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2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 10 - City of Annapolis › Subtitle 10 - Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues › Section 10-1001 - Art Establishment Beer and Wine License

(a)    There is a bookstore beer and wine license.
(b)    The Board may issue the license for use by an establishment commonly known as a bookstore that derives at least 70% of its revenue, measured by average daily receipts, from the sale of books.
(c)    The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine to a bookstore customer for consumption in the bookstore during a public lecture, reading, discussion, or similar bookstore event.
(d)    The average daily receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages at the bookstore may not exceed 17% of average daily receipts of the business.
(e)    The license may not be transferred to another location.
(f)    The license holder is subject to the alcohol awareness training requirements under § 4–505 of this article.
(g)    The annual license fee is $200.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 10 - City of Annapolis › Subtitle 11 - Additional License Privileges › Section 10-1101 - Application of General Provisions

(a)    The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 11 (“Additional License Privileges”) of Division I of this article apply in the City without exception or variation:
(1)    § 4–1102 (“Corkage — Consuming wine not purchased from license holder on licensed premises”); and
(2)    § 4–1103 (“Removal of partially consumed bottle of wine from licensed premises”).
(b)    Section 4–1105 (“Refillable container permit — Wine”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the City.
(c)    The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 11 (“Additional License Privileges”) of Division I of this article apply in the City:
(1)    § 4–1104 (“Refillable container permit — Draft beer”), subject to § 10–1102 of this subtitle; and
(2)    § 4–1106 (“Nonrefillable container permit –– Draft beer”), subject to § 10–1103 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 10 - City of Annapolis › Subtitle 11 - Additional License Privileges › Section 10-1102 - Refillable Container Permit -- Draft Beer

(a)    The Board may issue a refillable container permit for draft beer to a holder of a Class A license, Class B license, Class D license, or Class E license.
(b)    An applicant for the permit shall complete the form that the Board provides.
(c)    The hours of sale for a refillable container permit:
(1)    begin at the same time as those for the underlying license; and
(2)    end at midnight.
(d)    The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.
(e)    The annual permit fees are:
(1)    $50 for an applicant whose license has an off–sale privilege; and
(2)    $500 for an applicant whose license does not have an off–sale privilege.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 10 - City of Annapolis › Subtitle 11 - Additional License Privileges › Section 10-1103 - Nonrefillable Container Permit -- Draft Beer

(a)    The Board may issue a nonrefillable container permit for draft beer to a holder of a Class A license, Class B license, Class D license, or Class E license.
(b)    An applicant for the permit shall complete the form that the Board provides.
(c)    The hours of sale for a nonrefillable container permit:
(1)    begin at the same time as those for the underlying license; and
(2)    end at midnight.
(d)    The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.
(e)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the annual permit fees are:
(i)    $50 for an applicant whose license has an off–sale privilege; and
(ii)    $500 for an applicant whose license does not have an off–sale privilege.
(2)    An applicant who has a refillable container permit may not be charged a fee for a nonrefillable container permit.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 10 - City of Annapolis › Subtitle 11 - Additional License Privileges › Section 10-1104 - Club Public Event Permit -- Sales Authorized

(a)    There is a club public event permit.
(b)    The Board may issue the permit to a holder of a Class C license.
(c)    Subject to subsection (d) of this section, the permit authorizes a club to sell alcoholic beverages that are allowed under the club’s Class C license:
(1)    during a public event sponsored by the club at the place described in the license;
(2)    to an individual who is not a member of the club or a guest of a member; and
(3)    for on–premises consumption.
(d)    (1)    A permit holder shall:
(i)    submit an application for approval to the Board at least 45 days before a public event; and
(ii)    obtain the approval of the Board before each public event.
(2)    The Board, in its discretion, may approve up to 12 public events per permit holder in a calendar year.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 10 - City of Annapolis › Subtitle 13 - Temporary Licenses › Part I - In General › Section 10-1301 - Application of General Provisions

Title 4, Subtitle 12 (“Temporary Licenses”) of Division I of this article applies in the City without exception or variation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 10 - City of Annapolis › Subtitle 13 - Temporary Licenses › Part II - Festival, Sampling, and Tasting Licenses › Section 10-1304 - Wine Sampling License for Nonprofit Organization

(a)    The Mayor and City Council or designee may approve a Class WS wine sampling license.
(b)    The Mayor and City Council or designee may issue the license to a nonprofit organization.
(c)    (1)    The license authorizes the on–premises consumption of wine for sampling:
(i)    on premises for which a Class B beer and wine or beer, wine, and liquor license has been issued, with the consent of the holder of the license for the premises; or
(ii)    at a location that is not already licensed.
(2)    The license holder may bring wine onto the Class B licensed premises for sampling.
(d)    The nonprofit organization shall apply for the license at least 15 days before the license is issued.
(e)    The Mayor and City Council or designee may issue not more than 12 licenses in a license year to a single nonprofit organization.
(f)    The license holder may serve a quantity of not more than 2 ounces from each offering to an individual.
(g)    The Mayor and City Council or designee shall set the license fee.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 10 - City of Annapolis › Subtitle 13 - Temporary Licenses › Part II - Festival, Sampling, and Tasting Licenses › Section 10-1305 - Beer and Wine Tasting License

(a)    The Mayor and City Council or designee may approve a Class BWT beer and wine tasting license.
(b)    The Mayor and City Council or designee may issue the license to a holder of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license or Class A beer and wine license.
(c)    The license authorizes a license holder to allow on–premises consumption of beer and light wine for tasting.
(d)    The license holder may serve to an individual:
(1)    light wine in a quantity of not more than 1 ounce from each offering; and
(2)    beer in a quantity of not more than 3 ounces.
(e)    The Mayor and City Council or designee shall set the license fee.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 10 - City of Annapolis › Subtitle 14 - Applications for Licenses › Section 10-1401 - Application of General Provisions

(a)    The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 1 (“Applications for Local License”) of Division I of this article apply in the City without exception or variation:
(1)    § 4–102 (“Applications to be filed with local licensing board”);
(2)    § 4–103 (“Application on behalf of partnership”);
(3)    § 4–104 (“Application on behalf of corporation or club”);
(4)    § 4–105 (“Application on behalf of limited liability company”);
(5)    § 4–106 (“Payment of notice expenses”);
(6)    § 4–108 (“Application form required by Comptroller”);
(7)    § 4–110 (“Required information on application — Petition of support”);
(8)    § 4–111 (“Payment of license fees”);
(9)    § 4–113 (“Refund of license fees”); and
(10)    § 4–114 (“Fees for licenses issued for less than 1 year”).
(b)    Section 4–107 (“Criminal history records check”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the City.
(c)    The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 1 (“Applications for Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the City:
(1)    § 4–109 (“Required information on application — In general”), subject to § 10–1402 of this subtitle; and
(2)    § 4–112 (“Disposition of license fees”), subject to § 10–1403 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 10 - City of Annapolis › Subtitle 14 - Applications for Licenses › Section 10-1402 - Residency Requirement

An applicant for a license issued in the City may meet the residency requirement in § 4–109(a)(4) of this article by residing anywhere in Anne Arundel County.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 10 - City of Annapolis › Subtitle 14 - Applications for Licenses › Section 10-1404 - Setting of Fees and Renewal Periods

The Mayor and City Council may:
(1)    set the fees for all licenses authorized to be issued in the City; and
(2)    determine a periodic basis on which payments for the renewal of a license may be made.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 10 - City of Annapolis › Subtitle 15 - Issuance or Denial of Licenses › Section 10-1501 - Application of General Provisions

(a)    The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 2 (“Issuance or Denial of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the City without exception or variation:
(1)    §�4–205�(“Chain store, supermarket, or discount house”);
(2)    §�4–206�(“Limitations on retail sales floor space”);
(3)    §�4–207�(“Licenses issued to minors”);
(4)    §�4–208�(“Notice of license application required”);
(5)    §�4–209�(“Hearing”);
(6)    §�4–210�(“Approval or denial of license application”);
(7)    §�4–211�(“License forms; effective date; expiration”);
(8)    §�4–212�(“License not property”);
(9)    §�4–213�(“Replacement licenses”); and
(10)    §�4–214�(“Waiting periods after denial of license applications”).
(b)    The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 2 (“Issuance or Denial of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the City:
(1)    §�4–202�(“Authority of local licensing boards”), subject to § 10–1502 of this subtitle;
(2)    §�4–203�(“Prohibition against issuing multiple licenses to individual or for use of entity”), subject to § 10–1503 of this subtitle and Subtitle 13, Part III of this title; and
(3)    §�4–204�(“Prohibition against issuing multiple licenses for same premises”), subject to § 10–1503 of this subtitle and Subtitle 13, Part III of this title.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 10 - City of Annapolis › Subtitle 15 - Issuance or Denial of Licenses › Section 10-1502 - Authority of Board

(a)    Licenses shall be approved by the Board of License Commissioners of the City and issued by the City Clerk.
(b)    The Board of License Commissioners of Anne Arundel County may not issue licenses in the City.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 10 - City of Annapolis › Subtitle 15 - Issuance or Denial of Licenses › Section 10-1503 - Bowling Establishments

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:
(1)    the licenses are Class D beer or Class D beer and light wine licenses; and
(2)    each premises is a bowling establishment that has at least 30 lanes with automatic pinsetters.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 10 - City of Annapolis › Subtitle 17 - Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License › Section 10-1701 - Application of General Provisions

Title 4, Subtitle 3 (“Transfer of Local Licenses; Substitution of Names on License”) of Division I of this article applies in the City without exception or variation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 10 - City of Annapolis › Subtitle 18 - Renewal of Licenses › Section 10-1801 - Application of General Provisions

(a)    The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 4 (“Renewal of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the City without exception or variation:
(1)    § 4–403 (“Renewal application”);
(2)    § 4–404 (“Filing period for renewal application”);
(3)    § 4–405 (“Contents of renewal application”);
(4)    § 4–406 (“Protests”);
(5)    § 4–407 (“Denial of renewal application”);
(6)    § 4–408 (“Issuance of renewed licenses”);
(7)    § 4–409 (“Multiple licenses”); and
(8)    § 4–410 (“Chain store, supermarket, or discount house”).
(b)    Section 4–402 (“Eligibility for renewal; process”) of Division I of this article applies in the City, subject to § 10–1802 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 10 - City of Annapolis › Subtitle 20 - Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale › Section 10-2001 - Consumption From 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. Prohibited

(a)    (1)    Unless otherwise provided in this title, from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any day, an individual may not consume alcoholic beverages in a premises licensed under this title.
(2)    An owner, an operator, or a manager of a premises licensed under this title may not knowingly allow consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 10 - City of Annapolis › Subtitle 21 - Revocation and Suspension of Licenses › Section 10-2101 - Application of General Provisions

Title 4, Subtitle 6 (“Revocation and Suspension of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article applies in the City without exception or variation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 10 - City of Annapolis › Subtitle 25 - Unlicensed Establishments › Section 10-2501 - Hours When Consuming or Allowing Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages Is Prohibited

(a)    From 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any day, an individual may not consume alcoholic beverages in:
(1)    an establishment open to the public;
(2)    a place of public entertainment; or
(3)    a place at which setups or other component parts of mixed alcoholic beverages are sold under a license issued under the Business Regulation Article.
(b)    An owner or a manager of an establishment or a place specified in subsection (a) of this section may not knowingly allow consumption of alcoholic beverages between the hours specified in subsection (a) of this section.
(c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 10 - City of Annapolis › Subtitle 26 - Enforcement › Section 10-2601 - Application of General Provisions

(a)    Subject to regulation by the City of the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on public property owned by the City or on a public highway, the following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 2 (“Enforcement”) of Division I of this article apply in the City without exception or variation:
(1)    § 6–202 (“Inspections”);
(2)    § 6–203 (“Use of equipment to measure quantity and quality of alcoholic beverages”);
(3)    § 6–205 (“Peace officers”);
(4)    § 6–206 (“Charging document for unlawful sale of alcoholic beverage”);
(5)    § 6–207 (“Display of alcoholic beverages as prima facie evidence of sale”);
(6)    § 6–208 (“Regulating possession or consumption of alcohol in public places”);
(7)    § 6–209 (“Adoption of standards for authorization of consumption”); and
(8)    § 6–211 (“Fines and forfeitures”).
(b)    Section 6–210 (“State preemption of local disorderly intoxication laws”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the City.
(c)    Section 6–204 (“Power to summon witnesses”) of Division I of this article applies in the City, in addition to § 10–2602 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 10 - City of Annapolis › Subtitle 27 - Prohibited Acts › Section 10-2701 - Application of General Provisions

(a)    The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 (“Prohibited Acts”) of Division I of this article apply in the City without exception or variation:
(1)    § 6–305 (“Proof of age for sale of alcoholic beverages”);
(2)    § 6–306 (“Defense to prosecution for sale to underage individual”);
(3)    § 6–308 (“Allowing on–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”);
(4)    § 6–309 (“Allowing on–premises consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages by individual under the age of 21 years”);
(5)    § 6–310 (“Providing free food”);
(6)    § 6–311 (“Restrictions on purchases and sales by retail dealer”);
(7)    § 6–312 (“Beverage misrepresentation”);
(8)    § 6–313 (“Tampering with alcoholic beverage container”);
(9)    § 6–314 (“Sale of alcoholic beverage container with detachable metal tab”);
(10)    § 6–315 (“Alcoholic beverage in container without regular label presumed illicit”);
(11)    § 6–316 (“Maximum alcohol content”);
(12)    § 6–317 (“Multiple serving purchase required”);
(13)    § 6–319 (“On–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”);
(14)    § 6–320 (“Disorderly intoxication”);
(15)    § 6–321 (“Consumption of alcoholic beverages in public”);
(16)    § 6–323 (“Possession or use of Alcohol Without Liquid machine”);
(17)    § 6–326 (“Sale of alcoholic beverages in powder or crystalline form prohibited”);
(18)    § 6–327 (“Unlicensed out–of–state sale of alcoholic beverages”);
(19)    § 6–328 (“Tax evasion”);
(20)    § 6–329 (“Destruction of evidence”); and
(21)    § 6–330 (“Perjury”).
(b)    The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 (“Prohibited Acts”) of Division I of this article do not apply in the City:
(1)    § 6–304 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to individual under the age of 21 years”); and
(2)    § 6–322 (“Possession of open container”).
(c)    Section 6–307 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to intoxicated individual”) of Division I of this article applies in the City, subject to § 10–2703 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 10 - City of Annapolis › Subtitle 27 - Prohibited Acts › Section 10-2702 - Selling or Providing Alcoholic Beverages to Individual Under the Age of 21 Years -- Criminal Procedure

(a)    A person may not sell or provide directly or indirectly alcoholic beverages to an individual under the age of 21 years for the individual’s own use or for the use of any other person.
(b)    A defendant may not be found guilty of selling alcoholic beverages to an individual under the age of 21 years if:
(1)    the individual willfully represented that the individual is at least 21 years old and obtained an alcoholic beverage; and
(2)    the defendant proves at the trial that:
(i)    misrepresentation of age occurred;
(ii)    due caution was used in ascertaining the age of the individual before providing the alcoholic beverage to the individual;
(iii)    in the exercise of due caution, the defendant was deceived by the use of documentary evidence; and
(iv)    because of the use of documentary evidence, the defendant was unable to ascertain that the individual was under the age of 21 years.
(c)    The City Council may provide by ordinance that a violation of this section is a municipal infraction.
(d)    The granting of probation before judgment to a license holder or an employee of the license holder for a violation of this section does not bar the Board from proceeding administratively against the license holder for the violation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 10 - City of Annapolis › Subtitle 27 - Prohibited Acts › Section 10-2703 - Selling or Providing Alcoholic Beverages to Intoxicated Individual -- No Bar to Administrative Action

The granting of probation before judgment to a license holder or an employee of the license holder for a violation of § 6–307 of this article does not bar the Board from proceeding administratively against the license holder for the violation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 10 - City of Annapolis › Subtitle 28 - Penalties › Section 10-2802 - Penalty Imposed by Board

The Board may impose a fine not exceeding $2,000 in lieu of suspending a license for a violation that is cause for license suspension under the alcoholic beverage laws of the City.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions › Section 11-101 - Definitions

(a)    In this title:
(1)    the definitions in § 1–101 of this article apply without exception or variation; and
(2)    the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Board” means the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County.
(c)    “County” means Anne Arundel County.
(d)    “Light wine” means wine that contains not more than 15.5% of alcohol by volume.
(e)    “Taxpayer” means an individual who:
(1)    owns real property in the county in the individual’s own name, individually or jointly with others; and
(2)    pays real property taxes to the county.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions › Section 11-103 - Copy of Legislation

A copy of any legislation concerning alcoholic beverages enacted by the county governing body under this title shall be sent to the Department of Legislative Services, 90 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland 21401.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 2 - Board of License Commissioners › Section 11-202 - Membership

(a)    (1)    The Governor shall appoint three members to the Board.
(2)    The appointments shall be made:
(i)    if the Senate is in session, with the advice and consent of the Senate; or
(ii)    if the Senate is not in session, by the Governor alone.
(b)    (1)    Each member of the Board shall be:
(i)    a resident and voter of the county; and
(ii)    an individual of high character and integrity and of recognized business capacity.
(2)    No more than two members of the Board may belong to the same political party.
(c)    (1)    The term of a member is 2 years.
(2)    A member may not serve more than four consecutive terms.
(d)    (1)    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.
(2)    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.
(e)    (1)    The Governor may remove a member for misconduct in office, incompetence, or willful neglect of duty.
(2)    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.
(3)    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 Governor’s findings on the charges.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 2 - Board of License Commissioners › Section 11-204 - Compensation; Staff

(a)    (1)    The chair of the Board shall receive an annual salary of not more than $18,000 and reimbursement for expenses reasonably incurred.
(2)    Each other member of the Board shall receive an annual salary of not more than $15,000 and reimbursement for expenses reasonably incurred.
(b)    (1)    The Board may employ:
(i)    inspectors, subject to § 11–206 of this subtitle; and
(ii)    clerical and other assistants as are necessary.
(2)    The Board shall employ:
(i)    a full–time executive director whose annual salary shall be fixed by the Board as in a general county classified salary schedule, within pay grade 17;
(ii)    a full–time administrator whose annual salary shall be fixed by the Board as in a general county classified salary schedule, within pay grade 16;
(iii)    two full–time secretaries whose annual salaries shall be fixed by the Board as in a general county classified salary schedule, within pay grade 13;
(iv)    a full–time chief inspector whose annual salary shall be fixed by the Board as in a general county classified salary schedule, within non–represented pay schedule NR–05; and
(v)    an attorney at an annual salary of $60,000.
(3)    (i)    The Board may hire an attorney on a contractual basis to perform work that the attorney employed by the Board is unable to perform because of a conflict of interest.
(ii)    The Board may spend no more than $30,000 each year to hire a contractual attorney under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.
(4)    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the Board may set the compensation of the employees.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 2 - Board of License Commissioners › Section 11-205 - Sale of Alcoholic Beverages on Licensed Premises

The Board may allow the sale of alcoholic beverages in or on a parking lot, picnic ground, building, or terrace that is an integral part of the licensed premises.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 2 - Board of License Commissioners › Section 11-206 - Inspectors

(a)    (1)    The Board may employ:
(i)    one part–time deputy chief inspector at an annual salary of $9,000; and
(ii)    18 part–time inspectors at an annual salary of $7,000 each.
(2)    Each inspector shall receive a monthly expense allowance of $300, subject to the approval of the Comptroller.
(b)    An inspector:
(1)    has all the powers of a peace officer or sheriff in the State arising out of or relating to the enforcement of this article;
(2)    may serve a summons under § 11–2604 of this title; and
(3)    may issue a civil citation under § 11–2605 of this title.
(c)    An inspector shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution.
(d)    (1)    An inspector shall provide a penalty bond of $2,000 to the Board and the County Council jointly on the condition that the inspector faithfully perform the duties of office.
(2)    The county shall pay the cost of the bond.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 2 - Board of License Commissioners › Section 11-207 - Use of License Fees to Pay Salaries and Expenses of Board

From the fees received, the Comptroller shall:
(1)    approve and remit to the county the amounts necessary to pay the salaries and benefits of the Board and its employees;
(2)    approve and remit to the county the amount necessary to pay the expenses of the Board; and
(3)    at the end of each fiscal year, remit the balance of the fees received to the county for the general purposes of the county.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 2 - Board of License Commissioners › Section 11-209 - Publication of Meeting Agenda -- Broadcasting Meetings -- Minutes

(a)    The Board shall make available to the public the agenda for an upcoming meeting not less than 1 week before the meeting.
(b)    The Board shall make available to the public live video and audio streaming of each open meeting.
(c)    In accordance with § 3–306 of the General Provisions Article, the Board shall publish the minutes of each open meeting not later than 1 month after the meeting.
(d)    The Board shall archive and store:
(1)    recordings of each open meeting for not less than 3 years; and
(2)    records of the minutes of each open meeting for not less than 7 years.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 4 - Manufacturer's Licenses › Section 11-401 - Application of General Provisions

(a)    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:
(1)    § 2–201 (“Issuance by Comptroller”);
(2)    § 2–202 (“Class 1 distillery license”);
(3)    § 2–203 (“Class 9 limited distillery license”);
(4)    § 2–204 (“Class 2 rectifying license”);
(5)    § 2–205 (“Class 3 winery license”);
(6)    § 2–206 (“Class 4 limited winery license”);
(7)    § 2–208 (“Class 6 pub–brewery license”);
(8)    § 2–210 (“Class 8 farm brewery license”);
(9)    § 2–211 (“Residency requirement”);
(10)    § 2–212 (“Additional licenses”);
(11)    § 2–213 (“Additional fees”);
(12)    § 2–214 (“Sale or delivery restricted”);
(13)    § 2–216 (“Interaction between manufacturing entities and retailers”);
(14)    § 2–217 (“Distribution of alcoholic beverages — Prohibited practices”); and
(15)    § 2–218 (“Restrictive agreements between producers and retailers — Prohibited”).
(b)    The following sections of Title 2, Subtitle 2 (“Manufacturer’s Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:
(1)    § 2–207 (“Class 5 brewery license”), subject to § 11–1007.1 of this title;
(2)    § 2–209 (“Class 7 micro–brewery license”), subject to § 11–1007.1 of this title; and
(3)    § 2–215 (“Beer sale on credit to retail dealer prohibited”), subject to § 11–403 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 4 - Manufacturer's Licenses › Section 11-402 - Hours and Days of Sale or Delivery

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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 4 - Manufacturer's Licenses › Section 11-403 - Beer Sale on Credit to Retail Dealer Prohibited

In addition to § 2–215 of this article:
(1)    a cash deposit for a returnable container shall be required at the time of sale or delivery; and
(2)    a check accepted for payment that is not postdated and is promptly deposited for collection is considered cash.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 5 - Wholesaler's Licenses › Section 11-501 - Application of General Provisions

(a)    The following sections of Title 2, Subtitle 3 (“Wholesaler’s Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:
(1)    § 2–301 (“Licenses issued by Comptroller”);
(2)    § 2–302 (“Class 1 beer, wine, and liquor wholesaler’s license”);
(3)    § 2–303 (“Class 2 wine and liquor wholesaler’s license”);
(4)    § 2–304 (“Class 3 beer and wine wholesaler’s license”);
(5)    § 2–305 (“Class 4 beer wholesaler’s license”);
(6)    § 2–306 (“Class 5 wine wholesaler’s license”);
(7)    § 2–307 (“Class 6 limited wine wholesaler’s license”);
(8)    § 2–308 (“Class 7 limited beer wholesaler’s license”);
(9)    § 2–309 (“Sale and delivery of beer or wine from wholesaler’s vehicle”);
(10)    § 2–310 (“Sale and delivery to retail license holder”);
(11)    § 2–311 (“Additional wholesaler’s licenses”);
(12)    § 2–312 (“Direct importation of alcoholic beverages”);
(13)    § 2–313 (“Sale or delivery restricted to holder of license or permit”);
(14)    § 2–315 (“Interaction between wholesaling entities and retailers”);
(15)    § 2–316 (“Distribution of alcoholic beverages — Prohibited practices”); and
(16)    § 2–317 (“Restrictive agreements between wholesalers and retailers — Prohibited”).
(b)    Section 2–314 (“Beer sale on credit to retail dealer prohibited”) of Division I of this article applies in the county, subject to § 11–504 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 5 - Wholesaler's Licenses › Section 11-502 - Hours and Days of Sale or Delivery

Except as provided in § 11–503 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 5 - Wholesaler's Licenses › Section 11-503 - Delivery of Beer to Class C per Diem License Holder

(a)    A holder of a wholesaler’s license may enter into an agreement with a holder of a Class C per diem license issued under Subtitle 13 of this title to deliver beer on the effective date of the Class C per diem license and accept returns on the same day.
(b)    (1)    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.
(2)    Before the license expires, a holder of a Class C per diem license shall pay for any equipment, services, personnel, and supplies required for dispensing draft beer.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 5 - Wholesaler's Licenses › Section 11-504 - Beer Sale on Credit to Retail Dealer Prohibited

For purposes of applying § 2–314 of this article:
(1)    a cash deposit for a returnable container shall be required at the time of sale or delivery of beer; and
(2)    a check accepted for payment that is not postdated and is promptly deposited for collection is considered cash.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 7 - Light Wine Licenses › Section 11-701 - Class a Light Wine License

(a)    There is a Class A light wine license in the county.
(b)    The license may be issued to a holder of a Class 3 winery license or a Class 4 limited winery license.
(c)    (1)    The license authorizes the license holder to sell at retail at the place described in the license light wine produced at the winery.
(2)    Light wine shall be sold in a sealed package or container that may not be opened or its contents consumed on the licensed premises.
(d)    The annual license fee is $60.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 8 - Beer and Wine Licenses › Section 11-801 - Class a Beer and Light Wine License

(a)    There is a Class A beer and light wine license.
(b)    (1)    The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and light wine, at retail, at the place described in the license.
(2)    The license holder shall sell the beer and light wine in a sealed package or container.
(3)    The package or container may not be opened and its contents may not be consumed on the premises where the beer or light wine is sold.
(c)    The annual license fee is $240.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 8 - Beer and Wine Licenses › Section 11-802 - Class B Beer and Light Wine License

(a)    There is a Class B beer and light wine license.
(b)    The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and light wine at a hotel or restaurant, at retail, at the place described in the license, for on– and off–premises consumption.
(c)    Before each renewal of the license, the license holder shall attest in a sworn statement that the gross receipts from food sales for the 12–month period immediately preceding the application for renewal were at least equal to 51% of the gross receipts from the sale of food and alcoholic beverages sold for on–premises consumption.
(d)    The annual license fee is $480.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 8 - Beer and Wine Licenses › Section 11-803 - Class C Beer and Light Wine License

(a)    There is a Class C beer and light wine license.
(b)    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–premises consumption.
(c)    The annual license fee is $120.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 8 - Beer and Wine Licenses › Section 11-804 - Class D Beer and Light Wine License

(a)    There is a Class D beer and light wine license.
(b)    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.
(c)    The license may not be issued for use by a drugstore.
(d)    The annual license fee is $480.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 8 - Beer and Wine Licenses › Section 11-805 - Class H Beer and Light Wine License

(a)    There is a Class H beer and light wine license.
(b)    The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and light wine at a hotel or restaurant, at retail, at the place described in the license, for on–premises consumption.
(c)    Before each renewal of the license, the license holder shall attest in a sworn statement that the gross receipts from food sales for the 12–month period immediately preceding the application for renewal were at least equal to 51% of the gross receipts from the sale of food and alcoholic beverages.
(d)    The annual license fee is $360.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 8 - Beer and Wine Licenses › Section 11-806 - Hotel-Limited Service License

(a)    There is a beer and wine (hotel–limited service) license.
(b)    The Board may issue the license to a person who owns or leases a hotel that contains:
(1)    at least 50 rooms; and
(2)    a kitchen licensed to operate as a food service facility.
(c)    The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine every day at one or more locations in the hotel for on–premises consumption.
(d)    The annual license fee is $2,400 to be paid on or before May 1.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 9 - Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses › Section 11-901 - Class a Beer, Wine, and Liquor License

(a)    There is a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license.
(b)    (1)    The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at the place described in the license.
(2)    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.
(c)    A license may not be issued for a drugstore unless the applicant:
(1)    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;
(2)    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
(3)    has been engaged in the retail drug business for at least 3 years.
(d)    The annual license fee is $720.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 9 - Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses › Section 11-902 - Class B Beer, Wine, and Liquor License

(a)    There is a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license.
(b)    The Board may issue the license for use by a restaurant that:
(1)    has ample space and accommodations for regularly preparing, selling, and serving hot meals to the public at least twice daily;
(2)    is equipped with a public dining room with sufficient tables, chairs, cutlery, and glassware to serve the meals prepared in the restaurant;
(3)    is equipped with a kitchen that has complete facilities and utensils for preparing and serving hot and cold meals to the public; and
(4)    employs a sufficient number of cooks and wait staff to serve the number of customers accommodated in the dining room.
(c)    The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at the place described in the license, for on– or off–premises consumption.
(d)    Before each renewal of the license, the license holder shall attest in a sworn statement that the gross receipts from food sales for the 12–month period immediately preceding the application for renewal were at least equal to 51% of the gross receipts from the sale of food and alcoholic beverages sold for on–premises consumption.
(e)    The annual fee for the license is $1,080.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 9 - Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses › Section 11-903 - Class C Beer, Wine, and Liquor License

(a)    There is a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license.
(b)    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–premises consumption.
(c)    The annual license fee is $480.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 9 - Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses › Section 11-904 - Class D Beer, Wine, and Liquor License

(a)    There are:
(1)    a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license for on– and off–premises consumption; and
(2)    a limited Class D beer, wine, and liquor license for on–premises consumption only.
(b)    When an application for a new Class D beer, wine, and liquor license is filed, the Board may limit the sale of beer, wine, and liquor to allow on–premises consumption only.
(c)    The annual license fees are:
(1)    $1,200 for a Class D license; and
(2)    $1,080 for a limited Class D license.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 9 - Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses › Section 11-905 - Class H Beer, Wine, and Liquor License

(a)    There is a Class H beer, wine, and liquor license.
(b)    The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at the place described in the license, for on–premises consumption.
(c)    The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out under § 11–2004(e) of this title.
(d)    Before each renewal of the license, the license holder shall attest in a sworn statement that the gross receipts from food sales for the 12–month period immediately preceding the application for renewal were at least equal to 51% of the gross receipts from the sale of food and alcoholic beverages.
(e)    The annual license fee is $960.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 9 - Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses › Section 11-906 - Hotel Limited Service License

(a)    There is a beer, wine, and liquor (hotel–limited service) license.
(b)    The Board may issue a license to a person who owns or leases a hotel that:
(1)    has at least 50 rooms; and
(2)    operates a kitchen licensed at least as a food service facility.
(c)    The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor every day at one or more locations in the hotel for on–premises consumption.
(d)    The annual license fee is $2,800.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 11 - Anne Arundel County › Subtitle 9 - Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses › Section 11-907 - Motel/hotel-Restaurant License

(a)    There is a motel/hotel–restaurant license.
(b)    (1)    The Board may issue the license to the person owning or leasing a motel–restaurant complex or hotel–restaurant complex that has:
(i)    except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, at least $500,000 in capital investment;
(ii)    at least 100 rooms; and
(iii)    an enclosed dining room in which, at least twice a day, full–course meals are served with patrons ordering from menus.
(2)    A concessionaire to whom the food concession of the complex is leased is exempt from the requirement of having at least $500,000 in capital investment.
(c)    The license authorizes:
(1)    the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor to a person at one or more locations, including bars or counters, in the licensed motel–restaurant complex or hotel–restaurant complex for on–premises consumption, including bars and counters; and
(2)    the playing of music and dancing.
(d)    The annual license fee is $3,600 for each separate establishment.