Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. & Cannabis § 22-1004.1
Redline — January 1, 2021 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2024
As of January 1, 2021
(a) There is a hotel lobby license.
(a) There is a Class H–CC (corporate club/conference center) beer, wine, and liquor license.
(b) The Board may issue the license for use by a hotel that does not have a restaurant.
(c) (1) A license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor from a store in the hotel lobby to patrons of the hotel for on–premises consumption.
(2) Beer may be sold only in a can or bottle that does not exceed 12 ounces.
(3) Wine may be sold only in a bottle that does not exceed 750 milliliters.
(4) Liquor may be sold only in a bottle that does not exceed 50 milliliters.
(d) A license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor:
(1) on Monday through Saturday, from noon to 10 p.m.; and
(2) on Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
(e) A license holder may not sell beer, wine, and liquor:
(1) through a vending machine; or
(2) by stocking beer, wine, and liquor in a guest room for purchase.
(b) (1) The Board may issue the license for an establishment with:
(i) a banquet room, conference room, or meeting room that is suitable for public gatherings and equipped with food preparation facilities; and
(ii) subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a corporate dining room that is reserved for members of a private club and their guests.
(2) A corporate dining room described in paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection:
(i) shall be equipped for the sale of food; and
(ii) may be used by a private club of at least 25 members who pay an annual membership fee.
(c) (1) The license holder may:
(i) sell beer, wine, and liquor during an event contracted with another person in:
1. a room described in subsection (b)(1) of this section; or
2. another area in the licensed premises that the Board approves;
(ii) hold multiple events in the licensed premises simultaneously; and
(iii) contract to provide beer, wine, and liquor at an event held off the licensed premises if the event is in the county and the license holder contracts to provide food for consumption at the event.
(2) The license holder may not hold more than four self–sponsored events per year in the banquet, conference, or meeting room.
(d) Not more than six Class H–CC licenses may be in effect at a time.
(e) The annual license fee is $3,000.
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.