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§ 26-903. Class B-Plus beer, wine, and liquor 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 26. Prince George's County (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 9. Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2016
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 26-903
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 2B, § 6-201
§ 26-903. Class B-Plus beer, wine, and liquor license
Currentness
Established
(a) There is a Class B-Plus beer, wine, and liquor license.
Authorized holder
(b)(1) The license may be issued for use by a restaurant that:
(i) is located in a permanent building with sufficient space and accommodations for preparing, serving, and selling hot meals to the public during the restaurant's hours of operation;
(ii) has the minimum sanitary facilities required by the county health department regulations;
(iii) meets the minimum health requirements adopted by the county health department regulations;
(iv) has a dining area with sufficient tables, chairs, or booths to comfortably seat and accommodate the public;
(v) is equipped with a kitchen that has complete facilities and utensils for preparing hot and cold meals for the public;
(vi) employs a sufficient number of cooks and wait staff to serve the public using the dining area;
(vii) maintains and displays a menu that advertises the serving of a variety of hot meals; and
(viii) maintains sufficient food on the premises at all times to fill an order made from the menu.
(2) A drug, candy, or confectionery store is not a restaurant.
Scope of authorization
(c) The license authorizes the license holder, at a hotel or restaurant at retail at the place described in the license, to sell beer, wine, and liquor for:
(1) on-premises consumption; and
(2) off-premises consumption by maintaining “off-sale” shelves or counters that shall be in an area that is partitioned or otherwise partly separated from the main bar and the usual serving area for on-premises consumption.
Interruption of restaurant operations to be reported promptly
(d) A license holder shall report promptly to the Board when the restaurant operations are interrupted.
Restrictions on issuance or transfer of license
(e) If the establishment for which a license is sought to be issued or transferred meets the standards set out in this section, the Board may:
(1) issue a new license under this section;
(2) approve a transfer of a license under this section by the same license holder to a new location; and
(3) approve a transfer of a license under this section from one license holder to another at the same or different location.
Hours and days of sale
(f) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out under § 26-2004(b) of this title.
Fee
(g) The annual license fee is $3,270.

Credits

Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 730, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016.
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 26-903, MD AL BEV § 26-903
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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