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§ 20-1201. Local caterer's license

West's Annotated Code of MarylandAlcoholic Beverages and CannabisEffective: July 1, 2016

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (Refs & Annos)
Division II. Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions [Titles 9-33] (Refs & Annos)
Title 20. Frederick County (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 12. Caterer's Licenses (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2016
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 20-1201
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 2B, § 6-703.1
§ 20-1201. Local caterer's license
Currentness
Established
(a) There is a local caterer's license.
Authorized holder
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board may issue the license to the holder of a Class B restaurant or hotel (on-sale) beer, wine, and liquor license.
(2) Before the Board issues or renews the license, the county health department shall approve the food preparation facilities for a catered event.
Scope of authorization
(c) The license authorizes a holder to:
(1) provide beer, wine, and liquor at a publicly or privately sponsored event that is held off the premises for which the holder's Class B restaurant or hotel (on-sale) beer, wine, and liquor license is issued; and
(2) exercise the privileges of the license only during the hours and on the days authorized for the holder's Class B license.
Duties
(d) The license holder shall:
(1) prepare, deliver, and provide food for consumption at the catered event;
(2) provide the service employees to serve alcoholic beverages at the catered event;
(3) ensure that at least one service employee is certified by an alcohol awareness program under § 4-505 of this article and is on the premises at all times during the event; and
(4) ensure after the event that all of the alcoholic beverages:
(i) remain in the possession of the license holder; and
(ii) are returned to the premises for which the Class B restaurant or hotel (on-sale) beer, wine, and liquor license is issued.
Fee
(e) The annual license fee is $1,500.
Effect of section
(f) This section does not require a holder of a Class B restaurant or hotel (on-sale) beer, wine, and liquor license to obtain a local caterer's license for catering on the premises for which the Class B license is issued.

Credits

Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016.
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 20-1201, MD AL BEV § 20-1201
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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