{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-21-602","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 21–602","heading":"","body":"(a) There is a Class B beer license.\n(b) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer for on– or off–premises consumption:\n(1) at a hotel, a motel, or an inn that:\n(i) accommodates the public;\n(ii) provides services ordinarily found in hotels, motels, or inns;\n(iii) is equipped with at least 10 bedrooms for public accommodation; and\n(iv) has a lobby with a registration and mail desk, and seating; or\n(2) a restaurant that:\n(i) has seating at tables, not including bars or counters, for at least 20 individuals; and\n(ii) can prepare and serve full–course meals for at least 20 individuals at one seating.\n(c) (1) The Board may issue the license with or without a catering option.\n(2) A license holder with a catering option may sell beer for consumption at events that the holder caters off the licensed premises.\n(3) To exercise the catering option, the license holder:\n(i) shall provide food if the holder provides beer at a catered event off the licensed premises; and\n(ii) may exercise the catering option only during the hours and days that are allowed under the license.\n(d) The annual license fees are:\n(1) $150 for a 6–day license without a catering option;\n(2) $250 for a 6–day license with a catering option;\n(3) $175 for a 7–day license without a catering option; and\n(4) $275 for a 7–day license with a catering option.\n(e) The Board shall charge a one–time issuing fee for a new license in an amount equal to the annual license fee.","path":["Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gab\u0026section=21-602","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:03Z","sha256":"34d132d6680fb5893553c17a2cbade5be0631044278f61fa4acca7197194ec9b","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-21-601","next":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-21-603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}