ii)    a nonrefillable container permit under § 23–1104 of this title to sell draft beer for off–premises consumption.    (e)    The marketplace shall have:        (1)    a minimum capital investment, not including the cost of land and buildings, of $1,000,000 for marketplace facilities;        (2)    a minimum seating capacity of 75 individuals;        (3)    a minimum capacity of 200 individuals and a maximum capacity of 500 individuals, as determined by the county Department of Fire and Rescue Services; and        (4)    average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 51% of the total daily receipts of the marketplace.    (f)    An applicant for a marketplace license shall include with an application submitted to the Board a list of the names of each vendor or agent from the outlets within the marketplace that will be authorized to sell beer, wine, and liquor under the license.    (g)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the hours of sale for the license are the same as the hours of sale for Class B beer, wine, and liquor licenses under § 23–2004(b) of this title.        (2)    (i)    The license holder may not exercise the privileges of the license on a day when a ticketed public event is held:                1.    on a property adjacent to the licensed premises, if the adjacent property has a capacity of at least 4,000 individuals; or                2.    on the same property as the licensed premises but under a different license, if the property has a capacity of at least 4,000 individuals.            (ii)    Notwithstanding subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, a license holder may exercise the privileges of the license on a day when a ticketed public event is held if the license holder obtains the written permission of the promoter or producer of the event before the event takes place.    (h)    (1)    The annual license fee is $6,000.        (2)    In addition to the annual license fee, the license holder shall pay annually:            (i)    $500, if the license holder provides live entertainment; and            (ii)    $200, if the license holder provides outdoor table service.