§ 26-1104. Sunday off-sale permit

West's Annotated Code of MarylandAlcoholic Beverages and CannabisEffective: June 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 26. Prince George's County (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 11. Additional License Privileges (Refs & Annos)
Effective: June 1, 2022
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 26-1104
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 2B, § 11-517
§ 26-1104. Sunday off-sale permit
Currentness
Established
(a) There is a Sunday off-sale permit.
Authorized holder
(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board may issue the permit to the holder of:
(i) any Class A license; or
(ii) any Class B license with an off-sale privilege.
(2) The Board may not issue a Sunday off-sale permit to a license holder that the Board finds to have sold liquor on Sunday without a Sunday off-sale permit.
Scope of authorization
(c) The permit authorizes the holder to sell alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption on Sunday from 8 a.m. to midnight.
Required reinvestment
(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an applicant for the permit shall commit in the application to spending a minimum of $50,000 to rehabilitate and renovate the interior or exterior of the licensed premises within 1 year after the permit is issued.
(2) The Board shall waive the spending requirement for a holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license with an off-sale privilege that acquired the license on or after January 1, 2016, if the holder can show through receipts that a minimum of $50,000 was spent to rehabilitate and renovate the interior or exterior of the licensed premises within the 3-year period immediately preceding the submission of the application.
(3) The Board shall revoke the permit and impose a fine on the permit holder not exceeding $5,000 if:
(i) the Board did not waive the spending requirement under paragraph (2) of this subsection; and
(ii) the permit holder fails to spend the money as required, evidenced by receipts for work done and inspections of the licensed premises.
Waiver of restaurant or food requirements
(e) If the permit is issued to the holder of a Class B license with an off-sale privilege, the holder need not comply with any restaurant or food requirement.
Regulations
(f) The Board shall adopt regulations to implement the spending requirements under subsection (d) of this section.
Fees
(g)(1) The application fee for the permit is $750.
(2) The annual fees for the permit are:
(i) $2,590 for the holder of a Class A license; and
(ii) $1,080 for the holder of a Class B license with an off-sale privilege.
(3) The fees listed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection are in addition to the annual fee for the Class A license or Class B license to which it is attached.

Credits

Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 307, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 730, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 8, § 5; Acts 2021, c. 568, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2022, c. 751, § 1, eff. June 1, 2022.
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 26-1104, MD AL BEV § 26-1104
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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