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§ 32-1004. Stadium 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 32. Wicomico County (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 10. Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2016
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 32-1004
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 2B, § 8-223; MD CODE, Art. 2B, § 11-523
§ 32-1004. Stadium license
Currentness
Established
(a) There is a Class B (stadium) beer and wine license.
Authorized holder
(b)(1) The Board may issue the license:
(i) to the owner of a professional baseball team franchise, regardless of whether the franchise is a partnership or corporation; and
(ii) subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, only for a stadium that has the average daily receipts from the sale of food for each month exceed the average daily receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages.
(2) An allocation of foodstuff contained in a mixed drink may not be included in average daily receipts from the sale of food.
Scope of authorization
(c) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine:
(1) for on-premises consumption;
(2) in plastic, Styrofoam, paper, or aluminum containers on the stadium premises, except that glass containers may be used in an enclosed dining premises in which the patrons are seated; and
(3) to an individual present at any event held at the stadium.
Carrying alcoholic beverages onto or from the licensed premises
(d) The license holder may not allow an individual to carry alcoholic beverages onto or from the licensed premises.
Hours and days of sale
(e)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license holder may sell beer and wine:
(i) on Monday through Saturday, from noon to 9 p.m.; and
(ii) on Sunday, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
(2) During a baseball game, a holder of a stadium beer and wine license may not sell beer or wine:
(i) after the beginning of the eighth inning; or
(ii) during a doubleheader, after the beginning of the sixth inning of the second game.
Fee
(f) The annual license fee is $2,000.

Credits

Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016.
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 32-1004, MD AL BEV § 32-1004
Current with legislation effective through October 1, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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