Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. & Cannabis § 20-1009
Redline — January 1, 2019 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2024
As of January 1, 2019
(a) There is a Class EC (entertainment center) license.
(a) There is a Class B–GSF (golf simulator facility) license.
(b) The Board may issue the license to a person for use in conjunction with: (1) a Class 7 micro–brewery license that the person then obtains from the Comptroller; or (2) a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license that the person has been issued by the Board.
(b) The Board may issue the license for use by a golf simulator facility that: (1) is open to the public; (2) has at least five golf simulator bays; and (3) has accommodations that are predominantly dedicated to golf simulator bays and seating dedicated to the golf simulator bays.
(c) (1) The EC license authorizes the license holder to sell, in an entertainment center for on–premises consumption:
(i) malt beverages that are brewed in the license holder’s micro–brewery, if the license holder also holds a Class 7 micro–brewery license; or
(ii) beer, wine, and liquor, if the license holder also holds a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license.
(2) The entertainment center may:
(i) contain:
1. rides and games such as bowling lanes, billiard tables, and go–carts; and
2. one or more food service facilities, bars, or lounges; and
(ii) allow the playing of music and dancing.
(d) The hours of sale are:
(1) on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and
(2) on Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.
(c) An applicant for the license shall submit to the Board a floor plan or layout of the proposed licensed premises that illustrates that the proposed licensed premises is predominantly dedicated to golf simulator bays and has seating dedicated to the golf simulator bays.
(d) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption:
(1) if the license holder offers food on–premises at all times when alcoholic beverages are being sold; and
(2) during normal business hours and in accordance with § 20–2005 of this title.
(e) (1) The license holder’s annual gross sales from:
(i) alcoholic beverages may not exceed 35% of the annual gross sales of the golf simulator facility;
(ii) golf simulator bay rental fees shall be at least 50% of the annual gross sales of the golf simulator facility; and
(iii) food shall be at least 15% of the annual gross sales of the golf simulator facility.
(2) Before the Board may renew the license, the license holder shall provide the Board with an annual gross sales report for alcohol, golf simulator bay rental fees, and food that shows the license holder has met the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(f) The annual license fee is $1,500.
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.