Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 10 - Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues
Section 21-1001.1 - Bed and Breakfast Beer, Wine, and Liquor License

(a)    There is a Class B–B&B (bed and breakfast) beer, wine, and liquor license.
    (b)    The Board may issue the license for the use of a bed and breakfast that:
        (1)    is registered by the county to operate as a bed and breakfast;
        (2)    has rooms, excluding the resident management quarters, that the public for consideration may use for sleeping accommodations for a specified time; and
        (3)    does not have dining facilities that are open to the public.
    (c)    (1)    The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption only to a guest:
            (i)    whose name and address appear on the registry that the bed and breakfast maintains; and
            (ii)    who is an occupant of a sleeping room in the bed and breakfast.
        (2)    The license holder may not sell beer, wine, and liquor to an individual who is registered only to obtain alcoholic beverages.
        (3)    If the establishment ends operations as a bed and breakfast, the license is void.
    (d)    The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license under § 21–2004 of this title.
    (e)    The annual license fees are:
        (1)    $25 for a 6–day bed and breakfast with 5 or fewer bedrooms;
        (2)    $50 for a 6–day bed and breakfast with at least 6 but not more than 10 bedrooms;
        (3)    $75 for a 6–day bed and breakfast with 11 or more bedrooms;
        (4)    $30 for a 7–day bed and breakfast with 5 or fewer bedrooms;
        (5)    $60 for a 7–day bed and breakfast with at least 6 but not more than 10 bedrooms; and
        (6)    $90 for a 7–day bed and breakfast with 11 or more bedrooms.
    (f)    The Board shall charge a one–time issuing fee for a new license in an amount equal to the annual license fee.

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