§ 31-2004. Beer, wine, and liquor licenses

West's Annotated Code of MarylandAlcoholic Beverages and CannabisEffective: July 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (Refs & Annos)
Division II. Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions [Titles 9-33] (Refs & Annos)
Title 31. Washington County (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 20. Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2022
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 31-2004
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 2B, § 8-222; MD CODE, Art. 2B, § 11-403; MD CODE, Art. 2B, § 11-522
§ 31-2004. Beer, wine, and liquor licenses
Currentness
Class A beer, wine, and liquor license
(a) A holder of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor (off-sale) license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:
(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 midnight, if a fee is paid.
Class A beer, wine, and liquor (on- and off-sale) license
(b)(1) A holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on- and off-sale) license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:
(i) on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and
(ii) except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, on Sunday, from noon to midnight, if a fee is paid.
(2) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor on Sunday, from 11 a.m. to midnight, if:
(i) the consumer places an order for a meal simultaneously with or before placing an order for an alcoholic beverage; or
(ii) the consumer is entitled to a meal on the premises as part of a prearranged event.
(3) When a federal holiday falls on a Monday, the license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor on the Sunday immediately preceding the Monday holiday, from noon to 2 a.m. the following day.
Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on-sale) license
(c)(1) A holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on-sale only) license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:
(i) on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and
(ii) except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, on Sunday, from noon to midnight, if a fee is paid.
(2) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor on Sunday, from 11 a.m. to midnight, if:
(i) the consumer places an order for a meal simultaneously with or before placing an order for an alcoholic beverage; or
(ii) the consumer is entitled to a meal on the premises as part of a prearranged event.
(3) When a federal holiday falls on a Monday, the license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor on the Sunday immediately before the Monday holiday, from noon to 2 a.m. the following day.
Class C beer, wine, and liquor (on-sale) license
(d)(1) A holder of a Class C beer, wine, and liquor (on-sale) license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:
(i) on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and
(ii) except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, on Sunday, from noon to midnight.
(2) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor on Sunday, from 11 a.m. to midnight, if:
(i) the consumer places an order for a meal simultaneously with or before placing an order for an alcoholic beverage; or
(ii) the consumer is entitled to a meal on the premises as part of a prearranged event.
(3) When a federal holiday falls on a Monday, the license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor on the Sunday immediately preceding the Monday holiday, from noon to 2 a.m. the following day.
Class D beer, wine, and liquor license
(e)(1) A holder of a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:
(i) on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and
(ii) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, on Sunday, from noon to midnight, if a fee is paid.
(2) When a federal holiday falls on a Monday, the license holder may exercise the privileges conferred by the license on the Sunday immediately preceding the Monday holiday, from noon to 2 a.m. the following day.

Credits

Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 125, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2022, c. 765, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 31-2004, MD AL BEV § 31-2004
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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